Iced Coffee (Iceland). The 19th season of the Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series & Smörgåsbord takes a musical trip through the Nordic countries as you hear musicians who rarely perform in the United States. The concerts’ unique format begins with a 4:00 p.m. concert and is followed by a delicious dinner to match the country featured, along with a chance to mingle with the musicians and your fellow event-goers.
Cellist Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir debuted with the the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Toronto Symphony and is a graduate of Cleveland Institute and The Juilliard School. She has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, Richard Good, and the Guarneri Quartet. For this concert, she is joined by Parnassus Project of greater Seattle, praised for connecting chamber music to the cafe culture with top-notch performances and interaction with audiences providing a fresh take on the classical concert experience. The program features rarely heard Icelandic gems by Hallgrímsson, Nordal, Bjarnason, and Bjornsson culminating with Brahms A Major Piano Quartet in grand style.
Cost: Concert & Smörgåsbord: $47 for Members; $55 for non-Members. Concert Only: $22 for Members; $27 for non-Members. Full program and series information at www.nordicmuseum.org.