Luciano Berio – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Modern Orchestra Benefit
Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the ensemble for an evening of drinks, bites, games and a silent auction, while enjoying exciting, surround-sound performances of solo and chamber music from German composer Robert Platz, Polish composer Marcin Pączkowski, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter and more.
$20
Stephen Miahky violin recital
Thursday, April 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Violin recital by Stephen Miahky, Joseph Joachim Professor of Violin at Vanderbilt University and 1st violin, Blair String Quartet. Recital will include works by Brahms, Berio, Davidovsky and Piazzolla.
Free
21st Century Violin
Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luciano Berio – Sequenza VIII for solo violin
Salvatore Sciarrino – Le Stagioni Artificiali for violin and ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Jérémy Jolley – New work for violin and ensemble (world premiere)
Franco Donatoni – Spiri for ten instruments
Salvatore Sciarrino – Le Stagioni Artificiali for violin and ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Jérémy Jolley – New work for violin and ensemble (world premiere)
Franco Donatoni – Spiri for ten instruments
$20 ($10 student/senior)
UW Chamber Orchestra: After Mozart
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Excerpts from The Magic Flute for wind octet (arr. Heidenreich)
Colin Matthews – To Compose Without the Least Knowledge of Music... A realization of A Musical Dice Game by W. A. Mozart
Schnittke – Moz-Art à la Haydn
Raskatov – Five Minutes from the Life of Mozart
Berio – Divertimento for Mozart, based on a theme from The Magic Flute
Mozart – Divertimento for 2 horns and strings in F major: A Musical Joke, K. 522
Colin Matthews – To Compose Without the Least Knowledge of Music... A realization of A Musical Dice Game by W. A. Mozart
Schnittke – Moz-Art à la Haydn
Raskatov – Five Minutes from the Life of Mozart
Berio – Divertimento for Mozart, based on a theme from The Magic Flute
Mozart – Divertimento for 2 horns and strings in F major: A Musical Joke, K. 522
$5
Saxophone: UNCOVERED
Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Expanding the contemporary classical saxophone repertoire, Kevin Baldwin will premiere new works by local Seattle composers, as well as lesser-performed pieces from famed composers Luciano Berio, Gerard Grisey and Giacinto Scelsi.
$5-$15
Maderna Fest: 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Berio – Flute Sequeza
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite
$5-$15 suggested donation
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space presents the first of three weekend cafe concerts, beginning with a trip through the career of Bruno Maderna with vocal works of Pergolesi, Purcell, Berio and Maderna himself.
Free
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Come join us for a night on the "other side" of classical music, featuring works for saxophone, percussion, and cello from composers George Crumb, Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna.
Free
Racer Sessions: Inverted Space Ensemble/Maderna Fest 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of Maderna, Berio, and Andriessen, in addition to free improv.
Free
CLUB SHOSTAKOVICH XIV: Summer Solstice Celebration
Sunday, June 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist Heather Bentley and cellist Rowena Hammill join forces with Seattle Symphony violinists Natasha Bazhanov, Artur Girsky, Mikhail Shmidt and Eugene Bazhanov in their ongoing exploration of the fifteen Shostakovich string quartets.
$5-$14
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Thursday, February 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Saturday, February 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Musica Electronica
Friday, April 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luciano Berio – Differences (1959)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Jonathan Shames Piano Recital
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Prélude, “La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune”
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
patchtax at the Vermillion
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring unconventional performance practices within the realm of classical chamber music. This program consists of compositions by Georges Aperghis, Lei Liang, Luciano Berio, Rosalie Burrell, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and J.S. Bach.
Pay-what-you-can
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Thursday, March 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Friday, March 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$30-$180
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