Meany Center for the Performing Arts – Past Concerts
Meany On Screen: Emerson String Quartet (on-demand until 6/11/2021)
Friday, June 4, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 21 in D major K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 21 in D major K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet (on-demand until 5/21/2021)
Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Heitor Villa-Lobos – "VI. Saltando como um Saci" from String Quartet No. 1
Jessie Montgomery —" V. Lay Dis Body Down" from Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jeff Scott – Libertango
Jessie Montgomery —" V. Lay Dis Body Down" from Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jeff Scott – Libertango
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw (on-demand until 5/14/2021)
Friday, May 7, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Sō Percussion & Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw present a series of video performances with an imaginative world of sonic richness.
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Joyce Yang (on-demand until 5/7/21)
Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
J.S. Bach – French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Ten Preludes, Op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Ten Preludes, Op. 23
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Takács Quartet (on-demand until 4/23/21)
Friday, April 16, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
W.A. Mozart – String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421/417b (Mvt. I)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Five Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (Mvts. I, III)
Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (Mvt. II)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (Mvts. I, III)
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (Mvts. III, IV)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Five Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (Mvts. I, III)
Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (Mvt. II)
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (Mvts. I, III)
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (Mvts. III, IV)
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Strings for Peace (on-demand until 4/9/21)
Friday, April 2, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online event
India’s celebrated first family of the sarod – Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash, and Ayaan Ali Bangash – join Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin to present a series of video performances that bridge worlds of music, from a Spanish work for the guitar to ragas and folk tunes.
Free (Free ($25 suggested donation))
Meany On Screen: Dover Quartet (on-demand until 4/2/2021)
Friday, March 26, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464
William Grant Still – Lyric Quartette (Musical Portraits of Three Friends)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464
William Grant Still – Lyric Quartette (Musical Portraits of Three Friends)
Free (Free)
Mark Morris Dance Group & Music Ensemble: Mozart Dances (on-demand until 3/19/2021)
Friday, March 12, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
3 piano works by W.A. Mozart & scenic design by abstract painter Howard Hodgkin form the backdrop for this performance by the Mark Morris Dance Group.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Angela Hewitt – Bach (on-demand until 3/12/2021)
Friday, March 5, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Pianist Angela Hewitt plays a diverse selection of pieces large & small by J.S. Bach. Filmed in September 2020 at London’s Wigmore Hall.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Martha Graham Dance Company – Appalachian Spring, Then & Now (on-demand until 2/26/2021)
Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Martha Graham’s iconic Appalachian Spring, with original music by Aaron Copland, is revived in this 2019 production filmed at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, MA.
Free
Meany On Screen: Simone Dinnerstein – A Character of Quiet (on-demand until 2/19/2021)
Friday, February 12, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs music from her newest album, A Character of Quiet. Repertoire includes Philip Glass’s Études No. 16 & No. 2, as well as Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano (on-demand until 2/12/2021)
Friday, February 5, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Online event
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 5 "Quarteto popular no. 1"
Gabriela Ortiz – "IV. La Calaca" from Altar de Muertos
Alberto Ginastera – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20
Gabriela Ortiz – "IV. La Calaca" from Altar de Muertos
Alberto Ginastera – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Meklit – Live at Studio 124 (on-demand until 2/5/2021)
Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Ethiopian-American vocalist-songwriter Meklit Hadero performs an intimate, multi-cultural virtual concert. Featuring a solo performance of songs & stories, told via voice, guitar, & the Ethiopian krar.
Price TBD
Meany On Screen: Kodō Taiko – Legacy (on-demand until 1/29/21)
Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Japan’s legendary Kodō drummers present a 1-hour performance film, combining some of their best-loved pieces with new works displaying the infinite possibilities of the taiko traditional Japanese drum.
Free (Free)
Meany On Screen: Jeremy Denk (on-demand until 11/20/2020)
Friday, November 13, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Robert Schumann – Papillons, Op. 2
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for piano, Op. 21
Missy Mazzoli – Bolts of Loving Thunder
Johannes Brahms – Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Clara Schumann – Three Romances for piano, Op. 21
Missy Mazzoli – Bolts of Loving Thunder
Johannes Brahms – Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Free (Free (registration required))
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grimaud stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov.
$61-$69 (FREE ages 5-17)
Meany Center presents Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Broad and interconnecting collection of American music through violin/fiddle solos and duos with additional music by Mr. O'Connor on guitar.
$49-$57 ($39-$45 ages 5-17)
Meany Center presents Orlando Consort: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Britain’s celebrated early music vocal ensemble transports us to Joan’s world, accompanying Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc live with a deeply moving soundtrack of sacred and secular music from her lifetime.
$47-$55 (FREE ages 5-17)
Meany Center presents: Midori & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Thursday, January 23, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Two major forces in classical music team up to present an all-Beethoven program in celebration of the composer's 250th anniversary.
$67-$75 ($53-$60 ages 5-17)
Meany Center presents Jonathan Biss: Celebrating Beethoven Part I – Redux
Thursday, December 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 "Grand"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
$41-$49 (FREE ages 5-17)