Russian Chamber Music Foundation: Concert in the Park

Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Music by Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and more, performed by Seattle Symphony musicians and talented young artists from the Northwest. There will also be face-painting for kids and a roaming barbershop quartet before the program.

Free

Yellow River Cantata

Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Hong Kong Association of Washington, Seattle Chinese Chorus, Seattle Chinese Arts Group, Orchestra Seattle and Seattle Chamber Singers present a program commemorating the 70th Anniversary of end of World War II.

$15-$25

Seattle Opera presents "Nabucco"

Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi’s epic account of King Nebuchadnezzar comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time with an inventive new production that puts the orchestra at the heart of the action and brings you closer to the singers than ever before.

$25 & up

Whidbey Island Music Festival: Concerto, concerto!

Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Telemann – Concerto for Viola TWV 51:G9
Telemann – Trio Sonata in B minor TWV 42:h6
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in A minor RV 422
Sammartini – Recorder Concerto in F major
J.S. Bach – Fourth Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1049

$10-$20

Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schubert, Mozart, Tchaikovsky

Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schubert – Violin Sonata in D major, D. 384
Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”

$20-$32

Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Cantatas

Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Greenbank Farm, Greenbank, WA, United States
J.C. Bach – Ach, daß ich Wassers g'nug hätte
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit

$10-$20

Young Musicians' Concert at the Central Library

Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Nine talented young students of violinist Manchung Ho and flutist Shari Muller-Ho, accompanied by pianist Jason Kuo, will present a concert featuring classical favorites and Chinese folk songs for violin, viola and flute.

Free

Club Shostakovich 14.5

Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14
Mozart – Oboe Quartet
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59, No. 3

$24 ($20 member/senior; $5 student)

Racer Sessions: Mike Gebhart

Sunday, August 16, 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

Musical Story Time

Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Sing and dance in an interactive program by Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center. For ages 2-5.

Free

Seattle Opera presents "Nabucco"

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi’s epic account of King Nebuchadnezzar comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time with an inventive new production that puts the orchestra at the heart of the action and brings you closer to the singers than ever before.

$25 & up

Wayward Music Series: Nat Evans + Scott Worthington

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for bass and a participatory walking meditation event.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Groupmuse House Concert: Girsky String Quartet plays Mendelssohn and Beethoven

Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An energetic house concert with the Girsky String Quartet.

$10 (suggested donation)

Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: The Sounds of Cinema

Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)

Free

Seattle Opera presents 'An American Dream' (world premiere)

Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
This world premiere opera set during World War II explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American facing internment and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.

$50-$125

Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: The Sounds of Cinema

Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Theater, Issaquah, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)

Free (Free (tickets required))

Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond

Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in F major, Op. 77 No. 2
Suk – Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet

$20-$32

Seattle Opera presents "Nabucco"

Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi’s epic account of King Nebuchadnezzar comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time with an inventive new production that puts the orchestra at the heart of the action and brings you closer to the singers than ever before.

$25 & up

Seattle Opera presents 'An American Dream' (world premiere)

Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
This world premiere opera set during World War II explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American facing internment and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.

$50-$125

Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond

Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Trio in E major, K. 542
Schubert – Characteristic March in C major for Piano Four Hands, D. 968B
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

$20-$32