Efe Baltacıgil – Past Concerts
Principal Cello of the Grammy-winning Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Turkey’s String Player of the Year, 2013, and awardee of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Baltacıgil is lauded for his risk-taking, passionate performances that immediately capture the heart and imagination.
Recipient of the Peter Jay Sharp Prize, the Washington Performing Arts Society Prize, and first prize in concerto competitions of Istanbul, New York, and the Allentown, Pennsylvania Schadt String Competition, Baltacıgil experienced early acclaim as winner of the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Recipient of a bachelor’s degree from the Mimar Sinan University Conservatory in Istanbul and an artist diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, Efe began his professional career in the United States as Associate Principal Cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra before joining the Seattle Symphony as Principal Cello in 2011.
Olympic Music Festival: Transcendent Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
$40 ($20 student; ages 12 & under free)
Music on the Strait: Efe Baltacıgil & Jeremy Denk play Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven — Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Robert Schumann — Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Free (Online: Free | In person: SOLD OUT)
Music on the Strait Opening Night: Virtuoso Flutist Demarre McGill plays Debussy & Beach
Amy Beach — Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80
César Franck — Piano Quintet in F minor
Free (Online: Free | In person: $40 adult, $5 student)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Debussy, Bliss, Rachmaninoff
Arthur Bliss — Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, F. 20
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Schulhoff, Beethoven, Dvorák
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Paganini, Schumann, Shostakovich
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorák
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, B. 56
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Debussy, Bliss, Rachmaninoff
Arthur Bliss — Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, F. 20
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Debussy, Bliss, Rachmaninoff
Arthur Bliss — Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, F. 20
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Schulhoff, Beethoven, Dvorák
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Schulhoff, Beethoven, Dvorák
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Paganini, Schumann, Shostakovich
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Paganini, Schumann, Shostakovich
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorák
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, B. 56
$55 ($20 student/ages 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorák
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26, B. 56
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Norman, Vivaldi, Piazzolla
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera" ("Spring" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate" ("Summer" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno" ("Autumn" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno" ("Winter" from The Four Seasons)
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
$25
CMNW: Eastern Inspirations
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bach, Bartók, Brahms
Béla Bartók — String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119
Johannes Brahms — String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$25
CMNW: Eastern Inspirations
Kaija Saariaho — Nocturne
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Henry Cowell — Set of Five for violin, piano, & percussion, HC 779
Maurice Ravel — Piano Trio in A minor
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Norman, Vivaldi, Piazzolla
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera" ("Spring" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315 "L'estate" ("Summer" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293 "L'autunno" ("Autumn" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi — Violin Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "L'inverno" ("Winter" from The Four Seasons)
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
$25