Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas~trations – Music, Magic, & Movies

Friday, August 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ástor Piazzolla – Histoire Du Tango ("History of the Tango") for violin and guitar
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas~trations – Music, Magic, & Movies

Saturday, August 10, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ástor Piazzolla – Histoire Du Tango ("History of the Tango") for violin and guitar
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)

Helios Symphony Orchestra: The First Dance

Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Carnival Overture
Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)
Arturo Márquez – Danzon No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3

$15 / $12.50 / $10 (youth free in adv.)

Groupmuse: Chaconnes & Chacereras, Milongas & Menuets, the Old & the New on the Guitar

Friday, August 30, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Columbia City, Columbia City, WA, United States
A house concert with Mark Hilliard Wilson. Music by Francois Couperin, Francesco Corbetta, Carlos Moscardini, Quique Sinesi, and Wilson himself.

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Mid-Autumn Melody 2019: Cellist Kai Chen & Orchestra Seattle

Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore diverse cello music, Vincent Liang's popular Chinese song Wishing We Last Forever, beautiful Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 5 with soprano Yali Lee and Orchestra of Cellos, and more.

$30 / $40 / $50 / $100

Al Di Meola: Past, Present, Future – Music of Di Meola, Piazzolla & The Beatles

Wednesday, October 2, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
"Bona fide guitar hero" and composer Al Di Meola celebrates his legacy of 45 years on stage.

$50-$170

[CANCELLED] Dia de los Muertos Groupmuse house concert with the Ellinor Quartet

Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – La Muerte del Angel
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos

$10 suggested donation

Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Duo Melis

Saturday, November 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Joaquin Rodrigo – Tonadilla
Antoine de Lhoyer – Duo No. 3, Op. 31
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño
Domenico Scarlatti – Sonatas
Enrique Granados – Valses Poéticos
Alberto Ginastera – Danzas argentinas

$40 ($30 students, seniors, SCGS members)

Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Violins & More Violins!

Tuesday, November 12, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maria Sampen and Timothy Christie return to Old Town with an evening of violin music, featuring the newly-formed large ensemble Puget Sound Virtuoso Strings.

Free (Free)

Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin

Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)

$45 (students $10)

Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin

Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Olympia Ballroom, Olympia, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)

$28-$43 (students $10)

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Saturday, December 28, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Sunday, December 29, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Friday, January 3, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Saturday, January 4, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Sunday, January 5, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Town Music: Catalyst Quartet

Sunday, January 19, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A century of powerfully evocative works tracing the history of South American quartet composition, performed by a group renowned for musical versatility.

$20 / $15

Music Northwest: Chamber Music Masterpieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano

Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet No. 3 in B-flat major, WoO 27
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos

$18 / $16 / Free

Groupmuse House Concert: String Theory

Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World

Tuesday, August 10, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet

Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))