Strings – Past Concerts
Music of Remembrance: Stormy Seas
Sunday, March 13, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
MOR reprises Sahba Aminikia’s Stormy Seas, premiered virtually in 2020, for a live audience in this program also featuring Sid Robinovitch's Rodas Recordada, songs based on Judeo-Spanish poems, & more.
Ticket price TBA
Seattle Symphony: From Vivaldi to Corelli
Saturday, March 12, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The SSO string section takes the lead as Principal Viola Susan Gulkis Assadi steps into the spotlight alongside guest violinist & conductor Elisa Citterio for works by J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Pietro Locatelli, & more.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: From Vivaldi to Corelli
Friday, March 11, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The SSO string section takes the lead as Principal Viola Susan Gulkis Assadi steps into the spotlight alongside guest violinist & conductor Elisa Citterio for works by J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Pietro Locatelli, & more.
Ticket price TBD
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Northwest Art Song, “Sacred & Profane”
Friday, March 11, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Portland-based Northwest Art Song presents 3 pieces about love, religion, & spirituality for voice, piano, & strings: Emerson Eads' The Gleaners, William C. White’s Stabat Mater, & Samuel Barber’s beloved Hermit Songs.
$20 ($15 senior)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Women of the Baroque
Sunday, March 6, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, & Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre are featured in this concert of some of the best vocal & instrumental chamber music of the Baroque era.
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Sunshine Concert
Sunday, February 20, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Thomas Chapel at Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA, United States
Liana Alexandra – Larghetto for String Orchestra
Șerban Nichifor – Transylvania Bluegrass for violin & string orchestra
Sadie Harrison – Via Della Fortuna
Lennox Berkeley – Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
Șerban Nichifor – Transylvania Bluegrass for violin & string orchestra
Sadie Harrison – Via Della Fortuna
Lennox Berkeley – Serenade for Strings, Op. 12
$20 ($15 student/ages 65+)
Meany Center: Wu Han, Philip Setzer, & David Finckel
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances for violin & piano, Op. 58
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B. 130
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 African Dances for violin & piano, Op. 58
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B. 130
$65 (subscriptions available)
Seattle Symphony: Songs of the Earth
Sunday, February 13, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Songs of the Earth
Saturday, February 12, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Songs of the Earth
Thursday, February 10, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
George Walker – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Gustav Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde ("Songs of the Earth")
Ticket price TBD
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Nevermind
Friday, February 4, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Baroque quartet Nevermind (Anna Besson, flute; Louis Creac’h, violin; Robin Pharo, viola da gamba; & Jean Rondeau, harpsichord) rewrites the rules of period-instrument concerts with this performance of works by J.S. & C.P.E. Bach.
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Kenney-Lu-Herbert Trio
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in E-flat major, Hob. XV:22
Robert Schumann (arr.) – Selections from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form ("Canonic Etudes"), Op. 56
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929
Robert Schumann (arr.) – Selections from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form ("Canonic Etudes"), Op. 56
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
Ellinor Quartet: Debussy & Ravel String Quartets
Saturday, January 29, 2022 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Ellinor Quartet for their first full recital in over 2 years, featuring the 2 warhorses of French Impressionism.
Free (Free (registration required))
Seattle Symphony: Tied Together
Friday, January 28, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Boston-based group Hub New Music collaborates with renowned Silkroad Ensemble shakuhachi artist Kojiro Umezaki in a program of new music by composers from the Asia/America New Music Institute.
Ticket price TBD
Meany Center: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Mongo Santamaria, arr. Valerie Coleman – Afro Blue
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
$65 (subscriptions available)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, Anthony McGill, & Aizuri Quartet
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute & String Quartet, Op. 80
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Fiddlers Three, a Holiday Concert!
Saturday, December 18, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Festive music & carols by Johann Pachelbel, Dario Castello, G.B. Buonamente, & others, featuring 3 wonderful baroque violinists, recorder, bassoon, lute, & theorbo.
$20 suggested donation
Key to Change: Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change violin & viola students will perform during this festive holiday concert.
Free (Free)
University Presbyterian Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christmas concert featuring the UPCC Cathedral Choir with chamber orchestra & soloists, performing the Magnificat by Norwegian composer Kim Andre Arnesen, as well as other traditional works.
Free
Eastside Symphony: Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Come celebrate the season as Eastside Symphony plays a mix of classical & holiday music for all ages.
Free (Free (RSVP required))