Olympic Music Festival to host concerts this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Music Festival will continue its 2025 summer season with concerts at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The concerts will be in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend.

Tickets are $20 to $60 per person at www.olympicmusicfestival.org/2025-concerts.

All vehicles must display a Discover Pass in parking areas on Fort Worden. Passes may be purchased on site.

This weekend, concertgoers will see the Olympic Music Festival’s fellows mentored by Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Jessica Lee, violin; Matthew Zalkind, cello; and Julio Elizalde, piano.

The festival’s fellows are Ria Honda, violin; Jeremy Klein, viola; K.J. McDonald, violin; Annie Hyung, cello; and Andrew Chen, piano.

The concert on Saturday, “Beethoven the Visionary,” will feature Beethoven’s String Quartet in F major, Op. 135; Brahms’ Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114; and Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898.

The program on Sunday, “Revolutionary Titans,” will include Stravinsky’s Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat for Clarinet, Violin and Piano; Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68; Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano, Op. 34; and Ravel’s Piano Trio.

On Aug. 30-31, the festival will close with “Chamber Music Masters” featuring violinists Steven Copes and Sandy Yamamoto, violist Jonathan Vinocour, cellist Efe Baltacıgil and pianists Julio Elizalde and Robert McDonald.

The Aug. 30 concert, “Dark Passions,” will include works by Ades, Rachmaninoff and Franck.

The season finale, “Tempest and Triumph,” on Aug. 31, will feature works by Schubert, Brahms and Dvorak.

For more information, visit www.olympicmusicfestival.org.

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