String quartet – Past Concerts
PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A festival offering high school string players the opportunity to perform excellent literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor, culminating in a final concert.
Free (Free)
Philharmonia Northwest: Chamber Musicale
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Allegro ma non troppo)
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in C major for two oboes and English horn, Op. 87 (Allegro)
George Onslow – Quintet No. 13, Op. 35 (Allegro Spirituoso Assai)
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in C major for two oboes and English horn, Op. 87 (Allegro)
George Onslow – Quintet No. 13, Op. 35 (Allegro Spirituoso Assai)
$10-$20 suggested donation
Town Music: Catalyst Quartet
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A century of powerfully evocative works tracing the history of South American quartet composition, performed by a group renowned for musical versatility.
$20 / $15
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Mezzo-Soprano with Strings
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Intimate, one-hour chamber music program featuring The Weeknighters String Quartet and mezzo-soprano Katie Stevenson.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival: Beethoven String Quartets
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in No. 3 in D major, Op. 18, No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
$55 / $20
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival: Beethoven String Quartets
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
$55 / $20
Cascadia Art Museum: Constellation Musica
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Musicians from Edmonds' Cascade Symphony present selections for string quartet and flute by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Benjamin Britten.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 1:15pm – 2:45pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Get an inside look at how musicians of the Ehnes Quartet prepare for a chamber music concert at this working rehearsal.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival: Beethoven String Quartets
Friday, January 17, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
$55 / $20
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Fiddler on the Hoof
Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Join the Symphony Tacoma String Quintet for Western-themed music by Aaron Copland and Gioachino Rossini, Home on the Range, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Romanian American Chamber Concerts & Arts: Enescu, Holmboe, & Berg at Benaroya Hall
Saturday, January 11, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
George Enescu – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 2, No. 2 in G major
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
$25
Groupmuse House Concert: Beethoven & Glass
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass — String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
$10+ donation, RSVP required
University Presbyterian Church: Music at Noon
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
String players from Central Washington University present music by Schubert, Manuel de Falla, Elgar, and Ives, as well as sacred music selections.
Free (Free)
Fulton Street Chamber Players: Beethoven & Schumann
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Folio: Seattle Athenaeum at Pike Market, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 2 in G major
Robert Schumann – String Quartet Op. 41, No. 3 in A major
Robert Schumann – String Quartet Op. 41, No. 3 in A major
$25 / $20
Skyros Quartet Recital
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet in E-flat major
Béla Barktók – String Quartet No. 2
Brandon Vance – Kantor Caprice
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz
Béla Barktók – String Quartet No. 2
Brandon Vance – Kantor Caprice
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz
$10-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony Chamber Music Series: Beethoven & Ravel
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Ludwig van Beethoven – Oboe Trio in C major, Op. 87
Maurice Ravel – Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Oboe Trio in C major, Op. 87
Maurice Ravel – Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost"
$38
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Cheers & Beers to 75 Years
Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Optimism Brewing Company, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra for a fundraising event and celebration of the orchestra's 75th season featuring live music by Seattle Phil musicians and music director Adam Stern. There will be beer, cider, and Chavoya's Hot Dogs Food Truck.
$20 suggested donation
Meany Center presents the Danish String Quartet
Thursday, November 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
$41-$49 (FREE ages 5-17)
Sanctuary in the City: The Art of the Fugue
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach’s final masterpiece comes to life in rich and revealing arrangements for period string quartet and organ.
Free (Free)
Music of Remembrance Presents 'Passage; Confronting Intolerance'
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Passage
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
$55 ($30 under 30, $5 Teentix)