Hwaen Ch'uqi and Friends @ Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds

BASS INCLUSIVE CHAMBER MUSIC

Saturday April 1st, 6-7pm Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds

“This is true talent, a genuine diamond that you so rarely see.”–St. Petersburg Times

An Inca Indian and a native of Perú, pianist and composer Hwaen Ch'uqi is a world-renowned soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has performed throughout the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Russia, Taiwan, Japan, and Perú at such venues as Seiji Ozawa Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, and Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is a proud product of the Eastman School of Music, and he continues to call Rochester, NY home.

Mr. Ch’qui will be joined by preeminent Northwest musicians Brandon Vance (violin) Pamela Liu (viola) Erik Pierson (cello) and Anna Doak (double bass). This exciting program will feature the world premier of Quintet No.1 for piano and strings by Hwaen Ch’uqi, and Piano Quintet in A major (the “Trout”) by Franz Schubert.