György Ligeti – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: 'Bells' – Piano & Electronics
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Anthony Romaniuk’s performs repertoire from his 2020 album Bells, while composer Scott Worthington adds electronic soundscapes to works by Henry Purcell, Philip Glass, György Ligeti, & more.
Ticket price TBD
Center for New Music: Piano Recital with Tin Yi Chelsea Wong
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Tin Yi Chelsea Wong displays 20th-c. European & 21st-c. North American composers in conversation on this unique recital. Works by György Ligeti, Grażyna Bacewicz, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jonathan Bailey Holland, & more.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$15)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: David Greilsammer, piano
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:05pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Pianist David Greilsammer presents an unusual program in palindrome form, conceived as 1 long piece made of numerous short movements & fragments spanning the history of classical music.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $25)
OSSCS Chamber Series: New Music at Hale’s Ales
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
György Ligeti (1923–2006) – Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
$25
Spiritus Winds: Beethoven & Reicha
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet in E-flat major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16
Györgi Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Antonín Reicha – Quintet in C minor, Op. 91, No. 6
Györgi Ligeti – Six Bagatelles
Antonín Reicha – Quintet in C minor, Op. 91, No. 6
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Home Turf
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Györgi Ligeti – Concert Românesc: Allegro vivace
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Collegiate & Professional Artists
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Collegiate Artist and Professional Artist categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
The Sustain Music Project: Colors in Concert – Music for Woodwind Quintet
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
David Maslanka – Quintet
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
David Maslanka – Quintet
$20
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra & Chorale: From the Silver Screen
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Richard Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Johann Strauss – The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
György Ligeti – Lux Aeterna
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
John Williams – Theme from E.T.
Johann Strauss – The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
György Ligeti – Lux Aeterna
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
John Williams – Theme from E.T.
$10-$28
Heath/Asplund Duo: An Evening of Modern/Postmodern Art Song
Thursday, May 31, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for soprano with piano and viola by Cage, Ligeti, Ives, Messiaen, Webern, Lutosawski, Christian Asplund, and Jarrad Powell.
$5-$15 donation
Brian Schappals, clarinet (UW MM recital)
Sunday, May 27, 2018 @ 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
Seattle Modern Orchestra: The Clouds Receding
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 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
UW Degree Recital: Nathan Lloyd, horn
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 @ 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)
Inverted Space Ensemble: Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen
Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 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
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Delgani String Quartet
Friday, January 19, 2018 @ 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)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 39
Saturday, January 6, 2018 @ 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)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 39
Thursday, January 4, 2018 @ 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: Mahler Symphony No. 5
Saturday, June 24, 2017 @ 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
Friday, June 23, 2017 @ 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
Thursday, June 22, 2017 @ 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)
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