Olympic Music Festival Virtual Salon Concerts

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2019 Rewind: Passions in Paris Debussy Petite Suite for Piano Four Hands Franck Piano Quintet in F minor (1879) Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45 Relive the beauty and power of the great French composers, with Debussy’s charming work for two pianists at one keyboard and Franck’s fevered passion, which inspired Fauré in his uniquely gorgeous piano quartet. This performance features the 2019 Olympic Chamber Music Fellows, four gifted young artists who were selected to participate in an educational residency program supporting musicians as they embark on their professional careers. Enjoy the performance—plus insights about the music with OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde. The Olympic Music Festival presents its brand-new Virtual Salon Concerts for 2020—a series of video performances and music appreciation talks curated by OMF Artistic Director and pianist Julio Elizalde. Violinist and winner of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition Stella Chen and cellist Matthew Zalkind join Elizalde to film performances and discussions this summer. Concerts will premiere on the festival’s website homepage, Sundays at 5:00 pm starting on August 2; talks take place each Wednesday, at 7:00 pm. All talks and concerts will remain publicly available online from August 2 through the end of September. All concerts are FREE and will be streamed to the front page of our website via YouTube. www.olympicmusicfestival.org