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Three of the world's finest string quartets kick off CMNW Virtual Summer Festival on June 22
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THREE OF THE WORLD’S FINEST STRING QUARTETS KICK OFF CMNW VIRTUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL ON JUNE 22 (Portland, OR) June 17, 2020 – Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)’s free Virtual Summer Festival kicks off this Monday, June 22, at 7 pm PT with performances by three of the world’s finest string quartets – the Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet, the late great Guarneri Quartet, and rising stars the Calidore Quartet. Through July 26, three digital concerts will premiere each week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7 pm PT and will be available until 11:59 pm PT the next day at CMNW.org and on Chamber Music Northwest’s YouTube channel. A special presentation of The Silver River and two family-friendly concerts will be available for a whole week. Full schedule available at CMNW.org. The second digital concert in the festival will premiere Thursday, June 25 at 7 pm PT and feature the Opus One Piano Quartet – composed of revered artists Ida Kavafian, Anne-Marie McDermott, Steven Tenenbom, and Peter Wiley – and rising stars the Rolston String Quartet performing Schumann and Tchaikovsky. Then on Saturday, June 27 at 7 pm PT, the first of five all-new, “live” performances in the festival will premiere featuring internationally-acclaimed artists Paul Neubauer, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, and Peter Wiley performing from their homes. Highlights of the 18-concert virtual festival include new music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Kevin Puts, David Lang, Christopher Theofanidis, and more July 2 and 3; the Miró Quartet performing Beethoven’s late string quartets in an exclusive performance from their hometown of Austin, TX July 4 and 5 and July 11 and 12; Jazz, Tango, Bluegrass, and more boundary-breaking chamber music July 6 and 7; a special presentation of Bright Sheng’s chamber opera The Silver River July 6 - 12; family-friendly performances of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals and Bruce Adolphe’s Marita and Her Heart’s Desire premiering July 13 and 20; and David Shifrin’s final performance as Chamber Music Northwest Artistic Director July 25 and 26. “This will be the first summer in over 40 years that I won't be performing in Portland with Chamber Music Northwest, but I am glad to be able to join you online with our Virtual Summer Festival" says David Shifrin, Chamber Music Northwest’s Artistic Director of forty years who will be passing on artistic leadership to Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim after the summer. “When it became clear that we would not be able to perform live concerts this summer, our entire CMNW community came together to find ways to continue to share the great music that is the heart and soul of our existence” explains Shifrin. “Through the magic of excellent audio and video recordings and the internet, I have been able to assemble programs unaffected by the constraints of time, space, and expense, bringing together the great Emerson Quartet playing Barber’s Adagio in 2015, the Emerson and Calidore Quartets playing Mendelssohn’s Octet in 2017, and the Guarneri Quartet and me performing Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in 2009 – the final season of their decades-long reign as the most celebrated string quartet in the world, and years before Calidore met their mentors the Emerson Quartet!” Though Chamber Music Northwest has canceled its traditional ticketed Summer Festival and is offering free digital programming instead, the organization is committed to its musicians and staff. Chamber Music Northwest has paid all 88 Summer Festival musicians half of their compensation to assist them at this challenging time and has committed to continued employment for its year-round staff.
Virtual Summer Festival Free! June 22- July 26 | tune in at CMNW.org or Chamber Music Northwest’s YouTube channel Full schedule at https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival
Opening Night with the Emerson, Guarneri & Calidore Quartets Premieres Monday, June 22 at 7 pm PT, available through Tuesday, June 23 at 11:59 pm PT Experience performances by three of the world’s finest string quartets – the Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet, the late great Guarneri Quartet, and rising stars the Calidore Quartet – all in one night!
