Classical Up Close: Carreño, Loeffler, Washington
Free
- Shin-young Kwon, violin
- Emily Cole, violin
- Jennifer Arnold, viola
- Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
- Ben Brogadir, oboe
- Amanda Grimm, viola
- Monica Ohuchi, piano
- Inés Voglar Belgique, violin
- Keiko Araki, violin
- Nancy Ives, cello
Charles Martin Loeffler — Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano
Shelley Washington — Middleground (for string quartet)
Programs subject to change without notice.
About Classical Up Close
Classical Up Close is a chamber music festival created and produced by members of the Oregon Symphony and friends. Our mission is to bring high quality, live classical music to as many people as possible. To that end, we travel to neighborhoods all around the Portland metro area, holding concerts outside of the usual downtown concert hall, and every performance is free.
https://www.classicalupclose.org/About Shin-young Kwon, violin
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/shin-young-kwon/
About Marilyn de Oliveira, cello
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/marilyn-de-oliveira/
About Ben Brogadir, oboe
A native of San Diego, California, Benjamin Brogadir currently holds the position of Principal Oboe with the Berkeley Symphony. In high demand on both oboe and English horn, he has made appearances as a guest musician with the San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Symphony, and Pacific Symphony. This also includes performances as guest principal oboe with the San Francisco Symphony during their 2022 summer season. Brogadir served as principal oboe of the 2021 Ojai Festival Orchestra and has participated in numerous international music festivals including the Pacific Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, Colorado College Music Festival, and the National Orchestral Institute.
In the International Double Reed Society’s 2021 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Oboe competition, Brogadir, being the only American candidate, was one of five finalists and received an honorable mention. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with globally esteemed artists such as Emanuel Ax, James Conlon, David Geber, Karyn Dreyfus, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Pedja Mužijević. A graduate of the Colburn Conservatory, he received his Bachelor of Music degree studying under the second oboe of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Anne Marie Gabriele and former principal oboist Ariana Ghez. Brogadir went on to receive a Master of Music degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the mentorship of Eugene Izotov, principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony. His other principal teachers include SF Opera Principal Oboe Mingjia Liu, San Diego Symphony English horn Andrea Overturf, and Daniel Stolper, former instructor of oboe at Interlochen Arts Academy.
About Monica Ohuchi, piano
About Inés Voglar Belgique, violin
https://www.orsymphony.org/discover/orchestra/strings/ines-voglar-belgique/
About Nancy Ives, cello
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