Modern period (1900-1945) – Upcoming Concerts
The 25th Anniversary OSAKA International Music Competition Gala Concert 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Niccolò Paganini,
Bohuslav Martinů,
Charles Gounod,
Franz Liszt,
Manuel de Falla,
Koichi Kishi,
Fritz Kreisler,
George Gershwin,
Felix Mendelssohn,
Antonín Dvořák,
Robert Schumann, and
Theophil Franz Xaver Scharwenka.
$49
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place
Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
OneLife Community Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Free
Oregon Symphony: Berlioz' 'Symphonie fantastique'
Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Claude Debussy
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Toru Takemitsu — Far Calls. Coming, Far!
Ernest Chausson — Poème, Op. 25
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Toru Takemitsu — Far Calls. Coming, Far!
Ernest Chausson — Poème, Op. 25
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$25-$128
Memories of the Sea – Piano Solos | Selections for Violin & Piano
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Arvo Pärt,
Fritz Kreisler,
Béla Bartók,
Gabriel Dupont,
Franz Joseph Haydn,
Madeleine Dring, and
Claude Debussy.
Free
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Debut Orchestra & Wind Symphony
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Selected works
Giuseppe Verdi — Selected works
Lili Boulanger — Selected works
John Barnes Chance — Symphony No. 2
Lili Boulanger — D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Giuseppe Verdi — Selected works
Lili Boulanger — Selected works
John Barnes Chance — Symphony No. 2
Lili Boulanger — D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Free
Pianist Bruce Liu in Recital
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Nikolai Kapustin — Variations, Op. 41
Jean-Philippe Rameau — Selected works
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Nikolai Kapustin — Variations, Op. 41
Jean-Philippe Rameau — Selected works
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
$35-$131
Library of Congress: Octets by Loeffler & Schubert
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, DC, United States
Claude Debussy
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
(trans. Graeme Steele Johnson)
Charles Martin Loeffler — Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet, and double bass
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Charles Martin Loeffler — Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet, and double bass
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Free (RSVP required)
Nashville Ballet – Live in Studio A: 5 Short Stories
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
David Lang,
Florence Price,
Devin Farrell,
Johannes Brahms,
Cristina Spinei,
Robert Schumann,
Madi Diaz,
Maurice Ravel,
Claude Debussy, and
Jennifer Higdon.
$80.50
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Between Heaven & Earth
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Ciconia
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Selected works
Guillaume Dufay — Selected works
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Frances Blaker — Selected works
Guillaume Dufay — Selected works
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Frances Blaker — Selected works
$25 at the door (ages 17 & under free); or pay as able
The Morgan Library & Museum: Loeffler's Forgotten Octet
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, United States
Claude Debussy
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
(arr. Graeme Steele Johnson)
Jean Sibelius — En Saga ("A Saga"), Op. 9 (reconstruction of original version for flute, clarinet, string quartet, & double bass)
Charles Martin Loeffler — Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet, and double bass (NY premiere)
Jean Sibelius — En Saga ("A Saga"), Op. 9 (reconstruction of original version for flute, clarinet, string quartet, & double bass)
Charles Martin Loeffler — Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet, and double bass (NY premiere)
$45.50 ($34.50 Library member)
Brazilian Concerts at the Bicentennial: Child Citizen Orchestra Quintet
Brazilian Cultural Center (Instituto Guimarães Rosa) and
Orquestra Criança Cidadã (Children’s Citizen Orchestra)
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Program includes works by
Zequinha de Abreu,
Ary Barroso,
Jacques Revaux,
Levino Ferreira,
Carlos Gardel,
Luiz Gonzaga,
Humberto Teixeira,
Getúlio Cavalcanti,
Heitor Villa-Lobos,
Antônio Carlos Jobim,
Bob Thiele,
George David Weiss,
César Guerra-Peixe,
Clóvis Pereira,
Edward Elgar,
Elvis Presley,
Maurice Ravel, and
Antonio Vivaldi.
Free (RSVP required)
Nashville Ballet – Live in Studio A: 5 Short Stories
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
David Lang,
Florence Price,
Devin Farrell,
Johannes Brahms,
Cristina Spinei,
Robert Schumann,
Madi Diaz,
Maurice Ravel,
Claude Debussy, and
Jennifer Higdon.
$80.50
Music at St. James Cathedral: Donor Appreciation Concert
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Alice Parker,
Morten Lauridsen,
Johannes Brahms,
Felix Mendelssohn,
Jessica French,
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina,
Stephen Paulus,
Pablo Casals,
Anton Bruckner, and
Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Free
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
William Grant Still
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Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Included with May 24 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
Music for Peace: Music of Britten & Vaughan Williams
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, New York, NY, United States
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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10 Blake Songs
(No. 9: The Divine Image)
Benjamin Britten — Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Six Studies in English Folksong
Benjamin Britten — Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings, Op. 31 (arr. for tenor, horn, & piano)
Benjamin Britten — Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Six Studies in English Folksong
Benjamin Britten — Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings, Op. 31 (arr. for tenor, horn, & piano)
$20 suggested donation
Carnegie Hall: Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Johannes Brahms — Ballades, Op. 10
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Johannes Brahms — Ballades, Op. 10
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
$119-$304
BRAVO Community Orchestra: Latin American Portraits
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Buckley Center Auditorium at the University of Portland, Portland, OR, United States
Carlos Gardel
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Por Una Cabeza
Alfredo La Pera — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez — La Comparsita
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Alfredo La Pera — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez — La Comparsita
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Free
Hamburg International Music Festival: Organist Paul Jacobs
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (CEST)
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Hamburg, HH, Germany
Sold out; remaining tickets occasionally available at box office
Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta – Light: A Light Show with Live Orchestra
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (CDT)
Wright Music Building at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, United States
Ottorino Respighi
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Vetrate di Chiesa ("Church Windows")
TBA — Selected works (works by 2024 Composition Competition winners)
TBA — Selected works (works by 2024 Composition Competition winners)
Free ($10 suggested donation)
The Washington Wind Symphony: soUSA
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Robertson Performing Arts Center (Redmond Performing Arts Center), Redmond, WA, United States
Program includes works by
John Philip Sousa,
Karl King,
William Schuman,
Aaron Copland,
Ray Heraty,
Kevin Day,
Charles Ives, and
Omar Thomas.
$15 ($10 senior; students/youth free)
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