Gallery Concerts: Implementation (Candlelight Series)
$35 ($30 ages 65 & over, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free)
- Edson Scheid, vioin
- Nathan Whittaker, cello
Pietro Locatelli — L'arte del violino (selected capricci)
Arcangelo Corelli — Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12 "La Folia"
Niccolò Paganini — 3 Concertante Duets for violin and cello, MS 107
Niccolò Paganini — 24 Caprices for Violin Solo, Op. 1 (selections)
What if something simplistic is applied so exceptionally, with such impossible precision, that is becomes anything but simple? Brazilian violinist Edson Scheid harnesses the fire and fury of the impossible in artistic creations of Corelli, Locatelli, and Paganini.
Candlelight Series: Candlelight Series performances are less formal and in a small venue that features intimate lighting, artistic projections, and interactive giveaways.
Preconcert talks occur 30 minutes (7:00pm & 2:30pm) prior to each concert.
About Edson Scheid, vioin
Edson Scheid has been praised for his "polished playing" (The Strad), and for being a "virtuoso violinist" (The Boston Globe). A native of Brazil, he is based in New York and frequently tours the world with ensembles including Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d'Oro. He holds degrees from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, Yale University, and the Juilliard School. After performing the complete Paganini Caprices last season at Midtown Concerts, Edson returns this season, performing works recorded in 2019 on an album under the Centaur Label to critical acclaim.
https://www.edsonscheid.com/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/