Libertango (Astor Piazzolla) – Upcoming Concerts
Bellingham Music Club: Rastrelli Cello Quartet – From Brahms to Beatles
Saturday, October 30, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WCC Syre Auditorium, Bellingham, WA, United States
Program featuring Russian folk tunes; selections from the Beatles song book; works by Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, & Astor Piazzolla; plus film scores by Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, & Henry Mancini.
$30 ($10 ages 12-18/students with ID)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Old World, New World
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
George Gershwin, arr. James Cohn – Three Preludes
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Ludwig van Beethoven – "I. Music, Love, and Wine" from 25 Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Franz Schubert – "IV. Andantino – Allegretto" from Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Roman Sokruta – Libertango
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Pablo Ziegler – Michelangelo '70
Aram Khachaturian, arr. Greg Anderson – "Sabre Dance" from Gayane
Jennifer Higdon – A Gentle Notion
Morton Gould – "VIII. Jaunty" from Benny’s Gig
Dick Hyman – "Allegro" from Sextet for clarinet, piano, & string quartet
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
Music on the Ridge: David Locke, accordion
Thursday, July 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A mix of old favorites and less-familiar pieces for solo accordion.
Free (Free)
Ellinor Quartet: Beethoven, Piazzolla, Mendelssohn’s Octet
Sunday, June 3, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18, No. 1
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango (arranged by Lisa L. Ochoco for string octet)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet, Op. 20
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango (arranged by Lisa L. Ochoco for string octet)
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet, Op. 20
Free (Free)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SPARK.1
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO partners with local DJs, producers, and visual artists for SPARK, a new performance series that takes the classical music genre far outside the realm of the expected.
$25
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Four Horns
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in D minor, RV 127
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
$20/$15
Jacobsen Series: No Passport Required
Friday, March 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works for woodwind quintet by Cambini, Piazzolla, Shabalala, and more.
$15/$10
Groupmuse House Concert: Violin/Piano Summermuse on the Hill!
Friday, August 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a lovely evening of Mozart, Sarasate, Debussy, Gershwin, Bartók and Piazzolla!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Springmuse in Cap Hill
Friday, June 17, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304
Massenet – Meditation from Thais
Gardel – Por Una Cabeza
Piazzolla – Adios Nonino, Oblivion, Libertango
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances
Monti – Czardas
Massenet – Meditation from Thais
Gardel – Por Una Cabeza
Piazzolla – Adios Nonino, Oblivion, Libertango
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances
Monti – Czardas
$10 min. suggested donation, RSVP required
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: World Sounds
Saturday, February 27, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Milhaud – Le boeuf sur le toit
Kodály – Hungarian Rondo
Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
World Premiere – International Composition Competition
World Premiere – Local Composers Competition
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Piazzolla – Libertango
Kodály – Hungarian Rondo
Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
World Premiere – International Composition Competition
World Premiere – Local Composers Competition
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Piazzolla – Libertango
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society Annual Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 5, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Seattle Mennonite Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fundraiser featuring Northwest classical guitarists and Guitar Orchestra Seattle. Program includes works by Mozart, Boccherini, Piazzolla, and more.
$10 suggested donation
Cellists of Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, August 6, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Grieg – Hall of the Mountain King
Piazzolla – Libertango
Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
Grieg – Hall of the Mountain King
Piazzolla – Libertango
Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
$10-$18
Olympic Music Festival: Anderson & Roe Piano Extravaganza
Sunday, July 26, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Mozart – Grand Scherzo from Cosí fan tutte, K. 588
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Jones/Jackson – Billy Jean
Mozart – Papageno Fantasy on arias from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Gluck – Ballet from Orpheé ed Eurydice
Barber – Hesitation-Tango from Souvenirs, Op. 28
Piazzolla – Primavera Porteña, Oblivion, Libertango
Bernstein – Mambo from West Side Story
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Jones/Jackson – Billy Jean
Mozart – Papageno Fantasy on arias from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Gluck – Ballet from Orpheé ed Eurydice
Barber – Hesitation-Tango from Souvenirs, Op. 28
Piazzolla – Primavera Porteña, Oblivion, Libertango
Bernstein – Mambo from West Side Story
$20-$32
Olympic Music Festival: Anderson & Roe Piano Extravaganza
Saturday, July 25, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Mozart – Grand Scherzo from Cosí fan tutte, K. 588
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Jones/Jackson – Billy Jean
Mozart – Papageno Fantasy on arias from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Gluck – Ballet from Orpheé ed Eurydice
Barber – Hesitation-Tango from Souvenirs, Op. 28
Piazzolla – Primavera Porteña, Oblivion, Libertango
Bernstein – Mambo from West Side Story
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring – Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Jones/Jackson – Billy Jean
Mozart – Papageno Fantasy on arias from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Gluck – Ballet from Orpheé ed Eurydice
Barber – Hesitation-Tango from Souvenirs, Op. 28
Piazzolla – Primavera Porteña, Oblivion, Libertango
Bernstein – Mambo from West Side Story
$20-$32
Manor Muse: Corelli, Beethoven & more
Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Corelli – Sonata No. 1, Op. 5
Beethoven – Sonata No. 5
Brahms /arr. Kreisler – Hungarian Dance No. 17
Wieniawski – Souvenir de Moscou
Ponce /arr. Heifetz – Estrellita
Piazzolla – Libertango
Beethoven – Sonata No. 5
Brahms /arr. Kreisler – Hungarian Dance No. 17
Wieniawski – Souvenir de Moscou
Ponce /arr. Heifetz – Estrellita
Piazzolla – Libertango
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation