String quartet – Past Concerts
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: D-Composed
Sunday, October 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Performance by D-Composed, a Chicago-based chamber ensemble that honors Black creativity & culture through the music of Black composers. Program TBA.
Free (Free)
Composers Concordance & Austrian Cultural Forum New York: CompCord & Entertaining Science
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert combining a short lecture by renowned scientist/facial recognition specialist Christina Pressl, with performances by trumpet soloist Franz Hackl, drummer Jonathan Kane, & the CompCord String Quartet.
Free (Free (RSVP required to attend in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Zafa Collective
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 3:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Liza Sobel – Five Scenes for String Quartet
Eliza Brown – Figure to Ground
Maria Kaoutzani – jaune doré
George Lewis – Signifying Riffs: Unison for string quartet & percussion
Eliza Brown – Figure to Ground
Maria Kaoutzani – jaune doré
George Lewis – Signifying Riffs: Unison for string quartet & percussion
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: 5th Wave Collective
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 11:45am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Works for string quartet with & without oboe, by Shulamit Ran, Gabriella Smith, Stacy Garrop, Osnat Netzer, & Clarice Assad.
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: KAIA String Quartet
Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 6:45pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Shulamit Ran – String Quartet No. 3 “Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory”
Gustavo Leone – String Quartet No. 3
Gustavo Leone – String Quartet No. 3
Free (Free)
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Julia A. Miller & Elbio Barilari, with KAIA String Quartet & Trevor Watkin
Monday, September 27, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Music of Julia A. Miller & Elbio Barilari, performed by the KAIA String Quartet & flutist Trevor Patrick Watkin.
Free (Free ($10 in person))
Sempre Chamber Music: An Evening of Clarinet Quintets
Sunday, September 26, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Free (Pay what you can ($15-$180 in-person))
Jacobsen Series: When the Violin Sings
Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Reena Esmail – When the Violin
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS, students free)
[SOLD OUT] Candlelight Open Air: Mozart’s Best Works
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:35pm (PDT)
Olympic Rooftop Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "I. Allegro" from String Quartet No. 4 in C major, K. 157 "Milanese"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "I. Adagio-Allegro" & "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387 "Spring"
Additional works TBA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "I. Adagio-Allegro" & "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387 "Spring"
Additional works TBA
SOLD OUT
Ball State Faculty Artist Series: Peter Opie, cello
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frédéric Chopin – Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 65
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Free
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 2
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Camille Saint Saëns – Fantaisie pour harpe et violon, Op. 124
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Angelica Negròn – Technicolor for solo harp & electronics
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 (arr. for harp & string quartet)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 1
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
[SOLD OUT] Candlelight Open Air: Film Scores Ft. John Williams & Moriconne
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:35pm (PDT)
Olympic Rooftop Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from iconic films & television shows like Star Wars, The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, & more, performed by a string quartet in a romantic rooftop setting.
SOLD OUT
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars Film Screening
Friday, September 3, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Outdoor concert film screening of selections from Seattle Chamber Music Society's 2021 Online Summer Festival. Works by Johannes Brahms, Florence Price, & Franz Schubert. Includes movie snacks & door prizes!
Free (Free)
Auburn Symphony: Family Concert in the Garden
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Soos Creek Botanical Garden, Auburn, WA, United States
Stroll the flower gardens, woodland areas, & aviary of Auburn’s Soos Creek Botanical Garden & Heritage Center as Auburn Symphony musicians perform a variety of music for the whole family.
$15 ($8 student, ages 12 & under free)
Listen Live at Lunch: 2021 Season Finale
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Antonio Soler – Keyboard Sonata in G major, R. 31
Luigi Boccherini – Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 57, No. 3, G. 415
Antonio Soler – Prelude No. 3 in C major (from Llave de la modulacion, y antiguedades de la musica)
Luigi Boccherini – "III. Variazioni sulla Ritirata notturna di Madrid: Tempo di una lenta marcia" from Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 56, No. 3, G. 410
Luigi Boccherini – "III.Grave assai" & "IV. Fandango" from Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, G. 448
Luigi Boccherini – Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 57, No. 3, G. 415
Antonio Soler – Prelude No. 3 in C major (from Llave de la modulacion, y antiguedades de la musica)
Luigi Boccherini – "III. Variazioni sulla Ritirata notturna di Madrid: Tempo di una lenta marcia" from Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 56, No. 3, G. 410
Luigi Boccherini – "III.Grave assai" & "IV. Fandango" from Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, G. 448
Free (Free)
La Jolla Music Society: Grand Duos
Thursday, August 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola, & orchestra, K. 364 / 320d
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Free (Free (in-person tickets $45-$95))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))