VIOLINIST RACHEL BARTON PINE TO REPLACE ELISA CITTERIO IN CONCERTS THIS WEEK

Rachel Barton Pine. Photo courtesy of artist.

JANUARY 24–25, 2020

PINE WILL CONDUCT AND PERFORM ITALIAN BAROQUE MASTERPIECES IN HER SEATTLE SYMPHONY DEBUT

SEATTLE, WA – Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will replace Elisa Citterio in conducting and performing the Seattle Symphony’s Italian Baroque program on Friday, January 24 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, January 25 at 8 p.m. Unfortunately, the work visa requested on Elisa Citterio’s behalf by the Seattle Symphony was delayed in processing, but not denied. The Seattle Symphony’s Baroque and Wine series includes wine tasting in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby beginning at 6:30 p.m. prior to each performance.

“Elisa Citterio is a remarkable musician,” shared Krishna Thiagarajan, President and CEO of the Seattle Symphony. “We deeply regret that processing delays have led to the postponement of Elisa’s performances with the orchestra, but we are exploring future dates to bring her dynamic artistry to Benaroya Hall. At the same time, we’re very fortunate to have secured Rachel Barton Pine, one of America’s foremost violinists and masters in the Baroque repertoire, for her long overdue debut with the Seattle Symphony.”

ITALIAN BAROQUE
BAROQUE AND WINE
Friday, January 24, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 25, at 8 p.m.

Rachel Barton Pine, violin

Tomaso Albinoni Sonata à cinque
Pietro Locatelli Concerto grosso, Il pianto d’Arianna
Domenico Scarlatti Concerto grosso in F minor
Giuseppe Valentini Concerto grosso in A minor
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto, L’Amato bene
Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 12

Wine tastings begin at 6:30pm in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. $15 for four pours.

Artist signing to follow each concert. Free with ticket purchase.

TICKETS FROM: $25

RACHEL BARTON PINE

A leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks, violinist Rachel Barton Pine thrills audiences with her dazzling technique, lustrous tone, and emotional honesty. With an infectious joy in music-making and a passion for connecting historical research to performance, Pine transforms audiences’ experiences of classical music.

Pine’s 2019-20 season includes a residency with the Singapore Symphony, as well as performances with the Royal Scottish National and Seattle Baroque Orchestras, and the Tel Aviv Soloists. In recital she will appear at Lincoln Center with Matthew Hagle, and Pine and harpsichordist Jory Vinikour will perform in concerts presented by the National Gallery in Washington D.C. and the San Francisco Early Music Society.

Her November, 2019 Avie recording of the Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Teddy Abrams highlights the influence of each composer’s local ethnic music.

Pine’s past chart-topping albums include Mozart: Complete Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner conducting; Bel Canto Paganini, and Elgar & Bruch Violin Concertos with the BBC Symphony, Andrew Litton conducting.

Pine has appeared as soloist with many of the world’s most prestigious ensembles, including the Chicago and Vienna Symphonies, Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, and Camerata Salzburg.

Galvanized by the fact that young people learning classical music seldom have the opportunity to study and perform music written by Black composers, in 2018 Pine’s RBP Foundation released Music by Black Composers (MBC) Violin Volume I, the first in a series of pedagogical  books of music exclusively by global Black classical composers, as well the MBC Coloring Book of Black Composers.

She performs on the “ex-Bazzini ex-Soldat” Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (Cremona 1742). rachelbartonpine.com

SEATTLE SYMPHONY

Led by Music Director Thomas Dausgaard, the Seattle Symphony unleashes the power of music, brings people together and lifts the human spirit. Recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR), the Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle from September through July, reaching over 500,000 people annually through live performances and radio broadcasts.

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