Strings – Past Concerts
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Harmless Modern Vikings w/the Danish String Quartet
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
The internationally acclaimed Danish String Quartet performs in an informal, relaxed setting.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Sunday, February 11, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed countertenor Reginald L. Mobley joins an ensemble of period banjo, guitar, strings, and piano for an unforgettable program exploring the contributions of Black musicians to American music.
$25-$45
The Sound Ensemble: A Life Transformed
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Call for Scores Winner – Work TBD
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
$15
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Rossini & Strauss
Saturday, February 10, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Horizon House, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – String Sonata in G major
Nielsen – Bohmisk Danse-Folketone
Strauss – Metamorphosen
Nielsen – Bohmisk Danse-Folketone
Strauss – Metamorphosen
Free (Free)
UW Symphony at Benaroya Hall: Rossini, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Enesco
Monday, February 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
$22 / $12
Northwest Honor Orchestra for Strings
Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A festival offering high school string players the opportunity to perform literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor, culminating in a final concert.
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Sunshine Concert: Wiren, Fuchik, Bozza & more
Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Wiren – Serenade for Strings, Op. 11
Fuchik – Polka for Wind Quintet
Bozza – Scherzo for Winds
Granados – Intermezzo to Goyescas
Gilet – Suite America
Fuchik – Polka for Wind Quintet
Bozza – Scherzo for Winds
Granados – Intermezzo to Goyescas
Gilet – Suite America
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Federal Way Symphony: From Vienna with Love
Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo for Violin and Viola in G major
Mahler – Quartet for Piano & Strings in A minor
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major
Mahler – Quartet for Piano & Strings in A minor
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major
$45 / $40 / $15
SCMS Winter Festival: Fanny Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Brahms
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in D minor, Op. 11
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Brahms – Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor, Op. 34bis
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Brahms – Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor, Op. 34bis
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Basically Baroque with Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
Handel – Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7
Vivaldi – Concerto for two oboes in D minor RV 535
Hidgon – Dance Card
Vivaldi – Concerto for two oboes in D minor RV 535
Hidgon – Dance Card
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Open Rehearsal
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 1:15pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A public rehearsal of Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 with Yura Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, Roberto Díaz, and Bion Tsang.
Free
SCMS Winter Festival: Grieg, Beach, Strauss
Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Andante con moto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C minor, EG 116
Amy M. C. Beach – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
R. Strauss – Enoch Arden for speaker and piano, a melodrama on a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Amy M. C. Beach – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
R. Strauss – Enoch Arden for speaker and piano, a melodrama on a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
SCMS Winter Festival: Mozart, Schumann, & Shostakovich
Sunday, January 21, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Robert Schumann – Trio No. 3 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in G minor, Op. 110
Shostakovich – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E minor, Op. 67
Robert Schumann – Trio No. 3 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in G minor, Op. 110
Shostakovich – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E minor, Op. 67
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
SMCO & Choral Arts NW: Journeys of Discovery & Hope
Saturday, January 20, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabriela Lena Frank – Leyendas, an Andean Walkabout
Joseph Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times, Hob. XXII/11 “Nelson Mass”
Joseph Haydn – Mass for Troubled Times, Hob. XXII/11 “Nelson Mass”
$15-$25
SCMS Winter Festival: Haydn, Schumann, & Walton
Saturday, January 20, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2
Schumann – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 80
Walton – Quartet for Piano and Strings
Schumann – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 80
Walton – Quartet for Piano and Strings
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Second City Chamber Series: Just Us Folks
Friday, January 19, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Brubeck – Blue Rondo À La Turk
Eryilmaz – Dances of the Yogurt Maker
Fujiwara – Fiddle Suite Montana
Monti – Czardas
Zhurbin – Culai
Eryilmaz – Dances of the Yogurt Maker
Fujiwara – Fiddle Suite Montana
Monti – Czardas
Zhurbin – Culai
$25/$23/$10 (age 18 & under free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Open Rehearsal
Friday, January 19, 2018 @ 1:15pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A public rehearsal of Schumann Quintet Trio No. 1 with Karen Gomyo, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, and Max Levinson.
Free
Mostly Nordic: Norway – Crossing the North Sea
Sunday, January 14, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A delightfully entertaining program that explores the repertoire of distinct fiddle styles that developed along the routes between Norway, Shetland, and points beyond.
$25 / $20
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$20 ($15 age 21-30)
Bach's Coffeehouse: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Sunday, January 7, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$25 ($20 65+ and under 30)