Strings – Upcoming Concerts
Universal Language Project: Crowning Day
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, 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.
$15-$25
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Classical Instrumentalists
Monday, November 1, 2027 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of solo classical instrumental and guitar works.
Free
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Cadet & Debut String Orchestras
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Richard Meyer – Nightrider
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
$12-$15
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Emerald City Music: Darkness Visible
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Ades – Darkness Visible for Solo Piano
Dutilleux – Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano
Ravel – Piano Trio
Ades – Darkness Visible for Solo Piano
Dutilleux – Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano
Ravel – Piano Trio
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Darkness Visible
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Ades – Darkness Visible for Solo Piano
Dutilleux – Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano
Ravel – Piano Trio
Ades – Darkness Visible for Solo Piano
Dutilleux – Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano
Ravel – Piano Trio
$10-$43
Barry Lieberman & Friends Recital: Ted Botsford, double bass
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A solo recital by Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford.
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák, Holst, Gillingham, Wirén
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Serenade for winds
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
$15-$20
Barston Quartet at Icicle Creek
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by German and Eastern European masters performed by venerable veterans of chamber music.
$12-$24 (age 12 & under free)
UW Concerto Competition: Strings
Monday, November 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW string performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Barry Lieberman & Friends Master Class: Ted Botsford, double bass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford leads a free master class with students of Barry Lieberman.
Free (Free)
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Groupmuse: Tango, Carmen & Shostakovich
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8
J. S. Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Arrangements of Bizet's Carmen and Latin American dance music
J. S. Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Arrangements of Bizet's Carmen and Latin American dance music
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
Music, Thanks and Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing and Love
Thursday, November 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
An evening of incredible music and powerful performances by some of Seattle's top musicians.
Free
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers
Monday, November 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.
$20
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle presents Russian Music Festival/Competition
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PST)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Assorted Russian works performed by young pianists, cellists, and violinists competing for prizes. All parts of the competition are free and open to the public.
Free
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers (Whidbey Island)
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.
$20-$25, under 18 free
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle presents Festival Winners Concert
Saturday, December 4, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Program TBA.
$10