CMNW New@Night: Soundscapes of Hartke, Shaw, & Penderecki
$40 ($20 ages 19-40, $10 ages 18 & under)
- Nina Bernat, double bass
- Jennifer Frautschi, violin
- Monica Ohuchi, piano
- Sonoko Miriam Welde, violin
- Edvard Erdal, violin
- Albin Uusijärvi, viola
- Daniel Thorell, cello
Krzysztof Penderecki — Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass
Stephen Hartke — Netsuke
Netsuke—Japanese miniature carvings—are worlds unto themselves, and Stephen Hartke's Netsuke explores all their intricacy. Two-time Grammy Award nominee, Jennifer Frautschi, and Portland's own Monica Ohuchi traverse this captivating work, along with stunning works by Caroline Shaw and Krzysztof Penderecki.
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 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/