Cello – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Total Eclipse of My Heart Comes Undone
Monday, August 21, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Two musicians passionate about creating inviting concert experiences, exploring the continuum between classical music and other genres, and engaging the world beyond music in their work.
$15-$20
Seattle Composers' Salon: O'Keefe, Scribner, Degraw, Bratcher
Friday, September 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Patrick O’Keefe – Sonata for Piano (world premiere – Karin McCullough, piano)
S. Eric Scribner – Works TBD
Blake Degraw – Diler, for strings
Cole Bratcher – Transit Maps, fixed media with projection
S. Eric Scribner – Works TBD
Blake Degraw – Diler, for strings
Cole Bratcher – Transit Maps, fixed media with projection
$5-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: Between Worlds: Schubert & Beethoven
Saturday, September 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Schubert – Fantasy in F minor for Piano Four Hands, D. 940
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Beyond Virtuosity
Sunday, September 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello (1922)
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven’s String Quartets
Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven's String Quartets
Sunday, September 10, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso'
Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Efe Baltacıgil & Benjamin Hochman in Recital
Sunday, September 17, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 1027
Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 1027
$30 / $15
Different Drummer w/ Jessie Sawyers
Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Multi-genre chamber ensemble with percussive tap dance.
$20 adults, $10 youth
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Tuesday, September 26, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$20, $15 under age 30
Wayward Music Series: Matrio + Trevor O’Loughlin
Thursday, October 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Matrio is an improvising collective; with influences ranging from Olivier Messiaen to The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Matrio creates set-long experiences that explore the space between sound, noise, music, and silence.
$5-$15 at the door
Auburn Symphony: Across America – Rodeo & New World Symphony
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Dvořák – “New World” Symphony No. 9
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Dvořák – “New World” Symphony No. 9
$37 / $30 / $10
Everett Philharmonic Masterworks Concert: Walton & Elgar
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Will Walton – Orb and Sceptre
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$25 / $20 / $10 / kids 12 & under free
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Duel in Dresden
Tuesday, October 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Featuring the rivalry between early 18th century violinists Italian Veracini and German Pisendel of the Dresden Court Orchestra, as well as music by Bach and Telemann.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Mozart string quartet in F major and piano music by Granados
Wednesday, October 11, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart: String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590
Granados: Selections
Free (Free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10
Second City Chamber Series: Masters & Winners
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 70, No.1 “Ghost”
Woodhouse – Taured
Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Woodhouse – Taured
Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
$25/$23/$10 (age 18 & under free)
Moon Festival Melody: Cello exploration
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renowned cellist Kai Chen, former principal cellist of China National Opera Symphony Orchestra, explores classical cello music and Chinese music to celebrate Chinese Moon Festival.
$25-$80
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach Double Harpsichord Concertos
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Bach’s brilliant and rarely-performed double concertos, plus works by Telemann, Frescobaldi, and Rusca.
$10-$42
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: UW Faculty Cello Recital
Thursday, October 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo cello recital including premieres of pieces by Halldór Smárason, Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, and Melia Watras.
$20 ($10 youth/seniors)