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At the Liberty Theatre: Sarah Kwak with Cary Lewis
Sarah Kwak with Cary Lewis January 20th, 3pm Featuring the Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto, with works by Kreisler, Beethoven, and Grieg. More program details to come. Sarah Kwak of the Oregon Symphony was welcomed as concertmaster to the orchestra in August 2012, when she performed as soloist on Carlos Gardel’s Tango on the annual Waterfront Concert. Prior to joining the Oregon Symphony, Ms. Kwak was first associate concertmaster in the Minnesota Orchestra from 1988 to 2012, and acting concertmaster from January 2010 to September 2011. Sarah was the featured soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Wieniawski’s Second Violin Concerto, Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, the Brahms Double Concerto and the Glazunov Violin Concerto. She was also featured in many chamber works during the orchestra’s Sommerfest, including Brahms’ B-major Piano Trio in 2011. In 2006, Ms. Kwak soloed in two world premieres: Kevin Puts’ Sinfonia concertante, and Steve Heitzeg’s Peace Cranes. Born in Boston and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, Ms. Kwak entered Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute at 12, studied briefly at the Vienna Hochschule für Musik, and graduated from Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music in 1983. Among her teachers were Joseph Sivó, Ivan Galamian and Szymon Goldberg. The first artist ever to capture all three memorial awards at the Washington International Competition, Sarah Kwak also won the 1989 WAMSO Young Artist Competition. During her first season with the Oregon Symphony, Ms. Kwak and several colleagues started Classical Up Close, a community engagement program that presents free chamber concerts in unconventional venues to audiences all over the Portland metro area. Cary Lewis, pianist, is in constant demand as a collaborative pianist for soloists and chamber music groups. He is one of the founding members of the Lanier Trio. With degrees from the University of North Texas, as well as a doctorate and performer's certificate from the Eastman School of Music, Dr. Lewis was a Fulbright scholar for two years in Vienna. His teachers include Eugene List, Brooks Smith, and Dieter Weber. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, the White House, the Kennedy Center, and Wigmore Hall in London, as well as with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw and in other music capitals of the United States and Europe. Dr. Lewis is retired from the faculty of Georgia State University in Atlanta, and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, cellist Dorothy Lewis. He appears in numerous festivals throughout the year. Dr. Lewis can be heard on the Turnabout, Vanguard, Musical Heritage Society, Albany, ACA, and Gasparo labels, among others. Each summer for more than a decade, Dr. Lewis and his wife, Dorothy Lewis, have been featured musicians at the Strings in the Mountains music festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. General Admission by Suggested Donation of $20. Performance will be held in the McTavish Room of the Liberty Theatre, entry is on 12th Street through the McTavish Room Door.
Date and Time
Saturday Jan 20, 2018
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
January 20, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Location
Liberty Theatre, McTavish Room - Entrance from 12th Street between Commercial and Duane
Fees/Admission
$20
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Liberty Theatre
1203 Commercial Street
Astoria OR 97103
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