Viola – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, March 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Arad, Britten, Penderecki, and Watras.
$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle: Bach, Bridge, & Brahms
Thursday, April 5, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major for Viola da gamba, BWV 1027
Frank Bridge – Four Pieces for Cello and Piano (arranged for viola)
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Frank Bridge – Four Pieces for Cello and Piano (arranged for viola)
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Mozart, Chopin, & Brahms
Saturday, April 7, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 7 in C K. 309
Chopin – Etude in C major Op. 10, No. 1
Chopin – Etude in G-Flat major Op. 25, No. 9
Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major Op. 120, No. 2
Chopin – Etude in C major Op. 10, No. 1
Chopin – Etude in G-Flat major Op. 25, No. 9
Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major Op. 120, No. 2
Free
Bainbridge First Sundays: Skyros Quartet
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A concert from the Skyros Quartet.
$20 ($5 youth)
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra: The Clouds Receding
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Furrer – Aria for soprano and six instruments (1999, West Coast premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
$25 / $15 / $10
Vijay Chalasani, viola (UW DMA Recital)
Sunday, April 15, 2029 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital for viola, presented by UW School of Music doctoral student Vijay Chalasani.
Free
UW Chamber Orchestra with Melia Watras, viola
Friday, April 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Lachrymae
Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
Wolf – Italian Serenade
Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
Wolf – Italian Serenade
Free
Kin of the Moon: What Better Than Call A Dance?
Friday, April 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A hybrid of through composed and improvised music, the retrospective/reworking includes dance music of the Renaissance, and new view on the waltz and the tango, and a sort of EDM thing... and electronics.
$5-$15 donation
Music Works in Concert: Whitney Pierce Chamber Trio
Tuesday, April 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Chamber Trio with guitar, flute, and viola.
Free
PLU Artist Series: Brahms & Beyond
Wednesday, April 25, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Featuring performers Soon Cho (mezzo-soprano), Ames Asbell (viola), and Joey Martin (piano).
$10 ($5 senior / military / alumni, students free)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, April 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring four newly-commissioned works by four eclectic composers, written for a unique ensemble of violin, viola, sax, clarinet, acoustic/electric guitar, piano, and percussion.
$5-$15 donation
Highlands Chapel Concert Series: Bazhanov, Farkas, DiLorenzo, & Barston String Quartet
Sunday, April 29, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 "Lark Quartet"
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
$30
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Friday, May 4, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:50pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Metamorphosis... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, May 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, United States
Beethoven – Eyeglass Duo, for viola and cello
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
Strauss – Metamorphosen, for string sextet
Bernstein – On Beethoven
Beethoven – Viola Quintet in C major
$28 ($10 w/ student ID)
Intersections: Music, Words, & Pictures – Lecture with Ronald Moore
Sunday, May 6, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Liszt – "Vallée d'Obermann" from Années de pèlerinage
Prokofiev – Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev – Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Free
Cathedral Trio Concert
Friday, May 11, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A perfect balance between beloved traditional idioms and engaging new music.
$10-$15
Mozart in Vienna – Orchestral Recital
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A full orchestra led by Lorenzo Guggenheim explores a diverse selection of what Mozart was writing when he became one of the first independent composers in history and moved to Vienna.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten ("The Wedding Cantata")
Bach – The Goldberg Variations (selections)
Bach – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (selections)
Bach – Trio sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Bach – The Goldberg Variations (selections)
Bach – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (selections)
Bach – Trio sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Free
Music of Remembrance: Gaman – to persevere
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard – Gaman (2018 – world premiere)
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
Shinji Eshima – August 6th (1995)
Erwin Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet (1923)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes (1949)
Songs from Terezin
$45 ($30 for under 30)