Nokuthula Ngwenyama – Past Concerts
SCMS Free Pre-Concert Recital: Bella Hristova, violin
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Nokuthula Ngwenyama
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Miasma
Dobrinka Tabakova — Pirin
David Serkin Ludwig — Moto Perpetuo
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Fantasy for Solo Violin
Dobrinka Tabakova — Pirin
David Serkin Ludwig — Moto Perpetuo
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Fantasy for Solo Violin
Free
People's Symphony Concerts: Espressivo! Piano Quartet
Saturday, December 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
High School of Fashion Industries, New York, NY, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Joy Steppin' for Piano Quartet (NYC premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Joy Steppin' for Piano Quartet (NYC premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
$20.80 ($10.40 student/essential worker)
The Concerts at the Barn: Portland's Classic Solo Superstars!
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
The Butler Barn, Beaverton, OR, United States
Program includes works by
Jules Massenet,
Fritz Kreisler,
Aaron Meyer,
Sergei Prokofiev,
Led Zeppelin,
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Jordyn Davis,
Samuel Barber, and
Nokuthula Ngwenyama.
$50-$65; advance purchase only
Caramoor: Orchestra of St. Luke's & MILOŠ, guitar
Sunday, July 14, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah, NY, United States
Nokuthula Ngwenyama
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Primal Message for string orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
Joaquín Rodrigo — Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
Joaquín Rodrigo — Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
$55-$195 ($27.50-$195)
Carnegie Hall Presents New York String Orchestra – Ngwenyama, C. Schumann, Beethoven
Thursday, December 28, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Nokuthula Ngwenyama
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Primal Message for string orchestra
Clara Schumann — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 (Anna Polonsky, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Clara Schumann — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 (Anna Polonsky, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$38-$84
Shriver Hall Concert Series: Takács Quartet
Sunday, November 19, 2023 @ 5:30pm – 7:15pm (EST)
Shriver Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sonnenaufgang" ("Sunrise")
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new work TBA; Baltimore premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new work TBA; Baltimore premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
$46 ($10 student)
Friends of Chamber Music: Takács Quartet
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) at Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet No. 55 in D major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III:70
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Op. 161
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Op. 161
$32-$59 ($20 ages 34 & under); available August 14
Friends of Chamber Music: Takács Quartet
Monday, November 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) at Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sonnenaufgang" ("Sunrise")
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky II"
$32-$59 ($20 ages 34 & under); available August 14
CMNW: umama womama – Coleman, Lash, & Ngwenyama
Monday, July 10, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Zoltán Kodály
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Serenade for two violins and viola, Op. 12
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Down (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Han Lash — Music in Cold (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Aja (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
R. Murray Schafer — Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Down (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Han Lash — Music in Cold (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Aja (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
R. Murray Schafer — Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
$47.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: umama womama – Coleman, Lash, & Ngwenyama
Sunday, July 9, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) at Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
Zoltán Kodály
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Serenade for two violins and viola, Op. 12
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Down (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Han Lash — Music in Cold (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Aja (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
R. Murray Schafer — Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Down (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Han Lash — Music in Cold (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
Valerie Coleman — Aja (CMNW co-commission, west coast premiere)
R. Murray Schafer — Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
$47.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
Phillips Collection: Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, United States
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms
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Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
Amy Beach — Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
George Gershwin — "It Ain’t Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Isidore String Quartet
Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Justice Forum at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Arizona Duets
Benjamin Britten — String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Billy Childs — String Quartet No. 2 "Awakening"
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — Arizona Duets
Benjamin Britten — String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
SOLD OUT
Northwest Sinfonietta: Land(wind)fall
Sunday, January 29, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn
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String Symphony No. 11 in F minor, MWV N 11
Viet Cuong — Extra(ordinarily) Fancy (Shannon Spicciati & Noelle Burns, oboes)
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Incidental Music from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Viet Cuong — Extra(ordinarily) Fancy (Shannon Spicciati & Noelle Burns, oboes)
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Incidental Music from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
$45 (student, military, & group discounts available)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Land(wind)fall
Saturday, January 28, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn
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String Symphony No. 11 in F minor, MWV N 11
Viet Cuong — Extra(ordinarily) Fancy (Shannon Spicciati & Noelle Burns, oboes)
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Incidental Music from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Viet Cuong — Extra(ordinarily) Fancy (Shannon Spicciati & Noelle Burns, oboes)
Nokuthula Ngwenyama — A Bishop's Procession
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Incidental Music from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
$25-$55 ($10 student; military & group discounts also available)
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: String Sextets from Brahms & Ngwenyama
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Nokuthula Ngwenyama
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Sexagesimal Celebration
(DC premiere)
Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 "Agathe"
Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 "Agathe"
$45