Cello – Upcoming Concerts
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)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
$18 / $14
Gallery Concerts: Leonarda’s Circle
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Uccellini, Marini, Buxtehude, Schmelzer, and the incomparable Isabella Leonarda.
$32 / $27 / $15
Eastside Symphony: Mendelssohn, Elgar, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Violin concerto in E minor (mvt. 1)
Elgar – Concerto for cello in E minor
Mozart – Piano concerto in C major, K. 467
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Elgar – Concerto for cello in E minor
Mozart – Piano concerto in C major, K. 467
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
$12 / $9 (age 12 & under free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
$18 / $14
Gallery Concerts: Leonarda’s Circle
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Uccellini, Marini, Buxtehude, Schmelzer, and the incomparable Isabella Leonarda.
$35 / $30 / $15
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase
Tuesday, October 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The Cornish Music Department presents an evening of student ensembles, including Jazz Ensemble IV, Guitar Ensemble, Chamber Ensembles, Classical Voice Studio, and several additional student-run groups.
Free
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
The Life and Works of Claude Debussy
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-Debussy program.
Free (Free)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
A Night at the Ballet, Opera, & Symphony with the Port Townsend Community Orchestra
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Free (Free)
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25, $20 seniors, under 18 free