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The Kuijken-Legene-Dupree Trio
Belgium's Wieland Kuijken, the world's pre-eminent viola da gambist, joins recorder virtuoso Eva Legene and harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree to create musical fireworks in this virtuosic program of music by Bach, Telemann, Marais, and others.
This unique event is part of Gallery Concerts' 25th Anniversary Season of innovative concerts presented with time-traveling historic instruments in an intimate, acoustically rich setting.
A pre-concert "Discussion" will take place 45 minutes prior to the concert.
About the Players -
Wieland Kuijken is widely regarded as one of the most influential pioneers in the twentieth century revival of the viola da gamba and early cello. Born to a musical family near Brussels, he began studies on the cello at the Conservatory at Bruges in 1952. He then attended the Brussels Conservatory, winning the Prix d'Excellence in 1962. As a student in Brussels he began to teach himself the viola da gamba, and from 1959 to 1972, he performed with the Alarius Ensemble, an ensemble devoted to French Baroque music. Soon thereafter, the name "Kuijken" became synonymous with stylistically accurate performances of Baroque music thanks to concerts with his brothers Sigiswald (violin) and Barthold (flute) in the Kuijken Early Music Group. Specializing in the bass viol, Wieland has performed and recorded a large repertoire as both a continuo player and soloist. His recordings of Bach, Marais, and Forqueray have garnered critical acclaim, and his repertoire encompasses music by composers as late as Mozart and Boccherini. He has taught at the conservatories of Antwerp, Brussels, and The Hague, and has been a featured performer at festivals of early music such as Flanders, Saintes, and the English Bach Festival. Aside from his brothers, notable collaborators have included Alfred Deller, Frans Brüggen, Jordi Savall, and Gustav Leonhardt.
Recorder player Eva Legêne is Professor of Music at Indiana University. A graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Netherlands) and a former student of Frans Brüggen in The Hague, she has been a faculty member of the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and the Royal Academy of Music of Music in Copenhagen. Eva served as the director of the North American Recorder Conference at Indiana University. She concertizes extensively as a soloist and in collaboration with Frans Brüggen, Wieland and Bart Kuijken, John Gibbons, and the Rosenborg Trio. Her recordings can be found on the Telefunken and Brüggen Consort labels, and as soloist on the Denon label.
Harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree's performances have been described as "lively and colorful" (Chicago Tribune) and "superb" (N.Y. Times). She has recorded for the Meridian, Decca, and Delos labels and has been featured at early music festivals in York (England), Boston, Bloomington, and Berkeley. She collaborates with such artists as Stanley Ritchie, Ellen Hargis, Julianne Baird, and Marion Verbruggen. Jillon's world premiere recording of Philip Glass' Concerto for Harpsichord was released to high acclaim in 2006, and her solo Bach recording is forthcoming. A recipient of both Fulbright and NEA grants, she has taught at the Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Washington, and the University of Michigan. She is a member of the early music faculty at Cornish College of the Arts and performs with the Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Magnificat Ensemble (San Francisco area).
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LocationQueen Anne Christian Church (View)
1316 3rd Ave W
Seattle, WA 98119
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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