WITH NOÉMIE RAYMOND, CELLO
MICHAEL WHEATLEY, CONDUCTOR
SHORECREST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026 @ 2:00PM
Nourish your inner wanderlust with this unique concert, featuring four eclectic works inspired by distant lands. Holst’s Japanese Suite is a short, charming study on Japanese folk songs. Montréal cellist Noémie Raymond, one of the CBC’s “Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30,” joins PNW as soloist on Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů’s jazz-influenced Cello Concerto No. 1. The program closes with two odes to imaginary landscapes: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s rustic Idyll; and Josef’s Suk’s A Fairy Tale, an enchanting suite written for a play by Czech author Julius Zeyer.
PROGRAM:
Gustav Holst – Japanese Suite, Op. 33
Bohuslav Martinů – Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Idyll, Op. 44
Josef Suk – A Fairy Tale, Op. 16
SEASON TICKETS
Full Season (6 Concerts):
Adult: $150
Senior/Student: $108
“Pick 3” (3 Concerts)
Adult: $75
Senior/Student: $50
SINGLE TICKETS
Adult: $30
Senior/Student: $20
Child (under 18): Free
NOÉMIE RAYMOND, CELLO
Acclaimed Canadian cellist Noémie Raymond is an artist destined to “leave her mark on posterity through her immense sensitivity and immeasurable talent” (Journal des Citoyens). As a chamber musician, soloist and educator, she is a versatile artist whose vibrant, eclectic journey has enriched the world’s musical scenes.
Her diverse career has taken her from London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall to the Festival Internacional de Musica de Camara in Lima, performing in the USA, Japan, Cambodia, Chile, and beyond. Noémie has collaborated with renowned virtuosos such as Midori, Pinchas Zukerman, Jan Lisiecki, and Yekwon Sunwoo. The 2024-2025 season marked her debut at Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall) in New York, as well as the launch of a new album under the Leaf Music label.
As a soloist, Noémie has appeared with prestigious orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Francophonie, the Agora Orchestra, and the Carlos Costas Chamber Orchestra. In Fall 2024 she had featured appearances with the Skagit Symphony and the Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke.
Recognized as one of CBC’s “Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30,” Noémie is not only an exceptional performer, she is also an accomplished educator. In the summer, she serves as a chamber music faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and teaches at the Festival del Lago in Mexico.
A laureate of national and international competitions, Noémie established her reputation by taking prizes at the Tremplin International, the Edwin H. and Leigh W. Schadt String International Competition, the Prix d’Europe, and the WAMSO Young Artist Competition. She is a graduate of the University of Montreal and the New England Conservatory in Boston, and holds a Doctorate in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music.
Noémie plays on the “Ex-Curtis” (1700) cello by Matteo Goffriller generously provided by Canimex Inc. of Drummondville, Quebec.
Philharmonia Northwest’s 2025-26 Season is made possible in part by generous grants from these Season Sponsors:
