Rehearsal photos by: Harriet Burger Photography
Toby Saks, Artistic Director

Summer Festival at Lakeside School 


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Concert Schedule


You can click on any highlighted date in the calendar to view program information for that day's performances, or simply scroll down to browse the entire festival.

View August Schedule (Summer Festival at The Overlake School)

TUESDAY, JULY 3


7:00 PM RECITAL

Piotr Tchaikovsky (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
“Nutcracker Suite” for Piano
William Wolfram

8:00 PM CONCERT

Claude Debussy
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Lorna McGhee, Heidi Krutzen, David Harding

Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost”
Carmit Zori, Robert deMaine, William Wolfram

Dmitri Shostakovich
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 67
James Ehnes, Ronald Thomas, Jeremy Denk

THURSDAY, JULY 5

7:00 PM RECITAL

Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello
James Ehnes, Robert deMaine

8:00 PM CONCERT

Robert Schumann
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 80
Amy Schwartz Moretti, Ronald Thomas, William Wolfram

Charles Ives
Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 1
Scott St. John, Jeremy Denk

Johannes Brahms
Quintet for Strings in F Major, Op. 88
James Ehnes, Carmit Zori, Cynthia Phelps, Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine

FRIDAY, JULY 6

7:00 PM RECITAL

Hendrik Hofmeyr
"From the Hands of the Devil" for Violin
Miklós Rózsa
Sonata for Violin, Op. 40
Scott St. John

8:00 PM CONCERT

Ludwig van Beethoven
Seven Variations for Cello and Piano in E-flat Major, WoO 46 "The Magic Flute"
Ronald Thomas, Anna Polonsky

Max Bruch
Quintet for Strings in A minor
Carmit Zori, James Ehnes, Cynthia Phelps, David Harding, Ronald Thomas

Maurice Ravel
Rhapsody Espagnole for Piano, Four Hands
Jeremy Denk, Anna Polonsky

Josef Suk
Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 8
Scott St. John, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine, William Wolfram

MONDAY, JULY 9

7:00 PM RECITAL

Robert Schumann
Arabeske for Piano in C Major, Op. 18
Blumenstück for Piano in D-flat Major, Op. 19

Frédéric Chopin
Three Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50
Anna Polonsky

8:00 PM CONCERT

Franz Schubert
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898
Carmit Zori, Bion Tsang, Anna Polonsky

Leoš Janáček
Quartet for Strings No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
James Ehnes, Joseph Lin, Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine

Frank Bridge
Quintet for Piano and Strings in D minor, H. 49a
Scott St. John, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Cynthia Phelps, Ronald Thomas, Alon Goldstein

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

7:00 PM RECITAL

Charles Ives
Sonata No. 1 for Piano
Jeremy Denk

8:00 PM CONCERT

Paul Hindemith
Sonata for Viola and Piano in F Major, Op. 11, No. 4
Richard O’Neill, Anna Polonsky

Alexander Glazunov
Quintet for Strings in A Major, Op. 39
Erin Keefe, Joseph Lin, Cynthia Phelps, Ronald Thomas, Robert deMaine

Antonín Dvořák
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in F minor, Op. 65
Amy Schwartz Moretti, Bion Tsang, Jeremy Denk

 

THURSDAY, JULY 12

7:00 PM

9th Annual Monika Clowes

EMERGING ARTIST CONCERT


Six of the area's most talented young violinists will be featured in this annual celebration of outstanding emerging artists in Lakeside School’s beautiful McKay Chapel. Hear some of the most exciting and heart-stopping showpieces for the violin by Bartók, Ravel, Ysayë, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Mozart and Sarasate by these gifted teenagers (ages 13-16). An inspiration for the young musicians in your family.

Performers include Benji Bae, Grace Choi, Mikaela Holland, Leah Nelson, Marié Rossano, and Rachel Wong.


