Duo – Past Concerts
Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free concert in tribute to Cole Porter (1891-1964).
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Schumann, Granados, Chopin
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Free (Free)
Long Piece Fest III: Kolat/Baldwin World Premieres
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with the premiere of works by Seattle composers Kevin Baldwin and Takemitsu Prize-winner Yigit Kolat.
Free ($5-$15 suggested donation)
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.
$10
Dainius & Asta Vaicekonis Piano Recital
Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Husband-and-wife piano duo Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis perform music from Israel, Lithuania, and America by living composers Weidberg, Ziv, Barkauskas, Narbutaite, Glass, and Bolcom.
Free
Shakespeare-Inspired Operas at the Library
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of the Shakespeare's first folio exhibit at the Central Library, LMC presents a program of operas based on his plays.
Free (Free)
From Palindromes to Coded Messages: An evening of duets and (musical) Easter eggs
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A listening journey exploring palindromes, coded messages, and other surprises embedded in classical music, followed by duets from members of the Skyros Quartet. Expect the unexpected!
$10 suggested donation
LMC at University House, Wallingford
Monday, April 11, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for violin, piano, and voice.
Free (Free)
LMC at Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, April 7, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Prelude
Ravel – Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Schumann – Vier Duette, Op. 78
Brahms – Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39
Brahms – Vier Duette, Op. 61
Ravel – Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds)
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Schumann – Vier Duette, Op. 78
Brahms – Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39
Brahms – Vier Duette, Op. 61
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, April 2, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Vocal works by Clara Schumann, Jake Heggie, Tom Cipullo, and more.
Free (Free)
First Friday Salon: Music for Two Pianos
Friday, April 1, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Husband-and-wife piano duo Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis perform music from Israel, Lithuania, and America by living composers Weidberg, Ziv, Barkauskas, Narbutaite, Glass, and Bolcom.
$17-$20
Eastside String Duets
Saturday, March 26, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
A low-key house concert with violin and cello duets by Bach and Halvorsen.
$10 suggested donation; RSVP required
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Maria Sampen & Oksana Ezhokina
Friday, March 18, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Bartók and Enescu.
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
Early Music Underground: Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Fiery 18th century music from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia, including music from the Jesuit missions and the colorful and exotic sonata Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez by Spanish composer José Herrando.
$20 (includes 1 beverage)
Early Music Underground: Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Fiery 18th century music from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia, including music from the Jesuit missions and the colorful and exotic sonata Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez by Spanish composer José Herrando.
$25 (includes wine tasting)
Second City Chamber Series: Two, Three, Four
Friday, March 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Haydn – Piano Trio in G major "Gypsy", Hob XV:25
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
LMC: Shakespeare at the Opera
Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Wagner – "Welche wunder Erwarten" from Das Liebesverbot
Vaughan Williams – "This is my father’s choice" from Sir John in Love
Verdi – Act II, Part II from Falstaff
Verdi – "Vieni, t’affretta" from Macbeth
Ambroise Thomas – Ophelia’s Mad Scene from Hamlet
Berlioz – "Nuits paisible" (Nocturne) from Beatrice et Benedict
Barber – "Give me Music" from Antony and Cleopatra
Bernstein – "I feel pretty" from West Side Story
Vaughan Williams – "This is my father’s choice" from Sir John in Love
Verdi – Act II, Part II from Falstaff
Verdi – "Vieni, t’affretta" from Macbeth
Ambroise Thomas – Ophelia’s Mad Scene from Hamlet
Berlioz – "Nuits paisible" (Nocturne) from Beatrice et Benedict
Barber – "Give me Music" from Antony and Cleopatra
Bernstein – "I feel pretty" from West Side Story
Free (Free)
Lucy Wenger Trio
Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (II. Allemande)
Louis Cahuzac – Cantilène
Estéban Eitler – Ansias
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Rezső Kókai – Four Hungarian Dances (I. Recruiting Dance)
Brahms – Trio in A minor, Op. 114 (I. Allegro; II. Adagio; III. Andantino grazioso; IV. Allegro)
Piazzolla – Milonga del Ángel
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (II. Allemande)
Louis Cahuzac – Cantilène
Estéban Eitler – Ansias
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Rezső Kókai – Four Hungarian Dances (I. Recruiting Dance)
Brahms – Trio in A minor, Op. 114 (I. Allegro; II. Adagio; III. Andantino grazioso; IV. Allegro)
Piazzolla – Milonga del Ángel
$5-$20 suggested donation
LMC: Romantic Art Songs at Mirabella
Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Romantic arts songs by Hahn, Fauré, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and Romberg, followed by works for piano by Bach, Brahms, Albeniz, and Turina.
Free (Free)
RCMFS Presents 'Winter Nights'
Sunday, February 14, 2016 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for Two Pianos
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata
Piazzola – Oblivion
Chopin – Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
Chopin – Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34, No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Impromptu and Meditation, Op. 72
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – “Andante Maestoso” from The Nutcracker
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata
Piazzola – Oblivion
Chopin – Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
Chopin – Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34, No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Impromptu and Meditation, Op. 72
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – “Andante Maestoso” from The Nutcracker
$10-$30 (age 18 & under free)