Eastside Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Mangani, Franck

• Jean Yu, cello
• Chris Peterson, clarinet
• Eliza Siracusan, clarinet

Eastside Symphony is featuring Young Soloist Competition winner Jean Yu on cello at this concert. You won't want to miss her virtuoso performance of the Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme. Also on the program is Mangani's Concertpiece for Two Clarinets, featuring rock stars Chris Peterson and Eliza Siracusan.

Come for a great classical music concert starting at 7:30 pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023.

General admission is $12, seniors & students are $9. Children under 12 are free.

About Eastside Symphony

http://www.eastsidesymphony.org/

About Chris Peterson, clarinet

Chris Peterson has played clarinet for over 30 years in ensembles in North Carolina, Utah, and Seattle. While pursuing a doctorate in Molecular Biology at the University of Utah, he was principal with the Murray Symphony Orchestra, where he performed solo concerto works by Copland, Weber, and Mozart. After moving to Seattle in 2010, Chris joined Eastside Symphony where he had the opportunity to perform solo works by Vanchestein and Shaw. He is currently a member of Harmonia Seattle and plays with Lake Union Civic Orchestra, Puget Sound Concert Opera, Microsoft Orchestra, Northwest Mahler Festival, the vaudeville/circus band Fremont Philharmonic, and Jazz Night School in South Seattle. During the day, Chris is investigating HIV cure strategies in the Clinical Research Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

About Eliza Siracusan, clarinet

Clarinetist Eliza Siracusan received her Bachelor's degree in performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2005. Her primary teachers were Kim Fay, Richard Hawkins, Linnea Nereim, and Franklin Cohen. Eliza plays as much chamber music as she possibly can and especially enjoys collaborating with strings and piano. She performs with the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and as principal clarinet with Octava Chamber Orchestra. Eliza also performs with the Harmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia NW, and Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island.