This Month In Seattle: Classical Music Picks For May

Though May is already in full swing, there are still plenty of options for classical music fans looking for live music this month. It’s a busy time of year for Seattle’s classical music community as ensembles and organizations prepare to … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: April 28 – May 4

This week’s featured concerts: Apr. 28 – May 4 — Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a program of trio sonatas from the Baroque era. Hear works for harpsichord, baroque flute, and viola da gamba by J.S. Bach, Rameau, Couperin, and others. … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: April 7 – 13

This week’s featured concerts: Apr. 8 — Trio con Brio Copenhagen takes the stage at UW World Series for a program of Danish chamber music and piano trio favorites. Comprised of two Korean sisters and a Danish pianist, the ensemble performs music by Danish … Continue reading

This Month In Seattle: Classical Music Picks For April

Spring is in full bloom around Seattle, from the University of Washington’s famed cherry trees to the patches of tulips poking up in home gardens around town. With these seasonal transitions come musical changes as well; local ensembles and concert … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: March 10 – 16

This week’s featured concerts: Mar. 13 – 15 — Violinist James Ehnes (artistic director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society) joins the Seattle Symphony for Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Mar. 14 – 16 — There’s been no shortage of Bach choral works … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: February 24 – March 2

This week’s featured concerts: Feb. 26 – Mar. 7 — Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Music, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul tells the story of a family struggling to obtain an exit visa in order to flee an oppressive … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: January 27 – February 2

This week’s featured concerts: Jan. 30 — The early music specialists of Pacific Musicworks join forces with the University of Washington Symphony for an evening of music by Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, and Gabrielli. Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 — Seattle Symphony celebrates the … Continue reading

Weekly Concert Round-up: January 20 – 26

This week’s featured concerts: Jan. 20 – 27 — True to its name, the Salish Sea Early Music Festival tours the Washington coastline from Bellingham to Tacoma with a whirlwind of seven concerts in one week. This installment of the festival … Continue reading