Performances run July 28-30 in Asheville, Waynesville, Greenville
For the 48th year, Warren Wilson College’s Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival has delivered incredible performances from the world’s most talented musicians. Virtuoso pianist Vadym Kholodenko takes the stage with the returning Tesla Quartet and pianist Inessa Zaretsky for the final three shows of the season. The concerts are set for July 28-30 in Asheville, Waynesville and Greenville, respectively.
Returning to the festival in 2017, Kholodenko and his fellow musicians will present Ludwig van Beethoven’s “String Quartet in G major Op. 18 No. 2,” Alexander Scriabin’s “Sonata No. 4, Preludes Op. 16,” Antonín Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dances for piano four hands” and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Piano Quintet Op.15.”
“To welcome Vadym back to the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival is truly an amazing opportunity,” said Zaretsky, who directs the festival in addition to performing. “We have enjoyed an amazing season, and I believe our final three shows will be the perfect conclusion to the summer.”
Kholodenko is the winner of the gold medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The Montreal Gazette calls him “awesome,” and the Cincinnati Enquirer said he delivered “a mesmerizing and exhilarating performance.” He will have just concluded an appearance at the Artenetra Festival in Celles-sur-Belle, France, when he arrives at Warren Wilson College.
The Tesla (String) Quartet is a product of The Juilliard School and winner of the gold medal at the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Tesla is recognized internationally, and the London Evening Standard calls the ensemble’s concert “a subtly coloured performance that balanced confidently between intimacy and extraversion.”
“This young string quartet—Tesla—is one of this generation’s rising stars. Combine their talent with legendary music from titans of the genre, and this concert becomes the crossroads, a passing of the torch to an outstanding crop of talent,” Zaretsky added.
The shows start at 7:30 p.m. and are set for July 28 at Warren Wilson College’s Kittredge Theater in Asheville, July 29 at the Performing Arts Center in Waynesville and July 30 at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Tickets for Saturday’s show are $25. Students age 25 and under will be admitted free of charge with presentation of an appropriate student ID.
For tickets and additional information, visit https://scm-festival.com.