Strings – Past Concerts
Northwest Folklife's Crossroads Cultural Arts Series presents: CelloX
Saturday, July 20, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Crossroads Community Center Theater, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Cello eXperiment (AKA “CelloX”) features Peter Williams’ highest-level students. They have recorded an album at Jack Straw Studios and performed at the Seattle Mariners, Triple Door, and The Moore Theatre.
Free
Chamber Music Madness: Premeditated Strings – Janáček & Shaskus
Saturday, July 20, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Leoš Janáček – Suite for string orchestra
Jeremy Shaskus – Rasputin's Revenge
Jeremy Shaskus – Rasputin's Revenge
Free
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Prokofiev, & Schubert
Friday, July 19, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Quartet in C major, WoO 36
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 80
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 80
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929
$22 / $12 / FREE age 12 & under
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Mendelssohn's String Quartet
Friday, July 19, 2019 @ 1:15pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Get an inside look at how musicians prepare for a chamber music concert at this working rehearsal for Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44 No. 3.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Debussy, Beach, Shostakovich, & Suk
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Quartet
Josef Suk – Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas," Op. 35a
Josef Suk – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Quartet
Josef Suk – Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas," Op. 35a
Josef Suk – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 8
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Debussy, Beach, Shostakovich, Suk
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Introduction to 'Voyage Out' by Sebastian Currier
Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring an introduction to Sebastian Currier's new work Voyage Out.
Free
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Crumb, Rachmaninoff, & Brahms
Saturday, July 13, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts – Snowy Owl Theater, Leavenworth, WA, United States
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae for electric flute, cello, and amplified piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for two pianos
Johanns Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for two pianos
Johanns Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$22 / $12 / FREE age 12 & under
Chamber Music Madness: Tuned In! Student Recital
Saturday, July 13, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Waldorf High School, Seattle, WA, United States
The culmination of a fun and rewarding week of playing and learning during the Tuned In! student chamber music festival.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet w/ Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Friday, July 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
The dazzling Calidore String Quartet, Bellingham Festival of Music's ensemble in residence, performs their annual recital highlighted by Johannes Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, among other works.
$45-$55 (students $12)
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Dvořák, Harbison, & Schubert
Friday, July 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Bagatelles, Op. 47
John Harbison – November 19, 1828 for piano quartet
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898
John Harbison – November 19, 1828 for piano quartet
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898
$22 / $12 / FREE age 12 & under
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Summer Series: Bach, Beethoven, & Brews
Thursday, July 11, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Geaux Brewing, Auburn, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata in G major
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet Op. 77, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet Op. 77, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1
$20 ($10 students)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Haydn, Blow, Purcell, Ravel, & Brahms
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise"
John Blow & Henry Purcell – English folk songs
Maurice Ravel – Ma mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose") Suite for Piano Four Hands
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
John Blow & Henry Purcell – English folk songs
Maurice Ravel – Ma mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose") Suite for Piano Four Hands
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Haydn, Blow, Purcell, Ravel, Brahms
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Chamber Music Madness: Tuned In! Faculty Recital feat. Skyros Quartet
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Waldorf High School, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Philip Glass – Suite from Bent for string quartet
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Philip Glass – Suite from Bent for string quartet
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Fauré, Beethoven, & Enescu
Monday, July 8, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabriel Fauré – La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Georges Enescu – Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Georges Enescu – Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor (US premiere)
$55 ($20 students/30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Fauré, Beethoven, & Enescu
Monday, July 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Chinese Garden, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Fauré, Beethoven, & Enescu
Monday, July 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Yesler Terrace Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Bellingham Festival of Music: Chamber Music by the Bay – Leclair, Debussy, & Beethoven
Sunday, July 7, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Bellingham Cruise Terminal, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jean-Marie Leclair – Duo Sonata, Op. 3 No. 5
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
$60
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Haydn, Weinberg, & Schubert
Saturday, July 6, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in D minor, Hob. XV:23
Mieczysław Weinberg – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Mieczysław Weinberg – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$22 / $12 / FREE age 12 & under