Seattle Chamber Music Society

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

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Reviews and Articles

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2013 Winter Festival

MusicWeb International

James Ehnes—Not Just a Pretty Bow Arm, January 30, 2013

Seattle Weekly:

Going for Baroque, January 16, 2013

The Seattle Times:

A Symphony presence in Seattle Chamber Music Society’s 2013 Winter Festival, January 13, 2013

At chamber-music fest, program and performance in harmony, January 22, 2013

The Sun Break:

At Winter Chamber Music Festival, Britten and Reich Mingle with Beethoven, January 21, 2013

From Brahms to Bartók at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, January 22, 2013

Seattle Chamber Music Society Goes for Baroque, January 26, 2013

 


 

2012 Summer Festival

Crosscut:

James Ehnes is subtly changing the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, July 24, 2012

KING.ORG:

Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival, July 9, 2012

MusicWeb International:

Extremes in varying proportion open Seattle festival, July 6, 2012

Seriousness and fun from Seattle Chamber Music Society,  July 20, 2012

SCMS in premiere by Gary Kulesha,  July 23, 2012

Seattle Weekly:

Seattle Chamber Music Society: Cello, gorgeous,  July 17, 2012

Seattle Chamber Music Society: Resistant to conventional wisdom, July 21, 2012

Ear supply: A change is gonna come, June 27, 2012

The Seattle Times:

My best bets of summer, May 19, 2012

James Ehnes, happy at the helm of SCMS, July 1, 2012

Scorching Bartok opened Seattle chamber-music festival, July 3, 2012

Free chamber music recitals can be worth their weight in gold, July 9, 2012

Chamber music evening full of great composers, July 12, 2012

SSO cellist Efe Baltacigil shines in chamber-music fest, July 18, 2012

The Romantic, the modern at SCMS Festival, July 25, 2012

Seattle chamber-music fest closes with truly great finale, July 30, 2012

The Sun Break:

Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Summer Festival Opens Fortissimo, July 5, 2012

Catching a stellar “Trout” at the Summer Chamber Music Festival, July 6, 2012

 


 

2012 Winter Festival

Crosscut:

A new era begins for Seattle chamber music, January 31

MusicWeb International:

SCMS Winter Festival Showcases Brahms Quartets, February 7

The Seattle Times:

Chamber-music fest opens on exciting note, February 3

The Sun Break:

 


 

2011 Summer Festival

KING.ORG:

Melinda Bargreen on KING.ORG, July 25

Melinda Bargreen on KING.ORG, August 10

MusicWeb International:

Grieg, Schumann, Mozart, Schubert and Debussy, July 14

Not quite a concert, more a Seattle anniversary,  August 5

The Gathering Note:

Music matches context this past Sunday, July 19

The Seattle Times:

Departing Toby Saks: Chamber Music Festival is Rolling Smoothly, July 4

Chamber Music Fest: A little dessert, double helping of piano,  July 7

Debussy’s sole string piece makes for singular moment, July 14

Summer Festival presents concert of darkness, light,  July 28

A moving musical tribute, July 30

Chamber music fest opens Eastside concerts, August 4

The Sun Break:

Seattle’s Chamber Music Festival now in progress, July 7

Crowds arrive for summer chamber music festival, July 13

Kaminsky’s Spare and Clear Premiere, July 19

SCMS bids farewell to founder Toby Saks,  July 24

 


 

2011 Winter Festival

Crosscut:

A transcendent start to a chamber music week, January 28

The Gathering Note:

It’s Back: SCMS returns to Benaroya Hall, January 28

Brahms, Brahms and more Brahms, January 29

Faure’s First Piano Quintet a winner at SCMS Winter Festival, February 6

The Seattle Times:

Winter Festival starts with a big Liszt, January 22

World class musicianship on display, January 28