Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Alexander Hawker and Lewis Thompson in Recital
Monday, April 26, 2027 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers Alliance & NOCCO Quartet
Monday, April 26, 2027 @ 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
Scores of Sound: Classical Chamber Ensembles
Tuesday, April 27, 2027 @ 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)
UW Guest Artist Concert: Decoda (NYC)
Wednesday, April 28, 2027 @ 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
An Evening of Oboe & Piano: Angela Draghicescu & Kostas Tiliakos
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 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 World Series: Daedalus Quartet
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 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)
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 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
Rainier Arts Center presents: Sarah Pizzichemi & Willie Braun
Friday, April 30, 2027 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Bass Clarinet Project
Friday, April 30, 2027 @ 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
Groupmuse House Concert: Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 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
House Concert: Mark Wilson, classical guitar
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 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
Mostly Nordic: Fjords of the Norwegian Heart
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 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
Club Shostakovich XV: The Last Quartet & The Lost Composers
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 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
The Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop Concert
Sunday, May 2, 2027 @ 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))
First Friday Salon: In Concert with Bethany Man
Thursday, May 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A concert by the principal harpist of the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra (formerly Bellevue Philharmonic) and the Sammamish Symphony.
$15-$20
Musical Extravaganza
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
A concert showcasing winners of the 2015 Russian Piano/Chamber Music Competition, also featuring cellist Haeyoon Shin and pianist Natalya Ageyeva.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Simple Measures
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Debussy, Messiaen, John Harbison and Brahms.
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
LUCO: Chamber Music Cabaret
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of LUCO present their favorite short chamber music works in a cabaret-like setting. Always a great variety of music and a really fun time!
Free (Donations welcome (reserved seating available))
Music Works Northwest: Les Voyages
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bringing together vocal and instrumental specialists of early Western performance practices from across the Pacific Northwest.
Free
Early Music Underground: Baroque Brittania and Mother's Day Tea
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
Celebrate Mother's Day in classic English style with instrumental works by English composers Purcell, Handel, Blow, Boyce, Arne, and Overend – and an elegant afternoon tea.
$15-$20