CMNW | Sonic Evolution: Mendelssohn, Bernstein, & Neikrug
$35-$67.50 ($20 ages 19-40, $10 ages 18 & under)
- Alessio Bax, piano
- Nina Bernat, double bass
- Sunmi Chang, violin
- Alexander Hersh, cello
- Bella Hristova, violin
- Paul Neubauer, viola
- Monica Ohuchi, piano
- Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
- Frank Rosenwein, oboe
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Peter Stumpf, cello
Marc Neikrug — Oboe Quartet in Ten Parts
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
With ear-bending polyphonics, brain-twisting chords, and utterly unpredictable progressions, Beethoven completely redefined what music could sound like. For our second summer concert, beloved clarinetist David Shifrin, violinist Bella Hristova, pianist Alessio Bax, and oboist Frank Rosenwein join forces on three masterpieces that are powered by Beethoven's unprecedented sonic palette. The program also features a new, groundbreaking Oboe Quartet by composer Marc Neikrug, and Felix Mendelssohn's soaring Piano Trio in C minor.
Two performances:
- Sunday, June 30, 4pm at Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University
- Monday, July 1, 8pm at Kaul Auditorium at Reed College
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
https://cmnw.org/About Alessio Bax, piano
About Nina Bernat, double bass
Nina Bernat is emerging as one of the world's foremost exponents of the double bass as solo instrument and is the recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2023 CAG Elmaleh Competition. She enjoys a versatile career as an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, and Music@Menlo, and currently serves as the double bass faculty at Stony Brook University.
The daughter of Korean and Polish parents, Ms. Bernat began her studies with her father, double bassist Mark Bernat, and performs on a rare and sonorous early-18th century bass, handed down from him and attributed to Guadagnini.
https://www.ninabernat.com/About Sunmi Chang, violin
As the laureate of both the 2007 International Markneukirchen and Sion-Valais International Violin Competitions, Sunmi Chang has performed widely to much acclaim throughout North America and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2008, she was the soloist of the Yale Philharmonia's tour to Seoul, Beijing, and Shanghai, performing the Beethoven Concerto. She studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England and at the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule in Berlin with Prof. Eberhard Feltz. An active chamber musician, Ms. Chang won first prize at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition and has collaborated with many renowned artists. She was invited to take part in the Rising Stars Series at Caramoor, Music@Menlo and Chamber Music Northwest. She completed her studies with Peter Oundjian, Ani Kavafian, and Soovin Kim in 2009, earning the Artist Diploma and the Master of Music degree at Yale University, where she won the concerto competition in 2006. She was a tenured member of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra from 2009 to 2015 and she recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan in 2020.
https://www.sunmichang.comAbout Alexander Hersh, cello
About Bella Hristova, violin
About Paul Neubauer, viola
Paul Neubauer's exceptional musicality and effortless playing led The New York Times to call him "a master musician." Appointed principal violist of the New York Philharmonic at age 21, he has appeared as soloist with over 100 orchestras globally.
http://www.paulneubauer.com/About Monica Ohuchi, piano
About Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion
About Frank Rosenwein, oboe
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/discover/meet-the-musicians/oboes/rosenwein-frank/
About David Shifrin, clarinet
An artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1989, Mr. Shifrin served as its Artistic Director from 1992 to 2004. He has toured extensively throughout the United States with CMSLC and hosted and performed in several national television broadcasts on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center. He also served as Artistic Director of Portland's Chamber Music Northwest from 1981 through 2020 and is currently Artistic Director of the Phoenix Chamber Music Festival.
http://www.davidshifrin.com/Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) at Portland State University
1620 SW Park AvePortland, OR 97201
United States