Seattle Chamber Music Society

James Ehnes, Artistic Director / Toby Saks, Associate Artistic Director

This summer, SCMS is pleased to invite you to join us for TWELVE concerts programmed by Artistic Director, James Ehnes. The Summer Festival runs from June 29-July 26 and features a number of exciting ensembles, including string quartets by Shostakovitch, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Barber, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (piano, four hand version), and much more!  Each concert is preceded by a FREE 30-minute recital one hour prior to the concert. Download our Ticket Brochure.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Johannes Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 No.1 Andrew Armstrong, Ricardo Morales

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3 Ida Levin, David Requiro, Inon Barnatan Georges Enescu Légende for Trumpet and Piano Andrew Armstrong, Jens Lindemann Arthur Honegger Intrada for Trumpet and Piano Andrew Armstrong, Jens Lindemann Johannes Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115 James Ehnes, Stephen Rose, Rebecca Albers, Brinton Smith, Ricardo Morales

Monday, July 1, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Claude Debussy Suite Bergamasque Inon Barnatan Maurice Ravel La Valse Inon Barnatan

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Bohuslav Martinů La Revue de Cuisine James Ehnes, David Requiro, Inon Barnatan, Sean Osborn, Seth Krimsky, Jens Lindemann Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 94bis Jesse Mills, Andrew Armstrong Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30 Ida Levin, Stephen Rose, Rebecca Albers, Brinton Smith

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata (arr. J. Lindemann/K. Alexandrov) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann Johann Sebastian Bach Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 (arr. J. Lindemann) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann Duke Ellington Echoes of Harlem (arr. J. Lindemann) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (arr. J. Lindemann/K. Alexandrov) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann "Amazing Grace" Variations (arr. J. Lindemann) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann Kristian Alexandrov Prayer Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann Bill Whelan Riverdance (arr. J. Lindemann/ K. Alexandrov) Kristian Alexandrov, Jens Lindemann

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes André Jolivet Heptade Jens Lindemann, Michael Werner Alexander Borodin Quintet for Piano and Strings in C minor James Ehnes, Jesse Mills, Cynthia Phelps, Julie Albers, Andrew Armstrong Antonín Dvořák Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 81 Augustin Hadelich, Ida Levin, Rebecca Albers, Ronald Thomas, Inon Barnatan

Friday, July 5, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Jacob ter Veldhuis Body of Your Dreams Andrew Russo Gerard Beljon Beat Andrew Russo John Adams China Gates Andrew Russo Carl Vine Rash Andrew Russo

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, BWV 1028 Julie Albers, Inon Barnatan Benjamin Britten Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48 Cynthia Phelps, Andrew Armstrong John Adams Road Movies James Ehnes, Andrew Russo Paul Schoenfield 4 Souvenirs James Ehnes, Andrew Russo Camille Saint-Saëns Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 65 Alexander Velinzon, Augustin Hadelich, Rebecca Albers, Ronald Thomas, Craig Sheppard, Jordan Anderson, Jens Lindemann

Monday, July 8, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Lawrence Dillon Introduction to Lawrence Dillon's "Sanctuary" Septet

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven 10 Variations on 'Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu' for Piano Trio, Op. 121a Andrew Wan, Bion Tsang, Anton Nel Lawrence Dillon Sanctuary - WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY SCMS COMMISSIONING CLUB Nurit Bar-Josef, James Ehnes, Rebecca Albers, Julie Albers, Andrew Russo, Jordan Anderson, Jeffrey Fair Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat Major, K. 563 Augustin Hadelich, Cynthia Phelps, Ronald Thomas

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

7:00 pm	Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Alberto Ginastera Sonata #1 for Piano, Op. 22 Adam Neiman Anton Arensky Six Pièces, Op. 53 Adam Neiman
8:00 pm	Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel String Quartet in E-flat Major Augustin Hadelich, Nurit Bar-Josef, Cynthia Phelps, Bion Tsang Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2 Ronald Thomas, Anton Nel Pyotr Tchaikovsky Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50 Andrew Wan, Julie Albers, Adam Neiman

Friday, July 12, 2013

7:00 pm	Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Joseph Haydn Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32 Anton Nel Enrique Granados Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46 Anton Nel
8:00 pm	Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Robert Schumann 3 Romances, Op. 94 Nurit Bar-Josef, Anton Nel Bedřich Smetana Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15 Andrew Wan, Edward Arron, Jeewon Park Clara Schumann 3 Romances, Op. 22 Nurit Bar-Josef, Anton Nel Antonín Dvořák Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 26 Karen Gomyo, Bion Tsang, Adam Neiman

Monday, July 15, 2013

7:00 pm	Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Featuring the Monika Meyer Clowes Memorial Award winner of SCMS/KING FM Young Artist Competition
8:00 pm	Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3 Karen Gomyo, Richard O'Neill, Edward Arron Benjamin Britten Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65 Robert deMaine, Jeewon Park Johannes Brahms Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano in A minor, Op. 114 Bion Tsang, Adam Neiman, Sean Osborn

Friday, July 19, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Frédéric Chopin Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 Jeewon Park Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Jeewon Park

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423 Amy Schwartz Moretti, Che-Yen Chen Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet for Piano and String in E-flat Major, Op. 16 Amy Schwartz Moretti, David Harding, Robert deMaine, Adam Neiman Bohuslav Martinů Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313 Erin Keefe, Che-Yen Chen Camille Saint-Saëns Quartet for Piano and Strings in B-Flat Major, Op. 41 Erin Keefe, Richard O'Neill, Edward Arron, Jeewon Park

Monday, July 22, 2013

7:00 pm

Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Enrique Granados El amor y la muerte (Balada) from Goyescas Orion Weiss Gabriel Fauré Dolly Suite Anna Polonsky, Orion Weiss

8:00 pm

Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Leonard Bernstein Trio for violin, Cello and Piano- RECORDING LIVE Erin Keefe, Amit Peled, Adam Neiman Charles Ives Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano - RECORDING LIVE Amy Schwartz Moretti, Anna Polonsky, Ricardo Morales Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano; K. 498 "Kegelstatt" Richard O'Neill, Orion Weiss, Ricardo Morales Elliot Carter Elegy - RECORDING LIVE Richard O'Neill, Anna Polonsky Robert Schumann Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 47 Amy Schwartz Moretti, David Harding, Robert deMaine, Anna Polonsky

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

7:00 pm	Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110- RECORDING LIVE James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Richard O'Neill, Robert deMaine
8:00 pm	Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108 James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Richard O'Neill, Robert deMaine Felix Mendelssohn Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major Erin Keefe, Anna Polonsky Johannes Brahms Quartet for Piano and Strings No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 Alexander Velinzon, David Harding, Amit Peled, Orion Weiss

Friday, July 26, 2013

7:00 pm	Recital Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall Aaron Copland Sonata for Violin and Piano- RECORDING LIVE James Ehnes, Orion Weiss
8:00 pm	Concert Benaroya Hall / Nordstrom Recital Hall View Program Notes Samuel Barber String Quartet, Op. 11- RECORDING LIVE James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Richard O'Neill, Robert deMaine Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1 Erin Keefe, Alexander Velinzon, David Harding, Amit Peled Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring for Piano, Four Hands Anna Polonsky, Orion Weiss