Olympic Music Festival: Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde in Recital

• Ray Chen, violin
• Julio Elizalde, piano

Igor Stravinsky — Suite Italienne (arr. Samuel Dushkin)
Francis Poulenc — Violin Sonata, FP 119
Tomaso Antonio Vitali — Chaconne in G minor
Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 7 in F major (arr. Joseph Joachim)
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Vittorio Monti — Czárdás

Superstar violinist Ray Chen returns to the OMF to join forces with Artistic Director Julio Elizalde at the piano in a tour de force recital including Francis Poulenc's cabaret-inspired Violin Sonata. Viatli's Chaconne is one of the most legendary works of the violin repertoire and the program concludes with a dazzling set of showpieces that are sure to highlight the power of the 1714 "Dolphin" Stradivarius previously owned by Jascha Heifetz that Ray Chen performs on. Don't miss the chance to hear this amazing duo right here in Port Townsend before they embark on a tour of North America that will take them to Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

This program will be performed twice: on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday September 10. This weekend features the same program on both days.

About the 2023 Festival: Olympic Music Festival's fortieth summer season will feature in-person performances at Fort Worden's Wheeler Theater: Saturdays and Sundays, 2pm, August 12 through August 20 and September 2 through September 10, 2023. Tickets are on sale now at www.olympicmusicfestival.org. All seats are $40, except for tickets to the Season Finale, which are $60; youth ages 7-12 are free when accompanied by an adult. Student and group rates are also available.

About Olympic Music Festival

http://www.olympicmusicfestival.org

About Ray Chen, violin

http://www.raychenviolin.com/

About Julio Elizalde, piano

https://www.facebook.com/juliothepianist/