SCMS Summer Festival: Newton Howard, Ligeti, Beethoven
In person: $65-$70 ($30 student) |
Stream: $30
- James Ehnes, violin
- Stephen Rose, violin
- Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
- Julie Albers, cello
- Demarre McGill, flute
- Anthony McGill, clarinet
- Gloria Chien, piano
- Erin Keefe, violin
- Radovan Vlatković, French horn
- Orion Weiss, piano
- Benjamin Beilman, violin
- Paul Watkins, cello
György Ligeti — Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano "Hommage à Brahms"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
This in-person performance will also be presented online via livestream, and available to view on-demand starting July 25.
The in-person concert will be preceded by a free 30-minute Pre-Concert Recital at 6:30pm in the Nordstrom Recital Hall.
About James Ehnes, violin
James Ehnes is recognized as one of the world's foremost violinists and is a favorite guest of many of the world's most celebrated orchestras and concert halls. Recent orchestral highlights include the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, London Symphony, Gedwandhausorchester Leipzig, New York Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Chicago Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.
http://jamesehnes.comAbout Stephen Rose, violin
https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/discover/meet-the-musicians/second-violins/rose-stephen/
About Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
https://www.curtis.edu/academics/faculty/milena-pajaro-van-de-stadt/
About Julie Albers, cello
About Demarre McGill, flute
One of the world’s leading flutists, Demarre serves as Principal Flute of the award-winning Seattle Symphony as well as Associate Professor of Flute, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His many appearances span the continent and include concerto, recital, chamber festival, and National Flute Society Featured-Artist engagements.
As an educator, Demarre has performed, coached, and presented master classes in South Africa, Korea, Japan, Quebec, and throughout the United States; appeared as speaker and performer at the 2018 League of American Orchestras Conference with his brother, clarinetist Anthony McGill; and has served on the faculties of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States, the National Orchestral Institute (NOI) at the University of Maryland, the Orford Music Festival, and Summerfests at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Mr. McGill is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School.
https://www.demarremcgill.com/About Anthony McGill, clarinet
Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic – the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards.
McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and the Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber musician, McGill is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, and performs with leading artists including Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang.
He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is the Artistic Director for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He holds the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair at the Curtis Institute of Music.
https://www.anthonymcgill.com/About Gloria Chien, piano
About Erin Keefe, violin
About Radovan Vlatković, French horn
About Orion Weiss, piano
One of the most sought-after soloists of his generation, Orion Weiss is widely regarded as a "brilliant pianist" (The New York Times) with "powerful technique and exceptional insight" (The Washington Post). With a warmth to his playing that outwardly reflects his engaging personality, he has dazzled audiences with his passionate, lush sound and has performed with dozens of orchestras across North America.
https://www.orionweiss.com/About Benjamin Beilman, violin
One of the youngest artists to be appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, violinist Benjamin Beilman is the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a London Music Masters Award. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank, and with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.
"Playing with rich sound and plenty of brilliance, Beilman conveyed both dreamy lyricism and heated intensity" (The New York Times).
https://benjaminbeilman.comAbout Paul Watkins, cello
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
200 University St.Seattle, WA 98101
United States