Béla Bartók – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
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)
Romanian American Chamber Concerts & Arts: Enescu, Bartók, Prokofiev
Saturday, October 13, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Scintillating masterpieces by Enescu, Bartók, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Prokofiev performed by an all-star line-up of musicians.
$26
UW Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdés, piano
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Béla Bartók – Piano Sonata
Stockhausen – Klavierstück XI
Erik Satie – Selected works
Stockhausen – Klavierstück XI
Erik Satie – Selected works
$20 ($10 students and seniors)