John Adams – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Saturday, January 8, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Thursday, January 6, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
Celebrity Series of Boston: Conrad Tao, piano
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Online: $18-$20 | In person: $10 obstructed view
Meany Center: Danish String Quartet
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$6-$60
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Bach, Adams, & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, July 20, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts – Snowy Owl Theater, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1062
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
$22 / $12 / FREE age 12 & under
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act III – Daybreak
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 8:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Octave 9 comes alive with an eclectic variety of music, from familiar names to new discoveries.
$75
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Sunday, January 27, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – "The Chairman Dances" from Nixon in China
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Narong Prangcharoen – Pubbanimitta for suona and orchestra
Unsuk Chin – snagS&Snarls for soprano and orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Narong Prangcharoen – Pubbanimitta for suona and orchestra
Unsuk Chin – snagS&Snarls for soprano and orchestra
$31-$97
Meany Center presents: Jeremy Denk, piano
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Five Variations on “Rule Britannia” in D major
John Adams – Pocket Variations
Georges Bizet – Variations chromatiques
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
John Adams – Pocket Variations
Georges Bizet – Variations chromatiques
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
$47-$55
Meany Center presents: St. Lawrence String Quartet
Thursday, October 25, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Haydn – “Haydn Discovery,” String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
John Adams – Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
John Adams – Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$46-$54
The Sound Ensemble: A Life Transformed
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Call for Scores Winner – Work TBD
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
$15
Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances
Sunday, October 22, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Borodin – Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free
Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances
Saturday, October 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Borodin – Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free
Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 1
Friday, October 13, 2017 @ 10:00pm – 11:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Road Movies
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
$16
Jesse Myers: The Minimal Piano
Friday, October 13, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – China Gates
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
$5-$15 suggested donation
Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of iconic minimalist composers, new music featuring acoustic piano and electronics, and a program for solo voice with electronics and piano.
Free
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances
Saturday, March 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
$5-$8
Seattle Chamber Music Society: John Adams, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Sunday, January 29, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction for Two Pianos
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
$16-$52
Seattle Symphony's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Friday, June 17, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
$25
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