Johan Halvorsen – Past Concerts
Friends of Chamber Music: Florestan Trio
Sunday, March 9, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Johan Halvorsen
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George Frideric Handel
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Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
Camille Saint-Saëns — "Le cygne" ("The Swan") from The Carnival of the Animals
Maurice Ravel — Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works (Song Without Words TBA)
Claude Debussy — Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135
Robert Schumann — Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Camille Saint-Saëns — "Le cygne" ("The Swan") from The Carnival of the Animals
Maurice Ravel — Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works (Song Without Words TBA)
Claude Debussy — Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135
Robert Schumann — Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Pay what you will
Sylvia Adalman Faculty Recital Series: Violin Spotlight
Monday, October 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Leith Symington Griswold Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Johan Halvorsen,
George Frideric Handel,
Sergei Prokofiev,
Carlos Gardel,
Aleksey Igudesman,
Franz Schubert,
Levon Atovmyan,
Dmitri Shostakovich,
Georgy Sviridov, and
Aram Khachaturian.
Free
Music from Home 2024 "Music of the Homelands" presents: Music from Norway
Sunday, April 7, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg
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Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
Traditional — Selected works
Ole Bull — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Christian Sinding — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
Traditional — Selected works
Ole Bull — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Christian Sinding — Selected works
$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)
Masterworks Series: Bach, Haydn, Sibelius, Paganini, Handel-Halvorsen / Mark Peskanov & Martti Rousi
Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Selected works
(from solo cello & violin works)
Franz Joseph Haydn — Duet in D major Hob. VI:D1
Jean Sibelius — Water Droplets, JS 216
Jean Sibelius — Theme and variations in D minor for solo cello, JS 196
Niccolò Paganini — 3 Concertante Duets for violin and cello, MS 107
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432) (arr. for violin & cello)
Franz Joseph Haydn — Duet in D major Hob. VI:D1
Jean Sibelius — Water Droplets, JS 216
Jean Sibelius — Theme and variations in D minor for solo cello, JS 196
Niccolò Paganini — 3 Concertante Duets for violin and cello, MS 107
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432) (arr. for violin & cello)
$35
NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall
Sunday, February 5, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (EST)
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, NY, United States
Johan Halvorsen
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George Frideric Handel
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Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
(arr. Frank Proto for violin & double bass)
Bruce Dukov — Variations on a Birthday Theme (for 2 violins)
Yehudi Wyner — Trapunto Junction (for French horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Bruce Dukov — Variations on a Birthday Theme (for 2 violins)
Yehudi Wyner — Trapunto Junction (for French horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
$38
New York Chamber Music Ensemble
Sunday, October 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Dmitri Shostakovich,
Johannes Brahms,
Jeeyoung Kim,
Johan Halvorsen,
Chae Dong-sun, and
Kim Sunnam.
$34-$47
Masterworks Series: Amadi Azikiwe & Mark Peskanov / Leclair Bartók Mozart Handel-Halvorsen
Saturday, October 1, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Jean-Marie Leclair
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Selected works
(selections from a Sonata for Two Violins, TBA)
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
Béla Bartók — 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104 (selections)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
$35
UWS Muse – Violin & cello
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Private residence in the Upper West Side, New York, NY, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
("I. Allegro")
Reinhold Glière — Huit Morceaux (8 Duets for Violin and Cello), Op. 39
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
Reinhold Glière — Huit Morceaux (8 Duets for Violin and Cello), Op. 39
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432)
$5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Moon Festival Melody: Cello Fusion
Saturday, September 10, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Gabriel Fauré,
Luo Zhong-Rong,
Adriana Isabel Figueroa Manas,
Johan Halvorsen,
George Frideric Handel,
Claude Debussy,
Frédéric Chopin,
Coldplay,
Ennio Morricone,
Astor Piazzolla, and
Joseph Kosma.
$30-$100
Jess's Lower East Side backyard groupmuse
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Private home in the Lower East Side, New York, NY, United States
Reinhold Glière
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Huit Morceaux (8 Duets for Violin and Cello), Op. 39
Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432) (arr. for violin & viola)
Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello
Johan Halvorsen / George Frideric Handel — Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (after Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 432) (arr. for violin & viola)
$5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Norway – Mostly Nordic Concert Series
Sunday, May 22, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg
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Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
Bjarne Brustad — Selected works
Johan Halvorsen — Selected works
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — Selected works
Steven Luksan — Selected works
$30 ($25 NNM members, $10 students)
[SOLD OUT] Chamber Music on Lopez Island: From Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, August 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Sold Out)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Saturday, August 14, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Friday, August 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
Music Northwest: Chamber Music Masterpieces with The Europa Ensemble
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Resonance Events, Bellevue, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – 12 Variations for cello and piano on Mozart's The Magic Flute
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halvorsen – Passacaglia for violin and cello
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halvorsen – Passacaglia for violin and cello
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
$18 / $16 / FREE for students
SCMS Free Recital: Nicolas Kendall & Efe Baltacıgil
Saturday, January 19, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Chris Rogerson – Duo (world premiere)
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halverson – Passacaglia for violin and cello in G minor
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halverson – Passacaglia for violin and cello in G minor
Free
Olympic Music Festival Opening Celebration: Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Saturday, July 14, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Chapel at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Handel – Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Viola, HWV 432 (arr. Halverson)
Beethoven – String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)
Beethoven – String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)
$35 (age 12 & under free)
Highlands Chapel Concert Series: Bazhanov, Farkas, DiLorenzo, & Barston String Quartet
Sunday, April 29, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 "Lark Quartet"
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
Schubert – String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471
Handel – Passacaglia (arr. Halvorsen)
$30
The Sostenutos Benefit Concert: Chamber music by Dvořák, Liszt, Handel-Halvorsen
Friday, January 19, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert for Music Center of the Northwest featuring Dvořák's Piano Quintet Op. 81 and works by Liszt and Handel-Halvorsen.
Free (Free)
Washington Wind Symphony: In Memoriam
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
We end the season on a reflective note by paying homage to the memory of those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
$10-$20
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