Strings – Past Concerts
NW Folklife: SixTeen Strings
Friday, May 25, 2018 @ 4:50pm – 5:25pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Theatre 4 | Fourth Level, Seattle, WA, United States
The ensemble SixTeen Strings play fiddle tunes from around the world at the Northwest Folklife Festival.
Free
NW Folklife: Vancouver Fiddle Philharmonic
Friday, May 25, 2018 @ 2:20pm – 2:50pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The Vancouver Fiddle Philharmonic plays fiddle tunes from around the world at the Northwest Folklife Festival.
Free
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach's Brandenburg Concerto
Thursday, May 24, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and other works for flute, violin, harpsichord, and string chamber orchestra.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach's Brandenburg Concerto
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and other works for flute, violin, harpsichord, and string chamber orchestra.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Debut Orchestra, Beginning Strings, & Intermediate Orchestra Spring 2018 Concert
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Steven Bryant – Dusk
Robert W. Smith – Into the Storm
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Carl Strommen – Prairiesong
Michael Mogensen – Quest for the Grail
Additional works TBA
Robert W. Smith – Into the Storm
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry
Carl Strommen – Prairiesong
Michael Mogensen – Quest for the Grail
Additional works TBA
Free (Free)
Music of Remembrance: Gaman – to persevere
Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard – Gaman (2018 – world premiere)
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
$45 ($30 for under 30)
Tasting Notes: Concert & Exclusive Wine Tasting
Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Virtuosic music for the viola da gamba, featuring gamba superstar William Skeen.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
String Orchestra of the Rockies: The Cascades Meet the Rockies
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by regional and acclaimed composers reflecting the grandeur and beauty of the Northwest.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Featuring students of the PLU Department of Music string studios.
Free
OSSCS Chamber Music: Mozart, Crespo, Previn & more
Sunday, May 13, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Violin Sonata in G major, K. 301
Crespo – Bruckner Etude
Previn – Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven – String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
Crespo – Bruckner Etude
Previn – Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven – String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
$25
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Brahms Symphony No. 2
Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Kyr – Fanfare for a New Dawn (2003)
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$12-$20
JACK Quartet with Joshua Roman
Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jefferson Friedman – Quintet
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
Carlo Gesualdo – Madrigals (arranged by JACK founder Ari Streisfeld)
Joshua Roman – Tornado
Amy Williams – Richter Textures
John Zorn – Ouroboros
$20/$15 for Town Hall members
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Friday, May 4, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 11:50pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
OSSCS Chamber Music: Shaw, Mozart, & Choral Selections
Sunday, April 29, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Woodhouse Wine Estates, Woodinville, WA, United States
Shaw – Punctum
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Various composers – A cappella choral selections
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Various composers – A cappella choral selections
$25
Highlands Chapel Concert Series: Bazhanov, Farkas, DiLorenzo, & Barston String Quartet
Sunday, April 29, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 "Lark Quartet"
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
$30
Fulton Street Chamber Players: Dvořák's string quintet in G major
Monday, April 23, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
A quintet rich with folkloric material, with the unusual feature of a string bass as the fifth player.
$20 ($15 for Folio members)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Vivaldi & the High Baroque
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of virtuoso sonatas and concertos by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Anna Bon, George Frideric Handel, and Vivaldi.
$10-$42
Puget Sound Music Academy: The Insignia Sessions w/ Seattle Rock Orchestra Quintet
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Insignia Towers – South Tower, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music for piano and violin.
Free
Ustad Usman Khan, sitar & Ravi Albright, tabla
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Heights Community Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Master sitarist Ustad Usman Khan and local tabla maestro Ravi Albright bring a performance that is not to be missed.
Free
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Passion Through Harmony
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach (arr. Stern) – Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Sibelius – Suite champêtre
Sibelius (arr. Stern) – Impromptu, Op. 5 No. 3
Verdi – String Quartet in E minor
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Sibelius – Suite champêtre
Sibelius (arr. Stern) – Impromptu, Op. 5 No. 3
Verdi – String Quartet in E minor
Free