Chamber music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
The Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop Concert
Monday, May 2, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A world-premiere chamber concert featuring new works by 10 teen composers.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Club Shostakovich XV: The Last Quartet & The Lost Composers
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich's transcendent 15th Quartet, which premiered less than a year before his death, plus string trios and quartets by Hans Krása, Erwin Schulhoff, and Viktor Ullmann.
$10-$15
Mostly Nordic: Fjords of the Norwegian Heart
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Norwegian masters Edvard Grieg, Ole Bull, and Christian Sinding come alive with sentimental tenderness and passion.
$25-$60
House Concert: Mark Wilson, classical guitar
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from the Middle Ages and the birth of the Spanish Hegemony.
$10 suggested donation; RSVP required
Groupmuse House Concert: Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Newcastle, Newcastle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49
Scarlatti – Sonata in B minor, K. 27
Scarlatti – Sonata in F minor, K. 466
Scarlatti – Sonata in A major, K. 113
Chopin – Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Scarlatti – Sonata in B minor, K. 27
Scarlatti – Sonata in F minor, K. 466
Scarlatti – Sonata in A major, K. 113
Chopin – Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
$10 suggested donation; RSVP required
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Bass Clarinet Project
Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for bass clarinet, including the world premiere of Sean Osborn’s Four Moods for bass clarinet duo and performances of pieces by Bill Smith, Jim Knodle, Daniel Barry, and others.
$5-$15
Rainier Arts Center presents: Sarah Pizzichemi & Willie Braun
Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music featuring one half of the Skyros Quartet.
$15
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.
$10
UW World Series: Daedalus Quartet
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18
Huck Hodge – New Work (world premiere)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Huck Hodge – New Work (world premiere)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
$34-$38 (age 17 & under free)
An Evening of Oboe & Piano: Angela Draghicescu & Kostas Tiliakos
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique evening of colorful and evocative music for oboe and piano, from shimmering French compositions to exquisite contemporary works.
$15
UW Guest Artist Concert: Decoda (NYC)
Thursday, April 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Fresh insights into works both new and old by this Carnegie Hall affiliate chamber ensemble.
$10-$20
Scores of Sound: Classical Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Showcasing the very best work that has been achieved during the course of the semester.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers Alliance & NOCCO Quartet
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
NOCCO String Quartet performs pieces by the 10 finalists in the Seattle Composer Alliance‘s Second Annual International Call for Scores. Featuring composers from the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Canada, and beyond, as well as from Seattle and throughout the United States.
$5-$15
Alexander Hawker and Lewis Thompson in Recital
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cornish Main Campus Center – 7th floor Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini – Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"
Leclair – Violin Sonata No. 3 Op. 9
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Works by Fritz Kreisler
Leclair – Violin Sonata No. 3 Op. 9
Dvořák – Four Romantic Pieces
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Works by Fritz Kreisler
Free
Early Music Underground: (Baroque) Band of Brothers at Northwest Cellars
Sunday, April 24, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
It's sibling revelry (and rivalry) as we explore the relationship between the violin and viola through the music of famous musical brothers, including the Purcells, the Grauns, and more.
$25 (includes wine tasting)
LMC at Music Center of the Northwest
Sunday, April 24, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for oboe, flute, and soprano.
Free (Free)
PAS Day of Percussion
Sunday, April 24, 2016 @ 10:00am – 6:30pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion performances by Garfield High School Drumline, Blue Thunder Drumline, UW Zimbabwean Marimba Club, Terry Longshore, and RE:Percussion Duo.
$5-$15
Early Music Underground: Tasting Notes – Finn Hill Winery
Saturday, April 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
An elegant evening of great wine and great music featuring outstanding Bordeaux-style wines from Finn Hill Winery paired with baroque music for violin, viola, and harpsichord.
$20-$25 suggested donation includes wine tasting
House Concert: Michael Partington & Marc Teicholz, classical guitar
Saturday, April 23, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of beautiful music from guitarists Michael Partington and Marc Teicholz.
$10 suggested donation, RSVP for location
Kareem Kandi & Friends
Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
A “third stream” concert mixing the classical tradition of America with the music of the European classical tradition.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)