Sunday, November 12, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
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$35 ($30 ages 65 & over, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free)

Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works

In 1795 everything changed. Beethoven's Opus 1, a collection of Piano Trios, set the musical world on notice, that something different was on the horizon.

Showcase Series performances are traditional concerts in a magnificent and inspiring space.

Preconcert talks occur 30 minutes (7:00pm & 2:30pm) prior to each concert.

About Nathan Whittaker, cello

Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a unique and diverse career as a concert soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is the Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a concert series of chamber music on period instruments, and regularly performs with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, El Mundo, Fort Greene Chamber Music Society, The Sebastians, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Recent appearances include the Caramoor Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Festival, Vancouver Bach Festival, Pacific Baroque Festival, Helicon Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, the Boston Early Music Festival, and as a guest lecturer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. He has served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts. He can be heard on recordings by ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as live broadcasts by NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a cello of Mario Gadda from 1957, and a baroque cello of Johann Christian Ficker II from c. 1770.

https://www.nathanhwhittaker.com/