2018 Summer Festival //
World class music in the heart of the city
Seattle Chamber Music Society’s (SCMS) Summer Festival brings together the finest musicians in the world, offering 12 exceptional chamber music concerts and 12 free, 30-minute pre-concert recitals, plus a free outdoor concert, and a fun Family Concert during four weeks at Benaroya Hall. To further enhance the festival experience, SCMS offers free numerous community events.
Monday, July 2, 2018
concert 8:00 pm  |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 2 Stravinsky, Mozart, Ravel Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, K. 493 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor Ravel’s unparalleled range of instrumental color combines with intoxicating Basque and Malaysian influences in this virtuosic tour-de-force. | |
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 2 Busoni Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 36a |
Thursday, July 5, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Thursday, July 5 Haydn and Chopin Sonata for Piano in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Thursday, July 5 Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Schumann Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring" Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 Quintet for Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 44 |
Friday, July 6, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 6 Franck Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 6 Schumann, Fauré, and Brahms Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 45 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B Major, Op. 8 |
Monday, July 9, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 9 Rachmaninov Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 9 Leclair, Dvořák, Fauré, Barber, and Brahms Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 3 No. 5 Gavotte for Three Violins in G minor Elegie for Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 24 Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6 Sextet for Strings in G Major, Op. 36 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 11 Bach Partita No. 2 for Violin in D minor, BWV 1004 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 11 Beethoven, Kodály, and Chausson String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3 Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21 |
Friday, July 13, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 13 Mozart Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 13 Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Enescu Duet for Viola and Cello in E-flat Major, WoO32 "With Two Eyeglasses Obbligato" Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 94bis Octet for Strings in C Major, Op. 7 James Ehnes, Alexander Kerr, Jun Iwasaki, Stephen Rose, Maiya Papach, Rebecca Albers, Raphael Bell, Bion Tsang The turbulent and epic masterpiece of Romania’s most celebrated composer, written when he was just 18 years old. |
Monday, July 16, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 16 Winner(s) of the 2018 SCMS Monika Meyer Clowes Memorial Award | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 16 Howard, Rachmaninov, and Brahms 133...At least Untitled They have just arrived at this new level World Premiere, Commissioned by SCMS Commissioning Club Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor "Elegiac" Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78 |
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 18 Beethoven Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 18 Debussy, Schumann, Beethoven, and Korngold Première rapsodie for Clarinet and Piano Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 Sonata No. 5 for Cello and Piano in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 Quintet for Piano and Strings in E Major, Op. 15 “The three-movement Piano Quintet is a highly charged, virtuosic, and overwhelmingly positive piece. The optimistic first movement alternates between extroverted romanticism and the introspective beauty, and revels in its instrumental complexity. The 2nd movement is a glorious set of nine variations on themes from his song cycle of 1920, Songs of Farewell, with the third songs, “Moon, thou riseth again,” being the main inspiration. The finale opens with severe, declamatory cadenza material, before giving way to a jocular rondo theme. The coda brings back material from the beginning of the piece and brings the work to a rousing conclusion.” — James Ehnes Artistic Director |
Friday, July 20, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 20 Russian-Jewish Folk Music by Joseph Achron, Alexander Krein, and Joel Engel | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 20 Beethoven, Debussy, and Korngold Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 11 Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor Suite for Two Violin, Cello and Piano (Left Hand), Op. 23 |
Monday, July 23, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 23 Aho and Vänskä ER-OS New work | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Monday, July 23 Brahms, Elgar, and Franck Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38 String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor One of the Romantic era’s most passionate works, a torrid and anguished outpouring said to have been inspired by Franck’s infatuation with one of his students. |
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 25 Bach Suite for Cello in C minor, BWV 1011 | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Wednesday, July 25 Beethoven, Jacob, and Mendelssohn Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Quartet for Piano and Strings in B minor, Op. 3 |
Friday, July 27, 2018
recital 7:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 27 An Introduction to The Musical Offering Introduction to The Musical Offering | |
concert 8:00 pm |
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Friday, July 27 Berg, Bartók, and Bach Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102 The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 |
