Cello – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival: Mozart, Brahms, & Ravel
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-flat major, K. 481
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
$55 / $20
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir plays Cornish, Saariaho, & Jónsdóttir
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jane Antonia Cornish – Portrait
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Free (Free)
Philharmonia Northwest: Chamber Musicale
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D. 956 (Allegro ma non troppo)
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in C major for two oboes and English horn, Op. 87 (Allegro)
George Onslow – Quintet No. 13, Op. 35 (Allegro Spirituoso Assai)
Edvard Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in C major for two oboes and English horn, Op. 87 (Allegro)
George Onslow – Quintet No. 13, Op. 35 (Allegro Spirituoso Assai)
$10-$20 suggested donation
Gallery Concerts: Happy Birthday Wolfgang!
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear a tour-de-force performance of one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most underperformed masterworks – his epic Divertimento in E-flat major for string trio.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Music Northwest: Chamber Music Masterpieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet No. 3 in B-flat major, WoO 27
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
$18 / $16 / Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Clara & Johannes
Sunday, January 26, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
$20 ($10 students)
The Sound Ensemble: Come Together
Saturday, February 1, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Bagatelles for flute, alto flute, cello, and piano
Assaf Shatil – New work (world premiere)
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Eleven Portraits Suite
Grace-Evangeline Mason – Upon Weightless Wings
Assaf Shatil – New work (world premiere)
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Eleven Portraits Suite
Grace-Evangeline Mason – Upon Weightless Wings
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12
Comfy Concerts: Sharing our Stories - Music of Bach and Chopin
Sunday, February 2, 2031 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Hillary Nordwell's Music Studio, Bellevue, WA, United States
Informal family concert featuring music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin, with storytelling, discussions, and quiet activities in the midst of the music-making.
$15 / $12
Seattle Symphony: Gidon Kremer In Recital
Wednesday, February 5, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Violinist Gidon Kremer presents his transcriptions of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Twenty-four Preludes for cello solo, paired with black and white images by Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus.
$75
The Sustain Music Project: Music & Light – Music for Flute, Cello, & Piano
Thursday, February 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Hilary Tann – The Gardens of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici
Philippe Gaubert – Trois Aquarelles ("Three Watercolors")
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae ("The Voice of the Whale")
Zhou Tian – Viaje ("Voyage")
Philippe Gaubert – Trois Aquarelles ("Three Watercolors")
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae ("The Voice of the Whale")
Zhou Tian – Viaje ("Voyage")
$25-$30
Jacobsen Series: Celebrate! Beethoven@250: Tradition and Innovation
Friday, February 7, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
The Puget Sound Piano Trio and mezzo-soprano Dawn Padula present an evening of works by Ludwig van Beethoven.
$20 / $15 / free
Seattle Symphony: Difficult Grace – Seth Parker Woods in Recital
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Monty Adkins – Winter Tendrils
Nathalie Joachim – The Race: 1915
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough3 (invariant)
Frederick Gifford – Difficult Grace
Ryan Carter – New Work TBA
Freida Abtan – New Work TBA
Nathalie Joachim – The Race: 1915
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough3 (invariant)
Frederick Gifford – Difficult Grace
Ryan Carter – New Work TBA
Freida Abtan – New Work TBA
$35
UW Faculty Lecture-Recital: Bach Cello Suite No. 3
Tuesday, February 11, 2031 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Faculty cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir presents a lecture-recital on Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009.
Free (Free)
BMC Night Beat: Beethoven's 250th Birthday Bash!
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bellingham Music Club presents cellist Colin Carr and pianist Thomas Sauer for this special sestercentennial tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven.
$25 (age 19 & under free with adult)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Sequenza Marathon
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear seven of Luciano Berio's 14 Sequenzas for solo instruments performed back to back in this marathon concert – incredible feats of musical athleticism that push the boundaries of virtuosity and possibility.
$25 / $15 / $10
Jacobsen Series: The Legacy of George Walker
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dr. Gregory Walker joins Puget Sound music faculty and guests for this celebration of music by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker.
$20 / 15 / free
Saint Mark's Music Series: Vehicles for Variation
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of the chaconne through works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Benjamin Britten, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
$20 / $15
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
Rainier Symphony: A Relentless Determination
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Giuseppe Verdi – Overture to Nabucco
Édouard Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Édouard Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
$20 / $14 / free
Rainier Symphony: A Relentless Determination
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Giuseppe Verdi – Overture to Nabucco
Édouard Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Édouard Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
$20 / $14 / free