Schumann & Tchaikovsky Delights Premieres Thursday, June 25 at 7 pm PT, available through Friday, June 26 at 11:59 pm PT Opus One Piano Quartet – featuring revered artists Ida Kavafian, Anne-Marie McDermott, Steven Tenenbom, and Peter Wiley – and former Chamber Music Northwest Protégé ensemble the Rolston String Quartet, known for its “electrifying performance(s)” (Strings Magazine), perform masterworks by Schumann and Tchaikovsky. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/schumann-tchaikovsky-delights/1105
CMNW Live from NY: Neubauer, Kavafian, Tenenbom & Wiley Premieres Saturday, June 27 at 7 pm PT, available through Sunday, June 28 at 11:59 pm PT In these new exclusive performances, internationally-acclaimed violist Paul Neubauer and his virtuoso family will perform “live” from their Manhattan living room then violinist Ida Kavafian, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Peter Wiley will perform Mozart’s Divertimento from Ida and Steve’s home – a musical gift from their homes to yours!
Chamber Stories: The Carnival of the Animals & More Premieres Monday, June 29 at 7 pm PT, available through Tuesday, June 30 at 11:59 pm PT Be transported by music that tells a story, from the classic Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals with narration by pianist Orion Weiss to contemporary works Portraits of Langston by Valerie Coleman and Bruce Adolphe’s urban fairy tale Marita and Her Heart’s Desire.
New@Night: Our Favorite New American Music Premieres Thursday, July 2 at 7 pm PT, available through Friday, July 3 at 11:59 pm PT Discover some of our favorite new American classical music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Kevin Puts, David Lang, Christopher Theofanidis – including two new exclusive premieres of work commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest!
CMNW LIVE from Austin: Miró Plays Beethoven’s Late Quartets Premieres Saturday, July 4 at 7 pm PT, available through Sunday, July 5 at 11:59 pm PT In this new exclusive performance from their hometown of Austin, TX, the Miró Quartet will perform Beethoven’s monumental late string quartets, concluding Op. 130 as originally intended with the controversial and thrilling Op. 133 Grosse Fugue! https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/miro-plays-beethovens-late-quartets/1106
Special Presentation: The Silver River Premieres Monday, July 6 at 10 am PT, available through Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 pm PT The Silver River weaves Chinese and Western cultures into a magical operatic masterpiece of exquisite beauty. This CMNW co-commisioned contemporary production is conceived by two renowned Asian artists: composer Bright Sheng and librettist and Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang. The Silver River updates a legendary 5,000-year-old Chinese myth of ill-fated love between a celestial being and a mortal, ultimately interpreting the creation of night and day. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/special-presentation-the-silver-river/1139
Breaking Boundaries: Tango, Jazz, Bluegrass & More Premieres Monday, July 6 at 7 pm PT, available through Tuesday, July 7 at 11:59 pm PT Chamber Music Northwest is nationally renowned for expanding the boundaries of chamber music by presenting many musical styles. In this diverse program, you’ll hear Tango, Jazz, Bluegrass, and one of our unique collaborations with Portland contemporary dance company BodyVox performed by the Dover Quartet, Edgar Meyer, and more.
Impressions of France Premieres Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm PT, available through Friday, July 10 at 11:59 pm PT Chamber Music’s biggest stars – André Watts, Ida Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, Tara Helen O’Connor, Emerson String Quartet, and more – perform colorful works by great French composers Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Poulenc, and Ravel. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/impressions-of-france-virtual/1111
CMNW LIVE from Austin: Miró Quartet Beethoven’s Finale Premieres Saturday, July 11 at 7 pm PT, available through Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 pm PT In this new exclusive performance from Austin, TX, the Miró Quartet will conclude their year-long cycle of Beethoven’s string quartets with Opus 131 – considered by Beethoven his greatest achievement in the quartet form – and Opus 135 and 130 Finale, his last compositions before his death. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/miro-quartet-beethovens-finale/1109
Family Concert: Carnival of the Animals Premieres Monday, July 13 at 10 am PT, available through Sunday, July 19 at 11:59 pm PT Chamber Music Northwest takes you to the zoo with Saint-Saëns famous The Carnival of the Animals! Enjoy an auditory parade of lions, elephants, kangaroos, and more in this fun, family-friendly performance with entertaining narration by pianist Orion Weiss.
