Chamber Party: An Intimate Afternoon with the Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio
For this special chamber party, the dynamic trio of CMNW Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim with Emerson Quartet cellist Paul Watkins will perform solo, duo, and trio gems for piano, violin, and cello. The trio is in town to perform Beethoven’s Complete Piano Trios in a three-concert mini festival from March 9-16. Don’t miss this chance to sit just a few feet away from these CMNW superstars sharing their music with you in a beautiful home! Hosts Ravi Vedanayagam and Ursula Luckert will provide a lovely reception and wine for guests and artists to enjoy together.
Tickets: $150 per person, includes $75 charitable donation.
For more information, please contact Leslie Tuomi, Development Director, at 503-546-0184 or lesliet@cmnw.org.
All proceeds benefit CMNW’s Education & Community Engagement Programs
Artists
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Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio
Piano Trio
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The Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio comprises three of classical music’s most highly esteemed artists performing today: pianist Gloria Chien, violinist Soovin Kim, and cellist Paul Watkins. The trio has been performing together since 2019 and presented Beethoven’s groundbreaking Piano Trio cycle at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 2022.
Award-winning pianist Gloria Chien made her orchestral debut at age 16 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She’s the Founder and Artistic Director of the String Theory chamber music series in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was the Director of the Music@Menlo Chamber Music Institute in California from 2010-2020. In 2017, she joined Mr. Kim as Artistic Director of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival. Since 2020, the husband-and-wife duo has also served as the Artistic Directors of Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Oregon, and were named recipients of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Award for Extraordinary Service in 2021 for their efforts during the pandemic.
Violinist Soovin Kim is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont. The University of Vermont recognized Soovin’s extensive work in the community by bestowing an honorary doctorate upon him in 2015. First prize winner of the Paganini International Violin Competition at age 20, he is also recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. For 20 years, he was the first violinist of the Johannes Quartet. Soovin has devoted much of his time to his passion for teaching at the New England Conservatory in Boston since 2014, and most recently joined the faculty at the Yale School of Music.
Paul Watkins has been the cellist of the Emerson String Quartet since 2013, and for 16 years he was a member of the award-winning Nash Ensemble. He is the Artistic Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival in Michigan and Professor of Cello at the Yale School of Music. Paul enjoys a distinguished career as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, and conductor. Appointed Principal Cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra at age 20, he performs regularly with major orchestras, including eight concerto appearances at the BBC Proms. Winner of the 2002 Leeds Conductors Competition, Paul served as Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, and continues to conduct a wide range of internationally acclaimed ensembles.