Chamber Music Festival Welcomes 2016 with Salon Concert!

Saturday, January 16 11 a.m., Call to reserve

— from Joyce Stone, OICMF —

What better way to begin the New Year than with music! World renowned violinist Martin Chalifour and acclaimed Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen will perform a Salon Concert on Orcas Island Saturday, January 16. The daytime concert will take place in a beautiful home on Buck Mountain at 11 a.m., and will feature Ravel’s famous Tzigane, French sonatas by Poulenc and Leclair, as well as a duet with OICMF Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann. Following the concert, guests will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres from Orcas Village Store and Thurston Wolfe wine, while enjoying amazing views of the San Juan Islands.

Martin Chalifour began his tenure as Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1995. Apart from his LA Phil duties, he maintains an active solo career, playing a diverse repertoire of more than 60 concertos. Outside the U.S., he has played solos with the Auckland Philharmonia, the Montreal Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Taiwan, and the Malaysian Philharmonic, among others. Chalifour is a frequent guest at summer music festivals, and has performed several times for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.

Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen has been heard in concert halls and on the airwaves throughout North America and Europe. Her interpretations have been described as “outstandingly inventive,” performed with “infinite skill.” She curates, hosts, and performs on numerous concert series in BC and Alberta. As a First Prize Winner in the 2013 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, Sarah was awarded the opportunity to perform solo at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Her second album, Devoted: Music of Robert & Clara Schumann, features solo piano works and Clara Schumann’s Romances, Opus 22 with violinist Martin Chalifour.

Tickets are $75. To reserve, email joyce@oicmf.org or call 360-376-6636.