Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (Johann Sebastian Bach) | Upcoming Concerts

Seattle Symphony: Lang Lang in Recital

Seattle Symphony

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Lang Lang returns to Benaroya Hall for a 1-night-only solo recital, performing J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Mahan Esfahani

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)

Online and in-person

Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani approaches one of the greatest masterpieces of the Baroque repertoire, J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, in this performance for PCMS.

Free (Free ($20 in-person))

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Epiphany Seattle: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Wyatt Smith

Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States

Online and in-person

Dr. Wyatt Smith performs J.S. Bach’s famed Goldberg Variations on harpsichord, in the soaring acoustics of the main church at Epiphany.

Free (Free)

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Queen Anne Concerts: Duo Amadeus, sponsored by Musique du Jour Presents!

Musique du Jour Presents!

Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)

Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States

Enjoy selections from L.-G. Guillemain’s Amusement and J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, both virtuoso works for unaccompanied violin, as well as a rondo by C.P.E. Bach and duo sonatas by J.C. Bach and the incomparable W.A. Mozart, performed in an intimate, acoustically superb setting.

$30 / $25 / $15 / free

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Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: In the Spotlight – Schoenberg & Bach

Seattle Symphony

Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)

Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States

Arnold Schoenberg – Wind Quintet, Op. 26
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio

$35

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Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Goldberg Variations

Salish Sea Early Music Festival

Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bellingham, WA, United States

Goldberg Variations with German harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.

$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)

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Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Goldberg Variations

Salish Sea Early Music Festival

Friday, March 8, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)

Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States

Goldberg Variations with German harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.

$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)

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Olympic Music Festival Opening Celebration: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Jennifer Culp, Dimitri Murrath, Olympic Music Festival, and Steven Copes

Saturday, July 14, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)

Chapel at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Handel – Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Viola, HWV 432 (arr. Halverson)
Beethoven – String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

$35 (age 12 & under free)

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Ladies Musical Club: The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle

Sunday, May 20, 2018 @ 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

Free

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Resonance Masters Series: Goldberg Variations w/ Adam Pearl

Resonance at SOMA Towers and Adam Pearl

Friday, April 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States

Award-winning harpsichordist Adam Pearl presents Bach’s celebrated Goldberg Variations.

$20

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Bach in the Subways at Crossroads

Various artists and Bach in the Subways

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 10:30am – 5:00pm (PDT)

Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States

Local musicians, amateurs, and professionals alike perform the music of J.S. Bach for free for the public in celebration of Bach’s 333rd birthday. 10:30am-5:00pm.

Free (Free)

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Bach in the Subways at SeaTac

Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra Cello Choir, Various artists, and Bach in the Subways

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 10:00am – 2:30pm (PDT)

SeaTac Light Rail Transit Station, SeaTac, WA, United States

Local musicians, amateurs, and professionals alike perform the music of J.S. Bach for free for the public in celebration of Bach’s 333rd birthday. 10am-2:30pm.

Free (Free)

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Bach in Ballard

Bach in the Subways and Karin McCullough

Friday, March 23, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:30pm (PDT)

Seattle Public Library – Ballard Branch, Seattle, WA, United States

J.S. Bach – Goldberg Aria & first & last variations
J.S. Bach – French Suite No. 1
J.S. Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book One (selections)
J.S. Bach – Italian Concerto

Free (Free)

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Bach in the Subways Preview Concert

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle and Bach in the Subways

Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)

Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States

A Ladies Musical Club special concert celebrating the 333rd anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Free (Free)

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Ladies Musical Club: Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle

Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)

Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle celebrates the birth month of Johann Sebastian Bach by performing his works for soprano, mezzo-soprano, violin, flute, recorder, oboe, English horn, and piano.

Free

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