Beethoven Sonatas Festival

When:
August 13, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2017-08-13T15:00:00-07:00
2017-08-13T17:00:00-07:00
Where:
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle
4105 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
USA

Music Northwest presents: Beethoven Sonatas Festival
August 13, 2017, 3 pm.
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle

Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi, violin
Jane Harty, piano

Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, #2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Allegro vivace
Andante piú tosto Allegretto
Allegro piacévole

Sonata in A Major, Op. 47, the “Kreutzer”
Ludwig van Beethoven

Adagio sostenuto; Presto
Andante con Variazioni
Presto

Join us for German treats following the recital!

Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi studied at the Juilliard School with Sally Thomas and Dorothy DeLay. In 1976, she became a pupil of Jascha Heifetz at the University of Southern California. She served as Concertmaster and Resident Artistic Director for the Northwest Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Kransberg-Talvi also served as Concertmaster and Soloist for Pacific Northwest Ballet for two decades. With her husband, concert violinist Ilkka Talvi, she maintains an active and thriving teaching schedule. Many of her students have received national and international acclaim in performance and music education. This is her second season as Concertmaster for the Federal Way Symphony.

Jane Harty is an active and diverse recitalist of solo and chamber music repertoire, and has appeared in recitals throughout the United States as both a pianist and harpsichordist. Her teachers have included Blanche Bascourret de Gueraldi, a student of Cortot; and Johanna Graudan, a student of Schnabel. She was also a participant in the classes of Nadia Boulanger. As the Artistic Director of the Music Northwest Concert Series in Seattle, she has enjoyed many diverse collaborations with members of the Seattle Symphony, Northwest Sinfonietta, blues, jazz and world musicians. She also serves as the Director of the Music Northwest Chamber Music Camps, one for students and one for adults. Dr. Harty has served on the piano faculty of Pacific Lutheran University since 1978. She is the grand-niece of Sir Hamilton Harty, the “Irish Toscanini,” and is a specialist in his songs and chamber music.

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