György Ligeti – Upcoming Concerts
UW World Series: eighth blackbird
Saturday, February 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Sean Griffin – Pattycake
Richard Reed Parry – Duo for Heart and Breath
Lee Hyla – Wave
Gabriella Smith – Number Nine
Tom Johnson – Counting Duets
György Ligeti – Études (arr. for sextet)
Sean Griffin – Pattycake
Richard Reed Parry – Duo for Heart and Breath
Lee Hyla – Wave
Gabriella Smith – Number Nine
Tom Johnson – Counting Duets
György Ligeti – Études (arr. for sextet)
$25
UW Modern Ensemble: Ligeti, Cage, Bartók
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet (1968)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
$10
American String Project Chamber Players: Ligeti & Beethoven
Thursday, March 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Poulenc, Klughardt, Ligeti, Andriessen
Saturday, April 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Poulenc – Concerto for Organ and Strings
Klughardt – Wind Quintet, Op. 79
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Andriessen – Kuhnau Variations
Klughardt – Wind Quintet, Op. 79
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Andriessen – Kuhnau Variations
$20 ($15 student/65+)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Season Finale
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation
Ligeti – Mysteries of the Macabre
Haydn – Symphony No. 100 “Military"
Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation
Ligeti – Mysteries of the Macabre
Haydn – Symphony No. 100 “Military"
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Thursday, September 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$10-$43
Exquisite Music: Tessa Seymour, cello
Monday, October 4, 2027 @ 6:45pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Goosedown Manor, Bremerton, WA, United States
An intimate evening of exquisite classical music at Goosedown Manor, a breathtaking residence on Wildcat Lake, Bremerton.
$25
Groupmuse: Metamorphoses
Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1, "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Skyros Quartet: Beneath the Surface – love, death, and transformation
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Works by Mozart, Ligeti, Dvořák, and Mendelssohn that explore a complete cycle of emotion and expression.
$20
Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 5
Thursday, June 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Ligeti – Requiem
Ligeti – Requiem
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 5
Friday, June 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Ligeti – Requiem
Ligeti – Requiem
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Mahler Symphony No. 5
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Ligeti – Requiem
Ligeti – Requiem
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 39
Thursday, January 4, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Funeral Song
Ligeti – Violin Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 39
Ligeti – Violin Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 39
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 39
Saturday, January 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Funeral Song
Ligeti – Violin Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 39
Ligeti – Violin Concerto
Mozart – Symphony No. 39
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Delgani String Quartet
Friday, January 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Alan Hovhaness – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
$20 ($12 students with ID)
Inverted Space Ensemble: Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen
Friday, January 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Freeman Etudes for solo violin (Book 1)
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
$5-$15 donation
UW Degree Recital: Nathan Lloyd, horn
Tuesday, March 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cherubini – Horn Sonata No. 1
Ligeti – Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Ziegenhagel – Three Memories for solo horn (world premiere)
Glière – Horn Concerto
Ligeti – Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Ziegenhagel – Three Memories for solo horn (world premiere)
Glière – Horn Concerto
Free (Free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: The Clouds Receding
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Furrer – Aria for soprano and six instruments (1999, West Coast premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
$25 / $15 / $10
Brian Schappals, clarinet (UW MM recital)
Sunday, May 27, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 3:45pm (PDT)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Joan Tower – Wings
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Joan Tower – Wings
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
Free
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