ChamberFest Cleveland is thrilled to open its 14th season in CIM’s recently renovated Kulas Hall with a colorful cornucopia of music from (almost) every continent. Virtuosic drumming from djembefola Weedie Braimah leads to reimaginings of everything from an ancient Chinese tale to a clock museum, Steve Reich’s iconic Piano Phase, and a playful piano trio by a composer called “Australia’s classical techno-head.” The second string sextet by Brahms is both wistful and tumultuous, with every nuance exquisitely amplified by the hall’s extraordinary acoustics.
6:30PM FESTIVAL WELCOME
with Jessica Peek Sherwood (CFC Executive Director)
Weedie Braimah
Djembe Solo
Steve Reich
Piano Phase
Yang Baozhi
Ambush on All Sides
Miguel del Águila
Clocks: I. Shelves Full of Clocks
Matthew Hindson
Rush for Piano Trio
Johannes Brahms
String Sextet in G major, Op. 36
Join us for a POSTLUDE RECEPTION to celebrate Opening Night!
WEEDIE BRAIMAH
djembe
DIANA COHEN
violin
GABRIELLE DESPRÉS
violin
KERSON LEONG
violin
BLAKE POULIOT
violin
PEARL DE LA MOTTE
viola
NJORD KÅRASON FOSSNES
viola
BRYAN CHENG
cello
RAMAN RAMAKRISHNAN
cello
EVREN OZEL
piano
JUHO POHJONEN
piano