FRIDAY, JULY 13

7:00 PM RECITAL

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"
Avner Dorman
Sonata for Piano, No. 2
Alon Goldstein

8:00 PM CONCERT

Ernst von Dohnányi
Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello in C Major, Op. 10
Erin Keefe, Richard O’Neill, Bion Tsang

Georgy Sviridov
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Daniela Shtereva, Robert deMaine, Andrew Armstrong

Johannes Brahms
Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
Joseph Lin, Cynthia Phelps, Ronald Thomas, Alon Goldstein

MONDAY, JULY 16

7:00 PM RECITAL

Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata for Piano in C Major, Op. 103
Andrew Armstrong

8:00 PM CONCERT

Henryk Wieniawski
Original Theme with Variations for Violin and Piano, Op. 15
Daniela Shtereva, Andrew Armstrong

Franz Schubert
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, D. 821 "Arpeggione"
Robert deMaine, Andrew Armstrong

Edward Elgar
Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84
Joseph Lin, Erin Keefe, Richard O’Neill, Amos Yang, Alon Goldstein

 

TUESDAY, JULY 17

7:00 PM FAMILY CONCERT*

“Dvořák in America: Themes and Variations on a Composer’s Life”


Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent two years in America at the end of the 19th century, during which he composed some of his most famous works. Seattle's Klassikon String Quartet, including cellist and KUOW announcer Dave Beck, will explore some of Dvořák's musical themes and the American influences on his music.

This 45-minute concert is particularly suited for children ages 6-12.

* Free hotdogs and lemonade on the lawn at 6 PM!


WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

7:00 PM RECITAL

Benjamin Britten
Suite No. 1 for Cello, Op. 72
Amos Yang

8:00 PM CONCERT

Claude Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor
Nicola Benedetti, Andrew Armstrong

Franz Schubert
Divertissement sur des motifs originaux français in E minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 823
Jeremy Denk, Alon Goldstein

Felix Mendelssohn
Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Stefan Jackiw, Joseph Lin, Daniela Shtereva, Erin Keefe, David Harding, Richard O’Neill, Amos Yang, Toby Saks

FRIDAY, JULY 20

7:00 PM RECITAL

Introduction to the World Premiere Performance of
Ronn Yedidia
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Ronn Yedidia, Alexander Fiterstein, Amit Peled, Alon Goldstein

8:00 PM CONCERT

Richard Strauss
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Stefan Jackiw, Jeremy Denk

Ronn Yedidia
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
World premiere – commissioned by SCMS Commissioning Club
Alexander Fiterstein, Amit Peled, Alon Goldstein

Antonín Dvořák
Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 81
Nicola Benedetti, Erin Keefe, Richard O’Neill, Joshua Roman, Andrew Armstrong

MONDAY, JULY 23

7:00 PM RECITAL

Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Violin in D minor, BWV 1004
Nicola Benedetti

8:00 PM CONCERT

Charles Ives
Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Stefan Jackiw, Alexander Fiterstein, Jeremy Denk

Darius Milhaud
Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b “Le voyageur sans bagages”
Stefan Jackiw, Alexander Fiterstein, Jeremy Denk

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for Strings in C Major, K. 515
Daniela Shtereva, Stefan Jackiw, Richard O’Neill, Aloysia Friedmann, Joshua Roman

Anton Arensky
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 32
Nicola Benedetti, Amit Peled, Adam Neiman

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

7:00 PM RECITAL

Maurice Ravel
“Jeux d'eau” for Piano
Sonatine for Piano
Adam Neiman

8:00 PM CONCERT

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in C Major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 521
Adam Neiman, Jeremy Denk

Zoltán Kodály
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Daniela Shtereva, Amit Peled

Johannes Brahms
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115
Alexander Fiterstein, Stefan Jackiw, Aloysia Friedmann, Richard O’Neill, Robert deMaine

FRIDAY, JULY 27

7:00 PM RECITAL

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for Violin in C Major, BWV 1005
Daniela Shtereva

Niccolň Paganini
Caprice No. 15 for Violin in E minor
Daniela Shtereva

8:00 PM CONCERT

Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Two Clarinets
Alexander Fiterstein, Frank Kowalsky

Felix Mendelssohn
Concert Piece for Two Clarinets and Piano in F Major, Op. 113
Alexander Fiterstein, Frank Kowalsky, Adam Neiman

Antonín Dvořák
Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48
Stefan Jackiw, Daniela Shtereva, Che-Yen Chen, Richard O’Neill, Amit Peled, Robert deMaine

Igor Stravinsky
“Le Sacre du printemps” (Rite of Spring) for Piano, Four Hands
Adam Neiman, Jeremy Denk