Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert III

Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Glazanov – Overture Solennelle
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major

$17 ($12 senior/student; age 12 and under FREE)

Handel & Telemann – Musical Friends

Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debra Nagy, oboe
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Byron Schenkman, harpsichord

$42 ($38 seniors, $10 youth under 25)

Austrian Antithesis

Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major “Romantic”

$22-$55

Racer Sessions: Christian Pincock

Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.

Free

UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Prized – Memories

Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands perform music by prize-winning composers, including Funeral Music for Queen Mary, by Steven Stucky; and American Scripture, by Andrew Rindfleisch.

$15 ($10 student/senior)

US World Series: Emerson String Quartet

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

$40-$45

An Evening in Alto Clef

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola students from the studio of professor Melia Watras and members of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra and Campus Philharmonia perform solo and ensemble works.

Free

2014-15 Piano Masterclass Series: Simone Dinnerstein

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein gives a free masterclass to piano students. Open to the public.

Free

Joshua Roman Bach Recital

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A crowdsourced (!), all-Bach program.

$10-$20

Grieg Piano Concerto

Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Sebastian Currier – Divisions (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

$20-$120 (youth 8-18 free)

UW World Series: Simone Dinnerstein

Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Suite Francaise pour piano d'apres Claude Gervaise (16 siecle) Presto
Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960

$40-$45

Nick Norton + Nat Evans + John Teske

Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Graphic scores for small ensemble and composed works for piano by John Teske and Nick Norton. A site-specific listening and tea event by Nat Evans precedes the performance.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Joshua Roman Recital

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Henri Dutilleux – Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Ginastera – Puneña No. 2 "Hommage a Paul Sacher" Op. 45
Roman – Riding Light
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012, for Unaccompanied Violoncello

$15-$35

Side-by-Side: UW Symphony and the Seattle Symphony

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)

Free

University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5

Free

Inverted Space Ensemble / Washington Composers Forum

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Onur Dülger – radicalOtherness
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began

Free

LUCO: Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ngai – The Glory Fanfare (world premiere)
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

$18 ($13 student/senior)

Agonia

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets

$15-$25

Dennis Rea: Live at the Forbidden City

Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime Seattle musician Dennis Rea celebrates the republication of his book Live at the Forbidden City: Musical Encounters in China and Taiwan with a reading plus a musical performance of Asian-themed works.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Sipping and Song: Fundraising Event at Matthews Winery

Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Matthews Winery, Woodinville, WA, United States
Join Bellevue Chamber Chorus for an evening of rustic elegance in the Barrel Room at Matthews Winery in Woodinville!

$50