20th Century Masters: Stravinsky, Bartók & Shostakovich Premieres Monday, July 13 at 7 pm PT, available through Tuesday, July 14 at 11:59 pm PT Our future Artistic Directors pianist Gloria Chien and violinist Soovin Kim and friends perform masterpieces by Bartók and Shostakovich, followed by Stravinsky’s powerhouse The Rite of Spring for piano four hands performed by pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Gilles Vonsattel.
Peter Schickele Celebration Premieres Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm PT, available through Friday, July 17 at 11:59 pm PT Celebrate the great American composer and humorist Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach) on his 85th birthday! Our program will include his acclaimed Spring Ahead clarinet quintet, commissioned and premiered by CMNW in 2014, plus selections of his serious (and silly) music. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/peter-schickele-celebration/1114
CMNW LIVE from Boston: Beethoven’s Archduke Trio & More Premieres Saturday, July 18 at 7 pm PT, available through Sunday, July 19 at 11:59 pm PT In this new exclusive performance from their hometown of Boston, future Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim, plus cellist Paul Watkins from the Emerson String Quartet, will play Beethoven piano trio masterpieces from his first to his masterful “Archduke Trio.” https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/beethovens-archduke-trio-more/1116
Premieres Monday, July 20 at 10 am PT, available through Sunday, July 26 at 11:59 pm PT Written specifically for young audiences new to chamber music, Bruce Adolphe’s Marita and Her Heart’s Desire tells the magical, mysterious, and funny story of a girl who believes the moon can grant her heart’s desire. She sets off to talk to the moon and on her way, she is joined by a clarinet cat, a trombone rat, bassoon dog, and piccolo mouse.
Protégés at the Alberta Rose Premieres Monday, July 20 at 7 pm PT, available through Tuesday, July 21 at 11:59 pm PT Discover the next generation of classical music stars in this program of Ravel, Mozart, and Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time performed by Chamber Music Northwest Protégé Project artists and mentors. Chamber Music Northwest’s Protégé Project is a world-class professional residency for emerging professional musicians. Since its founding in 2010, Chamber Music Northwest’s Protégé Project has played a key role in launching the professional careers of dozens of America’s finest young chamber musicians. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/proteges-at-the-alberta-rose/1117
CMNW LIVE from Nashville: Edgar Meyer & Friends Premieres Thursday, July 23 at 7 pm PT, available through Friday, July 24 at 11:59 pm PT In a new exclusive performance from his home in Nashville, Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer and his family and friends will treat us to an evening of classical and crossover music, including a world premiere composed by his son and CMNW Protégé George Meyer. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/edgar-meyer-friends-from-nashville/1118
Summer Festival Grand Finale! Premieres Saturday, July 25 at 7 pm PT, available through Sunday, July 26 at 11:59 pm PT In his final performance as Chamber Music Northwest Artistic Director, David Shifrin will treat us to the world premiere of a new clarinet solo written for him by David Ludwig and revisit great performances of Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor with solos by oboist Allan Vogel and violinist Soovin Kim and more. https://cmnw.org/concerts-tickets/virtual-summer-festival/summer-festival-grand-finale/1119
ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST Now in its 50th season, Chamber Music Northwest shares the richness and diversity of chamber music with more than 50,000 people through 80 events annually, including our Summer Festival of outstanding concerts, illuminating outreach activities, educational programs supporting young musicians, and innovative collaborations across the Portland Metro region. As one of the nation’s leading chamber music presenters, Chamber Music Northwest brings to our community the world’s greatest musicians and composers, from rising-star members of our Protégé Project and exceptional local musicians to world-renowned artists that include Grammy Award winners, Avery Fisher Prize honorees, and MacArthur “Genius Award” recipients. Together they collaborate to perform the expansive 500-year chamber music repertoire, ranging from beloved classics and hidden masterpieces to contemporary works and less conventional projects. Chamber Music Northwest is an international leader in celebrating chamber music’s enduring relevance and diversity, with more than 100 commissions and premieres of new works as well as its Protégé Project, which cultivates the next generation of dynamic chamber music performers by supporting exceptional, early-career chamber musicians and composers in their professional development. ###
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