By Philippa Kiraly
I’ve never heard a Seattle Chamber Music Society concert more satisfying than this one, perhaps because we don’t have much chamber music on this level in the winter here (with the exception of the UW World Series) nor much in an intimate venue. Thursday’s concert at Nordstrom Recital Hall, the opening of SCMS’ Winter Festival, hit the ear with particular effect.
As pianist Anna Polonsky mentioned to the capacity audience, Nordstrom is where the summer festival relocates to this coming July, and while the charm of the Lakeside School ambience will be gone (anyone going to picnic out among the traffic noises or on the floor of the Nordstrom lobby?), those listening last night were reminded that this is what it will sound like in July as well, and by any standards it was great.
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