Mission: The Sitka Music Festival inspires audiences, sparks creativity, and strengthens community across Alaska through live chamber music performances, music education, and training-by artists of the highest caliber.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Summer Festival Subscription Concert 7: CONCERTO NIGHT - A Dazzling Evening of Virtuosity

Location: Harrigan Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor DriveSitka, Alaska

Join us for an electrifying evening of concertos at the Sitka Music Festival's Concerto Night! This special Program features Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey alongside renowned violinist Helen Kim in Saint-Saëns' lyrical La muse et le poete-a work of exquisite beauty and interplay between violin and cello. The evening continues with Piazzolla's fiery Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, featuring Kim as the soloist in this passionate reimagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

A sought-after performer, Helen Kim made her orchestral debut with the Calgary Philharmonic at age six and has since performed with major ensembles, including the Boston Pops, Atlanta Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she has won more than 100 national and international awards and has appeared at top venues and festivals, including Alice Tully Hall, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and the La Jolla International Music Festival, performing alongside artists like Hilary Hahn, Cho-Liang Lin, and Gary Hoffman.

The evening concludes with Chopin's sublime Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by acclaimed pianist Natasha Paremski with string orchestra. A masterpiece of poetic lyricism and virtuosic brilliance, this concerto is the perfect way to cap off a night of breathtaking artistry.

Program
Camille Saint-Saëns - La muse et le poete, Op. 132 (15 min)
Featuring Helen Kim, Violin Soloist, and Zuill Bailey, Grammy-winning Cello Soloist

Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas)
Helen Kim, Violin Soloist
With the Vega String Quartet, Allison Bailey, Viola, and John-Henry Crawford, Cello

- Intermission -

Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1
Featuring Natasha Paremski, Piano Soloist
With the Vega String Quartet, Allison Bailey, Viola, and John-Henry Crawford, Cello

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