SCMS Summer Festival: Bartók, Brahms, Beethoven

Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS)

Sunday, July 14, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States

Online and in-person

In person: $65-$70 ($30 student) |
Stream: $30

Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selected movements)
Johannes Brahms — Variations on a Theme by Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b
Ludwig van Beethoven — Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20

This in-person performance will also be presented online via livestream, and available to view on-demand starting July 28.

The in-person concert will be preceded by a free 30-minute Pre-Concert Recital at 1pm in the Nordstrom Recital Hall.

About James Ehnes, violin

James Ehnes is recognized as one of the world's foremost violinists and is a favorite guest of many of the world's most celebrated orchestras and concert halls. Recent orchestral highlights include the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, London Symphony, Gedwandhausorchester Leipzig, New York Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Chicago Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.

http://jamesehnes.com

About Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola

https://www.curtis.edu/academics/faculty/milena-pajaro-van-de-stadt/

About Paul Watkins, cello

http://paulwatkinsmusic.com/

About Timothy Cobb, bass

https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/timothy-cobb

About Anthony McGill, clarinet

Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic – the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards.

McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and the Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber musician, McGill is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, and performs with leading artists including Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang.

He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is the Artistic Director for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He holds the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair at the Curtis Institute of Music.

https://www.anthonymcgill.com/