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Dmitry

07 Tuesday Feb 2012

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Read all about out guest pianist March 30-April 1.

Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov is Professor of Piano at California State University, Northridge, where he serves as Chair of Keyboard Studies. A sought-after master class clinician and lecturer, Dr. Rachmanov has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music, Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and Long Island Conservatory, SUNY, and has appeared as a guest artist at schools such as UCLA, University of Chicago, Indiana University, Brandeis University, University of Washington, University of Iowa, University of Alaska, Tulane University, Royal Northern College of Music (UK), Shanghai Conservatory and Beijing Central Music School. Dr. Rachmanov has been a frequent adjudicator at competitions in the US and in Europe.

Rachmanov has been heard at venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Street Y, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, London’s Barbican and South Bank Centres, and Beijing Concert Hall. He has recorded for Naxos, Omniclassic, Master Musicians and Vista Vera labels, and collaborated as a soloist with Manhattan Philharmonia, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Symphony, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Ukraine National Symphony, National Orchestra of Porto, among others. A strong proponent of the Russian repertoire, he gave the US premiere of Boris Pasternak’s Piano Sonata, broadcast nationwide by the NPR, and his recital “The Art of the 19th Century Russian Character Piece” was noted by the New York Times for “considerable color and focus” he brought to each work.

Dmitry Rachmanov is a graduate of The Juilliard School and he holds the DMA from Manhattan School of Music. His teachers include Nadia Reisenberg, Arkady Aronov, and he coached with Yvonne Lefebure, Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Menahem Pressler and John Browning. He won prizes at the Kapell, Senigallia and Awerbuch competitions, received the ArtsLink grant and held a fellowship from the American Pianists Association.

January

21 Wednesday Dec 2011

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And now to January! This is a very special concert that I’ve been looking forward to putting together for a long time. Andy Krikawa is going to sing the heavenly Bach Cantata “Ich Habe Genug” (“It is enough”, or. if you like, “I’ve had enough”). It is based on the story of the old man Simeon, who, upon seeing the infant Jesus, realizes he has beheld the Messiah and is so overcome that he declares he is ready to leave this earth now that he has been so blessed. Dan Williams will play the heavenly oboe obligato that accompanies the baritone.
But that’s not all. Our own Karin Choo will join Dan for a Telemann trio sonata. The two Baroque contemporaries (Bach and Telemann) will then bookend works by two living Baltic composers. Seattle Symphony star chamber music violinist, Artur Girsky, returns for Arvo Part’s amazing “Fratres” (based on medieval-like chord progressions, hence the title). He will then be joined by SSO principal percussionist for Georgs Pelecis’ charming “Blossoming Jasmine” for violin, vibraphone and strings.

Please join us for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday you won’t forget!

The ladies of November

15 Monday Aug 2011

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Tory Parker is definitely the best-dressed substitute violinist in the Seattle Symphony (and probably the cutest). With her guitarist husband she makes up the other half of the Parker Duo. http://www.parkerduo.com. Oh, and she also plays beautifully!

Heather Bentley was at Indiana University at the same that I was and we never knew each other! That is testimony to how huge a school of music it is. Now that I’ve met and played with Heather here in Seattle, I feel like I’ve known her my whole life (or perhaps in previous ones). She’s not just a wonderful player, but a wonderful person whom you will want to know personally. Please don’t be afraid to introduce yourselves to any of our artists before, during and after concerts. The personal interaction with audiences makes the performing so much more meaningful and enjoyable. She writes a terrific blog at http://www.hemisemidemiThoughts.blogspot.com

Cristina Valdes is one of the most highly respected pianists in the Seattle area, especially in the area of new music. She’s game for anything, musically speaking, and she’s happy to finally be playing a more traditional program with us. We especially appreciate her commitment to doing these concerts considering that she is expecting her first baby at any moment!

Allan!

08 Monday Aug 2011

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What can you say about Allan Dameron except that you won’t find a more amazing pianist to play with anywhere. Period. A friend of mine called him a “musical jellyfish”- not flattering-sounding at first thought, but actually a very apt description of how his fingers can move in any direction to do anything and how fantastically musically flexible he is. He is, as you might expect, a wonderfully warm friend and colleague and he has the soul of a poet. He might have been Keats or Shelley in a previous life. If you came to our fundraiser in April you heard him play that incredible Schubert Eb piano trio- and that was the first time he ever performed it! I can guarantee you don’t want to miss his performance of the Archduke.

Steve and Sue Jane

04 Thursday Aug 2011

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Some of you may remember Steve and Sue Jane Bryant from our May Festival in 2010. They joined us for the final concert in Souvenir de Florence. We’ve been trying to get them back since, but it’s always been a challenge with Steve’s symphony and Sue Jane’s ballet schedules. So we’ve finally managed to make it work and it promises to be a lovely program. Steve is more excited about chamber music than any other musician I know. Every summer he organizes a string quartet to play in the Grand Canyon as part of a river rafting adventure. They play in some of the most fantastic natural amphitheaters in the world. He and Sue Jane have been married forever. I even think they have been married so long, they actually have grown to look like each other! Have a look at this photo and see if you don’t agree with me.

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