Piano – Past Concerts
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (US): Gala 2021 with special guest Orli Shaham
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Fundraising gala to benefit VSO, featuring performances by pianist Orli Shaham with VSO principal musicians. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, & Frédéric Chopin.
Free (Free ($100-$800 in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
Bryant Park Picnic Performances & National Sawdust: Allison Loggins-Hull's Diametrically Composed
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Collection of newly commissioned works featuring flute, voice, & piano – produced by flutist/composer Allison Loggins-Hull – that explore the duality of being a mother & an artist.
Free
'Tango With Winnie' with Grammy-nominated artist Hugo Satorre
Thursday, September 16, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Tango pianist Winnie Chung, Grammy-nominated bandoneonist Hugo, & guest singer/bandoneonist Chih-Yu Chao perform in this moonlit, outdoor concert by Lake Sammamish.
$25
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
Songs of Hope & 'Pieces of 9/11'
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Congregational Church on Mercer Island (UCC), Mercer Island, WA, United States
A special recital program featuring a variety of songs of hope, including Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer's Pieces of 9/11, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
$20 suggested donation
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 3
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange for piano quartet
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Peter Nelson-King: Feldman – For Bunita Marcus
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Peter Nelson-King performs Morton Feldman's penultimate work, For Bunita Marcus – a 72 minute masterpiece of otherworldly time & space. Presented with Nelson-King's original artwork.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Songs of Hope & 'Pieces of 9/11'
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A special recital program featuring a variety of songs of hope, including Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer's Pieces of 9/11, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
$20 suggested donation
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)
Wayward Music Series: Golden Retriever + Saariselka
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electro-acoustic double bill featuring Golden Retriever (Matt Carlson, piano/synthesizer & Jonathan Sielaff, bass clarinet) & Saariselka (Chuck Johnson, electronics/steel guitar & Marielle Jakobsons, organs & synthesizers).
Ticket price TBA
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)
Shea-Kim Duo: All Roads Lead to Vienna
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Franz Schubert, arr. Franz Liszt – Die Forelle ("The Trout"), Op. 32, D 550
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Fritz Kreisler – Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
Alfred Schnittke – Suite in the Old Style for violin & piano, Op. 80
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
Robert Schumann – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Fritz Kreisler – Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
Alfred Schnittke – Suite in the Old Style for violin & piano, Op. 80
Free (Pay what you can ($15-$180 in-person))
Groupmuse: Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata & Franck Violin Sonata
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
César Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Composers Concordance: Gene Pritsker @ 50
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Composers Concordance kicks off its 2021/2022 concert season with a concert celebrating the 50th birthday of composer/performer Gene Pritsker. Performances by Sound Liberation, B3+, violinist Lara St. John, & more.
Free (Free ($15 in-person))
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)
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration with GardenMusic
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Musicians from GardenMusic kick off the 2021 OMF summer season with a thrilling, genre-bending program encompassing jazz, bluegrass, & more.
$40 ($65 VIP, ages 12 & under free)
Resonance at SOMA Towers: Rachel Lee Priday & Craig Sheppard – Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
$8 online, $18 in person
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)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Montrose Foray
Saturday, August 21, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))