String quartet – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven's String Quartets
Sunday, September 10, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso'
Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Tuesday, September 26, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$20, $15 under age 30
Seattle Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10
Seattle Symphony: Des Moines Beach Park Community Concert
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
Alexandra Gardner – Coyote Turns for string quartet
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major
Free
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
Groupmuse: Serendipity String Quartet
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Belltown, Seattle, WA, United States
A BYOB house concert with the Serendipity Quartet.
$10 + donation
Kronos Quartet
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.
$17-$73
BetaSounds II: AmericanSounds
Monday, November 6, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Terry Riley – Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
$15 (children free with paying adult)
Meany Center presents: Juilliard String Quartet
Thursday, November 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
James MacMillan – Quartet No. 2 "Why is This Night Different?” (1998)
Dvořák – Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61
James MacMillan – Quartet No. 2 "Why is This Night Different?” (1998)
Dvořák – Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61
$44+
Ladies Musical Club: French Song Recital & Mozart String Quartet
Sunday, November 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart's String Quartet No. 23 in F major. Voice recital program TBA.
Free (Free)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Luxurious Oboe Sounds
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Christian Church of Kent, Kent, WA, United States
Explore works featuring the warm and melodious tones of the oboe, including music by Haydn, Mozart, and Bax.
$20 ($10 students)
The Sapphire String Quartet Recital
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The Sapphire String Quartet non-degree recital.
Free (Free)
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Walton, Elgar, Bartók
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:15pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Norse Home, Seattle, WA, United States
Walton – Sonata for Strings
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Luxurious Oboe Sounds
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Explore works featuring the warm and melodious tones of the oboe, including music by Haydn, Mozart, and Bax.
$20 ($10 students)
Music, Thanks, & Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing & Love
Friday, November 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert combatting discrimination, harassment, and hate.
Free
Candlelight Concerts presents Festive Baroque with the Sans Souci Ensemble
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Telemann – Quartet for flute, strings, and harpsichord
Kuhlau – Quintet for flute and strings
Telemann – Quartet for flute, strings, and harpsichord
Kuhlau – Quintet for flute and strings
$15-$25 free-will offering; 18 & under free