Dec. 6-7: Emerald City Music Continues Season 09 with Quartet in Spotlight: Brentano Quartet – Performing Joseph Haydn’s Op. 33 Quartets – Three in Seattle, Three in Olympia
Emerald City Music Season 09
Quartet in Spotlight: Brentano Quartet
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8pm
415 Westlake | 415 Westlake Avenue N | Seattle, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/EmeraldDec2024Seattle
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
Capital High School Performing Arts Center | 2707 Conger Ave NW | Olympia, WA
Tickets: bit.ly/EmeraldDec2024Olympia
“[Emerald City Music and] artistic director Kristin Lee, a renowned violinist and member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, shows a flair for attracting younger audiences.” – Strings Magazine
Seattle & Olympia, WA – Led by founding Artistic Director Kristin Lee, Emerald City Music’s (ECM) Season 09 continues its theme of Global Resonance with a grand program dedicated exclusively to Franz Joseph Haydn’s Op. 33 Quartets, spread over the two concerts –– three performed in Seattle and three in Olympia. The performances will take place on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8pm in Seattle at 415 Westlake (415 Westlake Avenue N) and Saturday, December 8, 2024 at 7:30pm in Olympia at Capital High School Performing Arts Center (2707 Conger Ave NW). During the concert at 415 Westlake, audiences can enjoy ECM’s flagship “date-night experience,” which combines vibrant classical performance with an open bar, and a “wander-around” concert setting with no stage dividing the audience from the musicians. The exact program of which three quartets will be performed at each venue is still to be determined.
The incomparable Brentano String Quartet, which has been a prolific and beloved ensemble for more than thirty years, will make its Emerald City Music debut performing the ornate and lively work of Haydn. If there was ever a time to experience the energy of Emerald City Music in both Seattle and Olympia, this is the program to do it: Two concerts, one complete set of Haydn’s quartets performed with striking artistic intuition forged from the Brentano Quartet’s decades of united musicianship.
Joseph Haydn, also known as “Papa Haydn,” earned his nickname through his pioneering contributions to symphonies, string quartets, and piano trios. Throughout his life, he composed 104 symphonies and 68 string quartets, becoming a pivotal figure in classical music and a mentor to both Beethoven and Mozart. In 1781, Haydn wrote his Opus 33 string quartets, which were dedicated to the Grand Duke of Russia, leading to their nickname, the “Russian” quartets. These works are renowned for their wit and humor, with the "Joke" quartet being one of Haydn’s most celebrated compositions.
“We are extremely honored and excited to welcome the legendary Brentano String Quartet to Emerald City Music's stage for the very first time, with a monumental program of the entire Opus 33 String Quartets by Joseph Haydn.” says ECM Artistic Director Kristin Lee. “Whenever I've been asked the question, ‘Which composer is underrated?’ I've often responded saying "Haydn's String Quartets!" His music is filled with beauty, surprises, and humor... and the Opus 33 quartets truly embody all of these genius traits of his compositions. The Brentano String Quartet has been recognized for their beauty of color and thoughtful approach to each composers' intentions, so I am eagerly waiting to welcome to our stage. I hope our audience won't miss this rare opportunity to hear these gems of works by the Brentano String Quartet!”
Emerald City Music (ECM) is the Pacific Northwest home for eclectic, intimate, and vibrant classical chamber music experiences. Deemed “a welcoming and more inclusive environment for intimate music-making” (The Seattle Times), ECM hosts world-renowned musicians in unique concert experiences. Founded in 2015, Emerald City Music produces and tours seven productions annually, with each tour visiting venues including Seattle’s South Lake Union (415 Westlake, a chic contemporary venue with an open bar), Capital High School Performing Arts Center (2707 Conger Ave NW), a once annual concert at the Bellingham Music Festival, and an annual concert in New York City.
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