Concerts and Tickets

Patricia Kopatchinskaja in Recital

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020 7:30PM

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and soprano Ah Young Hong perform Gÿorgy Kurtág’s electrifying Kafka Fragments. A musical setting of forty short excerpts from Kafka's letters and diaries, Kurtág creates a mosaic of musical styles reflecting life's disparate emotions ranging from introspective to dramatic to humorous.

Gidon Kremer In Recital

Wednesday, 5 February, 2020 7:30PM

Gidon Kremer performs his violin transcriptions of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Preludes for Solo Cello in the intimate setting of Octave 9. Then, Kremer will perform J.S. Bach’s monumental Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin.

Difficult Grace: Seth Parker Woods in Recital

Sunday, 9 February, 2020 6:00PM

Inspired by Dudley Randall’s poem “Primitives,” this interactive concert features five world premieres and one Seattle premiere by Monty Adkins, Nathalie Joachim, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Fredrick Gifford, Ryan Carter and Freida Abtan. Difficult Grace showcases an array of visual art and music by some of today’s most imaginative storytellers.

First Concerts: Meet the Violin

Saturday, 15 February, 2020 9:30AM

Meet the violin in Octave 9! Seattle Symphony violin Andy Liang will perform short pieces and invite questions from curious little ones in a sensory-friendly environment. Children will learn how to be musical explorers and try out instruments before the show.

Octave 9 Events Calendar