Early Music Seattle: Mahan Esfahani
$40-$60 general, $20 side ($35 senior, $15 student)
- Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Thomas Tomkins — Worster Braules, FVB 207
Thomas Tomkins — Barafostus Dreame, FVB 131
Johann Sebastian Bach — Italienisches Konzert ("Italian Concerto"), BWV 971
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in A minor, K. 7
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in B-flat major, K. 16
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in E major, K. 28
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in F minor, K. 238
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in F minor K. 239
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in G major, K. 493
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in G major, K. 494
Domenico Scarlatti — Keyboard Sonata in D major, K. 436
Anahita Abbasi — Intertwined Distances
Mahan Esfahani has made his life's mission to return the harpsichord to the mainstream of concert instruments, and to that end his creative programming and commissioning of new works have drawn the attention of critics and audiences across Europe, Asia, and North America. He will play an intriguing program of music spanning five centuries. Included are dances of Thomas Tompkins, J.S. Bach's Italian Concerto, sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, and harpsichord and electronics music of Anahita Abbasi.
Winner of many prestigious awards and sought after internationally, Esfahani became the youngest recipient of the Wigmore Medal, in recognition of his significant contribution and longstanding relationship with the Hall in London.
This program will be presented in person on Saturday, March 9 at Town Hall Seattle. It will also be recorded and released online as a digital broadcast on March 16 at 12pm Pacific.