Strings – Past Concerts
Emerald City Music: What You Are To Me
Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello, & Piano Left Hand, Op. 23
Patrick Castillo – Winter Light (Seattle premiere)
$55 ($44 ETV member)
Ben Ford ft Ravenna String Quartet, w/ Max Morin
Thursday, October 21, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle musician/composer Ben Ford & the Ravenna String Quartet debut of a selection of evocative arrangements for a quintet ensemble. Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Max Morin shares the program.
$15 advance, $20 at the door
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, October 21, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sight read string music with Ravenna Strings in these weekly sessions at Phinney Center, Thursdays through November 18. Beginner/intermediate & intermediate/advanced sessions available; come for 1 or both.
Free (Free (registration required))
92Y Presents: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Richard Goode play Mozart
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Overture to L'Amant anonyme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425 "Linz"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 in C major, K.425 "Linz"
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$50
CelloBello 2021 Gala – A Celebration of Paul Katz’s 80th Birthday
Sunday, October 17, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
CelloBello's annual fundraising concert celebrates Founder/Artistic Director/teacher Paul Katz this year. Featuring performers impacted by Katz, including Ian Swensen, Jeffrey Zeigler, the Harlem String Quartet, & many more.
Online: $100 | In person: $150-$250
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA): 27th Annual National Young Artist Competition
Sunday, October 17, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chosen from over 100 nation-wide applicants, 9 young musicians compete to receive the opportunity to perform with the VSO in January 2022.
Free (Online: Free | In person: SOLD OUT)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to psychedelic pioneers Pink Floyd with a complete performance of their landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon.
$32.50-$42.50
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Music & the Power of Influence
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
Meany Center: Danish String Quartet
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Pacific Lutheran University Orchestra Festival
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Day of music making & sharing featuring performances from the finest high school orchestras in the Puget Sound.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sight read string music with Ravenna Strings in these weekly sessions at Phinney Center, Thursdays through November 18. Beginner/intermediate & intermediate/advanced sessions available; come for 1 or both.
Free (Free (registration required))
Candlelight: Favorite Anime Themes
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The 101, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs from iconic anime series like Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, & more, performed by string quartet in a romantic candlelit setting.
$45
Wayward Music Series: Skyros Quartet + arx duo – Bows & Mallets
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for string quartet & percussion by Michael Laurello & Christopher Dietz, plus works from the 20th & 21st Centuries.
$5-$15 donation
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: String Quartets
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:40pm (PDT)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74 "Rider"
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Free (Free)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Something Old & Something New
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.
Free
Candlelight: Favorite Anime Themes
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
The 101, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs from iconic anime series like Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, & more, performed by string quartet in a romantic candlelit setting.
$45
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georg Philipp Telemann – Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 "Burlesque de Quixotte"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Federal Way Symphony: Season Premiere – The Magic of Sound
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Clare Longendyke performs as soloist on L.v. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, in this program that also features P.I. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 & Morton Gould's Symphonette No. 2.
$35 ($25 senior/military, $10 child)