Cello – Upcoming Concerts
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Olympic Music Festival: New Worlds
Sunday, August 18, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Georges Enescu – Konzertstück for viola and piano
William Walton – Piano Quartet in D minor
Frederic Chopin – Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3 for cello and piano
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 "American"
William Walton – Piano Quartet in D minor
Frederic Chopin – Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3 for cello and piano
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 "American"
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Listen Live at Lunch: Duo Soprello
Wednesday, August 21, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program of original music and transcriptions including arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gaetano Donizetti, selections from cello sonatas by Gabriel Fauré and Dmitri Shostakovich, and more.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Chamber Music on a Boat
Friday, August 23, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pier 55, Seattle, WA, United States
Live music by a cast of incredible ECM musicians including Lincoln Center violinist Kristin Lee, a one-of-a-kind musical play-along, games, food, drink, and more.
$200-$250
BMC presents Ballance Duo
Wednesday, September 4, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
Free (Free)
BMC Night Beat presents Ballance Duo
Thursday, September 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Concert I
Friday, September 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Megan Bledsoe-Ward – Nevertheless for harp and bassoon (world premiere)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music II
Saturday, September 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Samuel Magrill – Five Bagatelles for flute, violin, cello, and piano
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Mid-Autumn Melody 2019: Cellist Kai Chen & Orchestra Seattle
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore diverse cello music, Vincent Liang's popular Chinese song Wishing We Last Forever, beautiful Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 5 with soprano Yali Lee and Orchestra of Cellos, and more.
$30 / $40 / $50 / $100
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Clara Schumann Bicentennial Celebration
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in F major, Hob. XVI:6
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$48 / $41 / $10
Ascend Ascend: A Poetic Performance with Janaka Stucky & Lori Goldston
Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
All Pilgrims Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An immersive, multidisciplinary performance involving light, scent, and sound by mystic poet/performer Janaka Stucky and cellist/composer Lori Goldston.
$18.50 / $45
Music Inspired by the Word of God: A Benefit Concert for the Kent Grant Organ
Sunday, September 22, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 3 in C major
Jules Massenet – "Meditation" from Thais
Ernest Bloch – Schelomo
Jules Massenet – "Meditation" from Thais
Ernest Bloch – Schelomo
$20 suggested donation
Town Music: You Had Me At Cello
Sunday, September 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joshua Roman and four talented Seattle Symphony cellists ruminate on the cello’s iconic sound with a curated array of works originally written for a cello quartet, and perform unique and clever new arrangements that redefine the boundaries of the cello.
$15-$20
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Secret Chamber Music Season Kickoff
Tuesday, September 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
$25
Resonance Masters' Series presents: Master Class w/ Nathan Chan, cello
Wednesday, September 25, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Cellist Nathan Chan will conduct a master class with local students of the cello.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Thursday, September 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Different Drummer
Friday, September 27, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A show that represents genres as varied as the artists presenting it. Prepare to be entertained, amused, and exhilarated by this unique collaboration.
$15 ($10 youth/seniors)
Seattle Symphony: Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Sunday, September 29, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Overture and Venusberg Music from Tannhäuser
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Antonín Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Resonance at SOMA presents: Masterworks for Piano Trio – Kagel, Pärt, & Brahms
Sunday, September 29, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mauricio Kagel – Piano Trio No. 2
Arvo Pärt – Mozart-Adagio
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Arvo Pärt – Mozart-Adagio
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
$30 ($20 students)