Piano – Upcoming Concerts
Jack Straw Piano Series: Rachel Matthews & Friends play Schumann
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Artist Rachel Matthews and very special guests of all ages will perform works by Robert Schumann, including Scenes from Childhood.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Violin Variations
Tuesday, August 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Friedrich Hermann – Burlesque in G major, Op. 9 for three violins
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Gerard Schwarz – Duo for violin and cello
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Franz Liszt/Vladimir Horowitz) – Danse macabre for solo piano
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Gerard Schwarz – Duo for violin and cello
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Franz Liszt/Vladimir Horowitz) – Danse macabre for solo piano
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Violin Variations
Wednesday, August 7, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Friedrich Hermann – Burlesque in G major, Op. 9 for three violins
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Gerard Schwarz – Duo for violin and cello
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Franz Liszt/Vladimir Horowitz) – Danse macabre for solo piano
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Gerard Schwarz – Duo for violin and cello
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Franz Liszt/Vladimir Horowitz) – Danse macabre for solo piano
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Wayward Music Series: East Coast Meets West
Thursday, August 8, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paul Moravec – Epithalamion
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
$5-$20 donation
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas~trations – Music, Magic, & Movies
Friday, August 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ástor Piazzolla – Histoire Du Tango ("History of the Tango") for violin and guitar
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, August 9, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space explores the haunting and sublime music of Bun-Ching Lam, Brian Banks, and Lou Harrison.
$5-$15 suggested donation at the door
Olympic Music Festival: Transcendence
Saturday, August 10, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas~trations – Music, Magic, & Movies
Saturday, August 10, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ástor Piazzolla – Histoire Du Tango ("History of the Tango") for violin and guitar
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Cascadia Art Museum: Musical Portraits
Saturday, August 10, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Frederic Chopin are featured on this program with renowned pianist Annie Chang-Center.
$18 ($12 museum members)
Olympic Music Festival: Musical Forefathers
Sunday, August 11, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Music Northwest: Masterpieces for Strings & Piano
Sunday, August 11, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10 for string trio
Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10 for string trio
$18 (seniors $16)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Tuesday, August 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
First Lutheran Church of Tacoma: Listen Live at Lunch – Chamber Music
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Gian Carlo Menotti – Trio for violin, clarinet, and piano
Darius Milhaud – Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano, Op. 157b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"
Darius Milhaud – Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano, Op. 157b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale on Lopez Island
Thursday, August 15, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale
Friday, August 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Tenor Alfredo Carrillo & Friends: A Summer’s Evening of Opera
Friday, August 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Classical music and favorites performed by tenor Alfredo Carrillo and his local musical friends to benefit Butterfly Smiles.
$30
Olympic Music Festival: Passion in Paris
Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite, L. 65 for piano four hands
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: World Premiere Finale
Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
TBA – Selected works for guitar and violin
Kevin Puts – New work for string quartet (world premiere)
Kevin Puts – Air for violin and piano
Ernest Chausson – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet
$40 ($10 ages 18 & under)