An Afternoon with Grieg
Free (RSVP required)
- Idunn Lohne, violin
- Maya Cohon, violin
- Alexander Grimes, viola
- Christine Lee, cello
Astor Piazzolla — SVP (Idunn Lohne, violin & Christine Lee, cello)
Astor Piazzolla — Tzigane Tango (Idunn Lohne, violin & Christine Lee, cello)
Astor Piazzolla — Prepárense (Idunn Lohne, violin & Christine Lee, cello)
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
In conjunction with the Museum's current exhibition From Dawn to Dusk: Nordic Art from Sweden’s Nationalmuseum, Norwegian violinist Idunn Lohne and Seattle-based cellist Christine Lee join other acclaimed chamber musicians as they perform selections from composer Edvard Grieg. Additional composers represented in this free concert include Astor Piazzolla and Antonín Dvorák. See below for the full program and musician bios.
Please note: although this Concert is free to the public, tickets do not include admission to Museum galleries or exhibitions; these may be purchased separately on the Museum Admission page.
Please review the National Nordic Museum's current Visitor Guidelines for COVID-19 Response before attending this event: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXU4mXd46SKfw3KR4lKIi6bO_9tMOGTn/view
About Idunn Lohne, violin
A native of Oslo, Norway, Idunn Lohne has performed as a violinist across the world in chamber, orchestral, and solo settings. She has performed with professional orchestras including the Amman Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Camerata, and the Tel Aviv soloists, and attended festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival, Collegium Musicum, Valdres Music Festival, and Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
https://hayestriosf.com/about.htmlAbout Maya Cohon, violin
Maya Cohon is an avid chamber and orchestral musician from Seattle, Washington. She has been a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 2017, and also performs with the San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and San Francisco Ballet.
https://www.sfopera.com/about-us/people/bios/orchestra/maya-cohon/About Alexander Grimes, viola
Alex Grimes serves as Principal Viola of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle, Washington. Before moving to Seattle, Alex was a regular substitute with the Nashville Symphony and enjoyed a freelance career recording film and television soundtracks with Nashville Scoring Strings. A native of Long Island, New York, Alex has lived and performed internationally. His most recent appearances were as a fellow of the Huberman Project in Tel Aviv, Israel, and as a recitalist at the Accademia Perosi in Biella, Italy.
https://www.alexandergrimes.com/About Christine Lee, cello
A Paris Fulbright Fellow recipient, cellist Christine Lee has been noted by the New York Times as a "clear delight." Currently splitting her time between Seattle and San Francisco, Christine pursues a wide range of creative, musical projects; while her passion is in chamber music, she also devotes her time towards teaching, social media management, and solo engagements. Most recently, Christine joined the Camellia Symphony and Christian Baldini in opening their 59th Season with a performance of the Schumann Concerto, and as part of her engagement with the symphony, had the great joy of meeting and teaching a masterclass for the local cello students in Sacramento. During her most recent studies in the Chamber Music Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she performed alongside exciting artists such as Gil Kalisch, Ian Swensen, Tessa Lark, Jennifer Culp, David McCarroll, and Dimitri Murrath. In addition to a full-time performing schedule, Christine’s interest in utilizing social media in the classical music realm has lead her to a role as social media manager of the Seattle-based chamber music series, Emerald City Music, where she is part of the marketing team.
Christine is the cellist of L'arc Trio, a piano trio based in San Francisco who most recently won a grant by IntermusicSF to commission a brand-new work titled Ominous Machine by the inspiring, trailblazing composer Vivian Fung. L'arc Trio was first prize winner of the Barbara Fritz Chamber Music Award and have participated in Music for Food concerts in San Francisco. Christine's interest in collaborative music also extends to her co-founding Ensemble Blank, an ensemble focused on premiering new music and whose concerts are innovatively designed in art museums in Seoul, South Korea.
After spending a summer playing chamber music at the Fontainebleau Music Festival in France, Christine was deeply inspired to pursue studies in Paris; in 2017, Christine was selected as one of two Fulbright Fellows to study in Paris and studied with renowned cellist Michel Strauss. During her studies in Paris, she made her solo debut at the Reid Hall and had the great privilege of performing for over 600 Fulbright Scholars and Nobel Laureates for the Fulbright Seminar in Berlin.
https://music.washington.edu/people/christine-lee