Béla Bartók – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Meany Center presents Yefim Bronfman in recital
Tuesday, April 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Bartók – Suite, Op. 14, Sz. 62, BB 70
Schumann – Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20
Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Stravinsky – Petrushka
Schumann – Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20
Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Stravinsky – Petrushka
$50-$55
Dinu Lipatti 100th Anniversary Concert
Thursday, April 27, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Beethoven, Bach, Bartok, and Gershwin, as well as the Seattle premiere of Dinu Lipatti’s rarely performed Sonatina for Violin and Piano.
$35.50/$25.50
Olympic Music Festival: Hungarian Fantasies
Sunday, August 13, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Dohnányi – Serenade in C major for String Trio, Op. 10 (1904)
Brahms – Selections from Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands, WoO1
Bartók – Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1928)
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Brahms – Selections from Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands, WoO1
Bartók – Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1928)
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$33-$40 (youth under 12 free)
Seattle Symphony: Enigma Variations
Thursday, October 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Enigma Variations
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
BetaSounds 1: A First Exploration
Monday, October 9, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 (1st and 2nd mvts.)
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 "American" (2nd mvt.)
Ravel – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Barber – String Quartet (2nd mvt. – Adagio)
Bartók – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 "American" (2nd mvt.)
Ravel – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
Barber – String Quartet (2nd mvt. – Adagio)
Bartók – String Quartet No. 2 (2nd mvt.)
$15
Pianist Judith Cohen at Cascadia Art Museum
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Works by Prokofiev, Debussy, Scarlatti, Copland, Ginastera, Harris, Bernstein, Tan Dun, and Bartók.
$15 ($10 museum members)
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Walton, Elgar, Bartók
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:15pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Norse Home, Seattle, WA, United States
Walton – Sonata for Strings
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Free
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Wind Quintet & Sax
Tuesday, February 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:35pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Barber – Summer Music
Milhaud – Chimney of King Rene
Bartók – Roumanian Dances
Dubois – Sextet
Auric – Trio
Milhaud – Chimney of King Rene
Bartók – Roumanian Dances
Dubois – Sextet
Auric – Trio
Free (Free)
Meany Center presents: Danish String Quartet
Wednesday, February 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Bartók – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7
Trad. / Arr. Danish String Quartet – Nordic Folk Music Selections
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1
Trad. / Arr. Danish String Quartet – Nordic Folk Music Selections
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1
$40+
NOCCO: Vibrant Hearts – A Romanian Celebration
Saturday, February 17, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Enescu – Double Wind Quintet
Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
$25 / $15 / under 18 free
Groupmuse House Concert: Bartók, Liszt, Cassado, oh my!
Sunday, February 18, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA, United States
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances
Bach – Cello Suite No. 3 in C major: Sarabande, Bourrées, and Gigue
Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Cassado – Suite for Solo Cello: 1. Preludio-Fantasia
Kapustin – Eight Concert Preludes: Toccatina
Kapustin – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40: 1. Allegro non troppo and 2. Allegro
Bach – Cello Suite No. 3 in C major: Sarabande, Bourrées, and Gigue
Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Cassado – Suite for Solo Cello: 1. Preludio-Fantasia
Kapustin – Eight Concert Preludes: Toccatina
Kapustin – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40: 1. Allegro non troppo and 2. Allegro
$10+ donation, RSVP required
NOCCO: Vibrant Hearts – A Romanian Celebration
Sunday, February 18, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Enescu – Double Wind Quintet
Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
$25 / $15
Ravenna String Orchestras Spring Concert: Haydn, Bartók, Vivaldi & more
Wednesday, March 21, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Concerto for String Orchestra (arr. Elliott Del Borgo)
Mendelssohn – Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Brian Balmages – Forever Joyful!
Haydn – Symphony in D major, No. 57 (1st and last movements)
Bartók – Divertimento (2nd movement)
Vivaldi – Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Mendelssohn – Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Brian Balmages – Forever Joyful!
Haydn – Symphony in D major, No. 57 (1st and last movements)
Bartók – Divertimento (2nd movement)
Vivaldi – Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Free
LUCO: Berlioz, Bartók, & Mendelssohn
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Berlioz – Introduction to Roméo & Juliette
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Suite
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Suite
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
'CHANTAL?' + Live Cello Accompaniment by Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Sunday, April 29, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Live cello accompaniment to Chantal Akerman’s Blow Up My Town by Akerman collaborator Sonia Wieder-Atherton, including Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin (transcribed here for cello).
$13-$16
ZeZe Xue in Recital at Benaroya Hall
Friday, May 18, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Keyboard Sonata in E major, Hob. XVI/31
Chopin – Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Debussy – Préludes
Bartók – Suite, Op. 14
Liszt – Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178
Chopin – Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Debussy – Préludes
Bartók – Suite, Op. 14
Liszt – Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178
$20
Manhattan String Quartet: Beethoven, Bartók, & Dvořák
Saturday, June 23, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Béla Bartok – String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Antonin Dvořák – String Quartet in A-flat major, Op. 105
Béla Bartok – String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Antonin Dvořák – String Quartet in A-flat major, Op. 105
Free
SCMS Summer Festival: Berg, Bartók, Bach
Friday, July 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Alban Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
Johann Sebastian Bach – The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
Johann Sebastian Bach – The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Second City Chamber Series: Girsky Quartet – Songs from a Hidden Land
Friday, September 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
$25 ($23 senior/military, $10 student)