Cellist Christoph Wagner & Pianist Joanne Kong play Debussy & Rachmaninoff
$20 ($14 museum member)
- Christoph Wagner, cello
- Joanne Kong, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Max Bruch — Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
The concert is about one-hour in length, leaving you time to dine out. Your concert ticket includes admission to all the museum galleries, so make sure you come early to see our current exhibits.
Our concerts are a unique opportunity to enjoy leading classical performers up close, in our intimate gallery setting surrounded by beautiful art from the Northwest—the way chamber music was meant to be experienced!
Seating is limited and these concerts often sell out, so please we suggest reserving your seats well in advance.
About Christoph Wagner, cello
Dr. Christoph Wagner, cellist, received the 2018 Sviatoslav Richter Grant from Rice University, followed by the Amici di Via Gabina. Fellowship in 2019 for research and performances in Italy. Wagner has performed in major concert halls in Europe such as the Berlin Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam—under renowned conductors including Jonathan Nott, Lothar Zagrosek and Stefan Asbury—and appeared at the Wiesbaden Winter Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and the Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas. His international career has spanned four continents, including appearances in Switzerland, Croatia, France, Italy, South Africa, South America, China, South Korea and the US.
https://music.unm.edu/faculty/christoph-wagner/About Joanne Kong, piano
Dr. Joanna Kong has performed at the Los Angeles and Oregon Bach Festivals, Abbey Bach Festival, Bach Aria Festival, Texas Bach Collegium, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, National Gallery of Art Concert Series, Strathmore Hall's Music in the Mansion series, Columbia University, Harvard University, and in the United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, Colombia, Brazil, and India. She is in demand for master classes in keyboard performance, chamber music and Baroque interpretation including visits to Yale University, New York University, Rice University, New England Conservatory. She has been praised for "great finesse and flexibility" (The Washington Post), "superb" playing (The Boston Globe), "utmost keyboard sensitivity and variety of tone" (Richmond Times-Dispatch), "remarkable technical ability" (The Oregonian), and "superb artistry" (San Antonio Express-News) for works "sensitively played" (The New York Times).
https://joannekongmusic.com/