Chamber Music Northwest Presents Powerhouse Strings: Mendelssohn’s Octet & More

Eleven of the world’s most renowned string artists converge: violinists Carolin Widmann and Benjamin Beilman, bassist Nina Bernat, and the doubly dynamic Viano and Opus13 quartets! The World Premiere of Alistair Coleman’s evocative Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass is followed by Finnish superstar Olli Mustonen’s strikingly modern Nonetto II. Then, hang on to your seats for Mendelssohn’s monumental and beloved String Octet interpreted by two acclaimed young string quartets.

MUSIC PROGRAM

ALISTAIR COLEMAN (b. 1998) Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass (2025)
OLLI MUSTONEN (b. 1967) Nonetto II (2000)
MENDELSSOHN Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20

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• Next Sunday, 29th June, 12:00 pm, Ballet Folklorico Academia Gabriela Presents: El Fuego Nuevo: Deseos del Corazon in Beaverton
• Next month, 10th July, 07:30 pm, Chamber Music Northwest Presents Revelations: Schiff, Schubert, Franck & Ravaei in Beaverton
• Next month, 20th July, 04:00 pm, Portland Symphonic Choir Presents Summer Sings: A Community Sing of Brahms’ German Requiem in Beaverton

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