Strings – Upcoming Concerts
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay
Saturday, July 10, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Sz. 111 (written for Benny Goodman)
Bruch – from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83 (arr. for oboe, viola, and piano)
Saint-Saëns – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 65, for piano, trumpet, string quartet, and bass
$60
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Schubert, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff
Thursday, July 15, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Schubert – Variations in A-flat major for Piano Four Hands, D. 813
Prokofiev – Sonata in C major for Two Violins, Op. 56
Rachmaninoff – Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
Prokofiev – Sonata in C major for Two Violins, Op. 56
Rachmaninoff – Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
$12-$24 (age 12 & under free)
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration at Centrum
Friday, July 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
$65
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Mozart, Lutoslawski, Dohnányi
Friday, July 16, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Mozart – String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
Lutoslawski – Recitativo and Arioso for Violin and Piano
Dohnányi – Piano Quintet in E-flat minor, Op. 26
Lutoslawski – Recitativo and Arioso for Violin and Piano
Dohnányi – Piano Quintet in E-flat minor, Op. 26
$12-$24 (age 12 & under free)
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration at Centrum
Saturday, July 17, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
$65
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Wednesday, July 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
$10-$15
Federal Way Symphony's Summer at the Knutzen: Borodin & Schumann
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Knutzen Family Theater, Federal Way, WA, United States
Borodin – String Quartet
Schumann – Piano Quintet
Schumann – Piano Quintet
$35
Bach & Beer with cellist Steuart Pincombe
Saturday, August 21, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Machine House Brewery, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover connections between the art of brewing and the art of playing the music of Bach
$15 suggested donation
Groupmuse: Skyros Quartet Summer Series III: Final Hurrah in the CD
Wednesday, August 25, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in the Central District, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for the last installment of a roving three-part Groupmuse summer series, bringing the Skyros string quartet to living rooms all around Seattle!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Thursday, September 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$10-$43
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weber, Elgar, Haydn & Ford
Saturday, September 25, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Weber – Concertino for clarinet and orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 102
Elgar – Serenade for string orchestra
Ford – Thanatopsis for string orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 102
Elgar – Serenade for string orchestra
Ford – Thanatopsis for string orchestra
$15-$20
Magnificent 'Magnificats'
Friday, October 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Magnificat in D major
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
$5-$25
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Opening Concert
Saturday, October 2, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Robert Volkmann – Serenade for Strings No. 2, Op. 63
Theodor Blumer – Sextet, Op. 45 for Wind Quintet and Piano
Edward Elgar – Sospiri for Strings
Reinhold Glière – String Sextet No. 3, Op. 11 arr. for String Orchestra
Theodor Blumer – Sextet, Op. 45 for Wind Quintet and Piano
Edward Elgar – Sospiri for Strings
Reinhold Glière – String Sextet No. 3, Op. 11 arr. for String Orchestra
$15-$20
Cursive: Imagist Alchemy
Wednesday, October 6, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard mid-century American works inspired by the Imagist poetry movement.
$5-$14
Aronoff Chamber Players Fall Recital
Thursday, October 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Hovhaness – Piano Quintet, Op. 9
Mozart – String Quartet, K. 168
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Mozart – String Quartet, K. 168
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Free (Free)
Simply Three String Trio at the Moore
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Original works and innovative arrangements for string trio, spanning from Puccini and Gershwin to Adele, Coldplay, and Michael Jackson.
$25-$35
Celtic Music and Amusing Stories featuring Jamie Laval
Wednesday, October 13, 2027 @ 7:15pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Music Works Northwest, Bellevue, WA, United States
Toe-tapping melodies, amusing and informative stories, foot percussion, and an innovative arrangement style create a beautiful atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands.
$8-$15
Universal Language Project: Crowning Day
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A bold new multi-media work focusing on racial reconciliation as told through the eyes of a North Carolina plantation through the centuries.
$20
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15