Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Doctoral recital: Emerald Lessley, voice
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Emerald Lessley performs a DMA recital in voice. Free and open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
Songs by Handel, Wolf & Debussy
Songs by Handel, Wolf & Debussy
Free
The Cathedral Trio
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. Mark's resident ensemble performs standard, lyrical and original works for flute, harp and viola.
$12-$18 suggested donation
Frank Clayton & Greg Campbell
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Frank Clayton (bass, drums) and Greg Campbell (drums, tuba, cornet) present an evening of composed and improvised music with special guests.
$5-$15 donation
Handel, Vivaldi & More
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – Chaconne in G minor
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
$20-$76
Universal Language Project presents: The Soldier's Tale and Saci
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
To complement our production of Stravinsky's theatrical work The Soldier's Tale, Jovino Santos Neto has written Saci – a Brazilian Folk Tale for seven musicians, narrator and dance.
$25 ($10 youth)
Elisa Barston and Friends
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 10:00am – 10:45am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony musicians explore musical stories together. Designed for tots from 3 to 5 years of age.
$12
Elisa Barston and Friends
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 11:30am – 12:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony musicians explore musical stories together. Designed for tots from 3 to 5 years of age.
$12
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Bienvenue en France!
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Chabrier – Joyeuse marche
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Celebrate Spring: Chamber Music Concert
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Violinist Candice Chin is joined by pianist Jason Kuo in a program featuring Beethoven’s sunny and playful Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, “Spring.”
Free
PSSO Spring Concert: Shostakovich, Wagner, Dvořák
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – October
Wagner – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Dvořák – Symphony No. 7
Wagner – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Dvořák – Symphony No. 7
$5-$11
[Canceled] Student recital: Stella Stephanie Kosim, guitar
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Stella Stephanie Kosim performs a bachelor's degree recital in guitar. Free and open to the public.
The Taiwan Connection
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Mingxin Du – Springtime Hills
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
$20-$60
Eastside Symphony Spring Concert
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Mozart – Oboe Concerto in C, 1st mvt
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms – Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms – Symphony No. 2
$9-$12 (age 12 & under free)
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Universal Language Project presents: The Soldier's Tale and Saci
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
To complement our production of Stravinsky's theatrical work The Soldier's Tale, Jovino Santos Neto has written Saci – a Brazilian Folk Tale for seven musicians, narrator and dance.
$25 ($10 youth)
Concert Imaginaire: Another Day in Suck City
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Settings of Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe, a dance for an orangutan, the lament of SHE–the cyber-ant goddess, an exploration of God as a virus, and the premiere of JUST A KISS AWAY, a 5-minute opera.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Handel, Vivaldi & More
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – Chaconne in G minor
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
$20-$76
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Bienvenue en France!
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Chabrier – Joyeuse marche
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
$20 ($10 student/senior)
The Taiwan Connection
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Mingxin Du – Springtime Hills
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
$40