Olivier Messiaen – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A deeply spiritual work contemplating faith, time, and love, composed in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp.
$15-$20
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Music for the Soul
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Messiaen – Les Offrandes Oubliees (The Forgotten Offerings)
Gorecki – Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Messiaen – Les Offrandes Oubliees (The Forgotten Offerings)
Gorecki – Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
$12-$20
UW Modern Ensemble
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Stockhausen – Tierkreis
Glass – Music in Similar Motion
Stockhausen – Tierkreis
Glass – Music in Similar Motion
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson Senior Recital
Monday, August 14, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Matthew Johnson, Organ Scholar at St. James Cathedral and high school senior, will play the complete organ cycle La Nativité du Seigneur by Olivier Messiaen.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Rachmaninoff, Mozart, & Messiaen
Monday, July 24, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Mozart – String Quintet in D major, K. 593
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners and Ludovic Morlot
Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Les offrandes oubliée
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
$15 ($10 student/senior)
UW Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdes – Sourced
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Karpen – Program Notes (world premiere)
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
$10-$20
Meany Center presents Louis Lortie in recital
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie gives a recital of Satie, Rameau, Poulenc, Murail, Saint-Saeëns, Messiaen, and more.
$40-$45
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Sunday, January 8, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday, January 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Thursday, January 5, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson in Concert
Saturday, June 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Langlais – "Épilogue sur un Thème de Frescobaldi pour pédale solo" from Hommage à Frescobaldi
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
$15 suggested donation
Inverness Chamber Players: Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Free (Free)
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Monday, May 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes (1991)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
$10
Barry Lieberman & Friends: Ted Botsford
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Patrick Neher – Reflet sur Cher
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Free (Free)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Musical Feast
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The 40-voice Northwest Chamber Chorus presents a program that feeds the mind, the body, and the soul.
$18-$23 (age 6-18 free)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Musical Feast
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The 40-voice Northwest Chamber Chorus presents a program that feeds the mind, the body, and the soul.
$18-$23 (age 6-18 free)
Stephen Cleobury Organ Concert: Bach & Messiaen
Monday, March 7, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Clavier-Übung Part III
Olivier Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur (“The Nativity of the Lord”)
Olivier Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur (“The Nativity of the Lord”)
$20-$31
UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Fauré Requiem
Sunday, December 6, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane for Harp and Orchestra
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)