Tekla Cunningham – Past Concerts
Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing the music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances.
Praised as "a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch", her performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". Her greatest musical love is music of the baroque and chamber music of all stripes, though she can’t seem to quit Johannes Brahms. She is co-artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, artist-in-residence at the University of Washington and founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Tekla plays regularly as concertmaster and principal player with the American Bach Soloists. Her new release 'Stylus Phantasticus' with Pacific MusicWorks is delighting critics. "Tekla is a marvel…an endlessly songful bird". Early Music America describes the recording as "played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship".
Tekla plays on a violin made by Sanctus Seraphin in Venice in 1746.
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Love & Longing – Johannes Brahms & Florence Price
Johannes Brahms — Four Pieces for Piano (Intermezzi), Op. 119
Florence Price — Selected works (songs)
Frank Bridge — Adoration, H. 57
Johannes Brahms — Two Songs, Op. 91 ("Gestillte Sehnsucht" & "Geistliches Wiegenlied")
Ticket price TBA
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Love & Longing – Johannes Brahms & Florence Price
Johannes Brahms — Four Pieces for Piano (Intermezzi), Op. 119
Florence Price — Selected works (songs)
Frank Bridge — Adoration, H. 57
Johannes Brahms — Two Songs, Op. 91 ("Gestillte Sehnsucht" & "Geistliches Wiegenlied")
$35
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bohemian Rhapsody
Jiří Družecký — Oboe Quartet No. 4 in G minor
Florian Leopold Gassmann — Trio for Two Violas and Bass in B-flat major, H 377
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
$30 (student free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bohemian Rhapsody
Jiří Družecký — Oboe Quartet No. 4 in G minor
Florian Leopold Gassmann — Trio for Two Violas and Bass in B-flat major, H 377
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
$30 (student free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Heroines – Women of Power & Influence
Carlo Pallavicino — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Tarquinio Merula — Selected works
Johann Mattheson — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Giuseppe Tartini — Selected works
$30 (student free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Heroines – Women of Power & Influence
Carlo Pallavicino — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Tarquinio Merula — Selected works
Johann Mattheson — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Giuseppe Tartini — Selected works
$30 (student free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach's Coffee Cantata – An Afternoon at Café Zimmerman
Georg Philipp Telemann — Concerto for 2 violins & viola in G major, TWV 43:G5 "Quartetto"
Johann Sebastian Bach — Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Be still, stop chattering"), BWV 211 "Coffee Cantata"
$30 (student free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach's Coffee Cantata – An Afternoon at Café Zimmerman
Georg Philipp Telemann — Concerto for 2 violins & viola in G major, TWV 43:G5 "Quartetto"
Johann Sebastian Bach — Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Be still, stop chattering"), BWV 211 "Coffee Cantata"
$30 (students free)
Berkeley Early Music Festival Fringe: Between Heaven & Earth – A Year with Brahms
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
$20, tickets available at the door
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Benefit Concert for Ukraine
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Admission by donation
Classical Uncorked: Life Giving Hope
Claudio Monteverdi — Pianto della Madonna, SV 288
Johann Pachelbel — Mein Fleisch ist die rechte Speise (motet)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Rosenkranzsonaten ("Rosary Sonatas" or "Mystery Sonatas") (selections from Sonatas 6-10 "The Sorrowful Mysteries")
$25 ($5 ages 17 & under)
Classical Uncorked: Life Giving Hope
Claudio Monteverdi — Pianto della Madonna, SV 288
Johann Pachelbel — Mein Fleisch ist die rechte Speise (motet)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Rosenkranzsonaten ("Rosary Sonatas" or "Mystery Sonatas") (selections from Sonatas 6-10 "The Sorrowful Mysteries")
$30
Classical Uncorked: Life Giving Hope
Claudio Monteverdi — Pianto della Madonna, SV 288
Johann Pachelbel — Mein Fleisch ist die rechte Speise (motet)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Rosenkranzsonaten ("Rosary Sonatas" or "Mystery Sonatas") (selections from Sonatas 6-10 "The Sorrowful Mysteries")
$25 ($5 ages 17 & under)
Pacific MusicWorks: Les Fêtes Parisiennes
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
Early Music Vancouver: Women of Note
Amélie-Julie Candeille — Keyboard Concerto in D major, Op. 2
Maria Antonia Walpurgis — Overture to Trionfo della fedeltà
Cecilia Maria Barthélemon — Sonata for violin, cello, & keyboard in G major, Op. 2, No. 1 (Allegro Moderato con Espressione)
Maddalena Laura Sirmen (Lombardini) — Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 3, No. 3
$25 CAD
Early Music Vancouver: Women of Note
Amélie-Julie Candeille — Keyboard Concerto in D major, Op. 2
Maria Antonia Walpurgis — Overture to Trionfo della fedeltà
Cecilia Maria Barthélemon — Sonata for violin, cello, & keyboard in G major, Op. 2, No. 1 (Allegro Moderato con Espressione)
Maddalena Laura Sirmen (Lombardini) — Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 3, No. 3
$32.25-$64.50 CAD ($16.75-$32.25 CAD ages 35 & under; indigenous patrons free)
Musique du Jour Presents! – The Classical String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf — Selected works
$30 ($25 senior, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free with adult)
Classical Uncorked: From the Heart
Beatrice Mattei — Violin Sonata in B-flat (manuscript)
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major
François Couperin — Selected works
$25
Classical Uncorked: From the Heart
Beatrice Mattei — Violin Sonata in B-flat (manuscript)
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major
François Couperin — Selected works
$30
House Concert & Wine Tasting: Tekla Cunningham & Henry Lebedinsky
Isabella Leonarda — Violin Sonata No. 12 in D minor, Op. 16, No. 12
Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre — Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major
François Couperin — Selected works
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer — Selected works (for harpsichord)
$50