On the Fritz – Romantic Masterworks

Page Smith, principal violoncellist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, on an instrument
modeled after a 1730 Sanctus Seraphin cello, and Tamara Friedman, playing her
versatile replica of an 1814 Johann Fritz fortepiano, offer a robust concert of
variations, sonatas, and character pieces by Haydn and Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin,
and Schumann.

In addition to her principal role at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ms. Smith served as
principal cellist for the Northwest Chamber Orchestra for 25 years, and the Auburn
Symphony for 10 years. Ms. Friedman, a resident of La Conner, is a widely regarded
concert pianist in the Pacific Northwest, and curates a collection of 18th and 19th
century keyboard instruments at the Skagit Early Keyboard Museum.