The Seattle Chamber Music Society hosts the 2010 Summer Festival with performances through July and August.

According to their website, www.seattlechambermusic.org:

In July and August, SCMS presents six-weeks of chamber music. The first four weeks are held at Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall and the final two weeks at The Overlake School in Redmond. Now in its 29th year, the summer festival also includes pre-concert recitals and family concerts as well as a new chamber music work, commissioned each year.

LUCO, dedicated to the energetic, passionate performance of symphonic and chamber music, performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 and Elgar’s Cello Concerto, with soloist Julian Schwarz, the talented son of Seattle Symphony Orchestra music director Gerard Schwarz. Formed in 1995, the nonprofit orchestra is led by charismatic music director Christophe Chagnard.

Tickets are $15/$10 students and seniors/free for children under 12 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 1-800-838-3006, and at the door.

Visit www.luco.org for more information.

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June 18th 7:30 PM ~ Town Hall 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101

Elgar - Cello Concerto, soloist Julian Schwarz
Bernstein - On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9

Silent auction at intermission
Music Director Christophe Chagnard.

There are many opportunities to see our featured customer, cellist Karissa Zadinsky perform in May. She will be performing with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony for their Discover Music/MySymphony concerts at Benaroya Hall and for a lunch time performance at Seattle City Hall. On May 8th at 11:00 a.m. she will be performing in A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. Information and tickets ($15/students ~ $20/adults) can be found online: seattlesymphony.org

On May 11th she will be performing in concerts with MySymphony at 10:30 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. Tickets start at $8 ~  Call 206-215-4784 for more information.

Karissa will perform at a free Seattle Symphony Community Concert at the Seattle City Hall from noon until 1:00pm on May 21, 2010. "On Friday, May 21, Maestro Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony in a special free performance at City Hall. This is Maestro Schwarz's final season with the symphony. A 2006 Mayor's Arts Award recipient, Schwarz will bow out after 26 impressive years as music director. The symphony will perform works by Ernest Bloch, Charles Griffes and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with soloists Jocelyn Chang, violin; Lauren Glass, flute; and Karissa Zadinsky, cello." To learn more go to:  www.cityofseattle.net

The American String Project has several concerts in May, 2010. The dates and details are below. Tickets can be purchased through the Seattle Symphony website by clicking here: Seattle Symphony

From the Symphony's website: "The American String Project is an exceptional string orchestra made up of 15 high-caliber artists from all over the world. This year's concerts will each feature two different works, each preceded by a interactive demonstration of how each work has been transformed from string quartet to string symphony." 

Thursday, May 20th at 7:30pm
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 51 in G Major Opus 64 No.4
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in Eb Opus 117 (1964)

Saturday, May 22nd at 7:30pm
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor Opus 59 No. 2
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor Opus 44 No. 2

Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00pm
Giuseppe Verdi String Quartet in E Minor
Johannes Brahms String Quintet No.2 in G Major Opus 111

Rafael Carrabba is featured in the April 2010 issue of the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. Look for the article in the RainMaker section on page 34.

Here is the link to the online article: Rafael Carrabba in the Seattle Met