By George! The Life & Music of George Frederick Handel

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by England's greatest German composer of Italian-style music, from intimate sonatas to passionate cantatas.

$20 (includes complimentary beer/wine)

LMC at the Seattle Public Library

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Saint-Saëns – Une flûte invisible
Massenet – Élégie
Hüe – Soir Païen
Tchaikovsky – Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Gaubert – Soir Païen
Diemer – Serenade
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526

Free

Master Class: Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barrière

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Camilla Hoitenga (flute) and Jean-Baptiste Barrière (composer/electronic musician) demonstrate and discuss their collaborative work. Free and open to the public.

Free

Synthesis: University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble

Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Music for winds, percussion, electronics, and video.

Free

Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barriere

Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-media concert with composer/sound designer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, featuring breathtaking electronic music for flute, electronics and video.

$5-$20

2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Demands of the Contemporary Performance

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed artist and pedagogue Dr. Alexander Tutunov (Belarus/USA) leads a master class with participants in the 2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival and students of the Cornish College of the Arts Music Program.

$10 suggested donation

Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Brahms & Schumann

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from:
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet

Free

'Breakthrough' Screening & Concert by Quinton Morris

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.

Free w/RSVP

Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8

$20-$40

LMC: Così fan tutte

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti

Free

2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Guest Artist, Jeannette Fang

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach/Ferruccio Busoni – Chaconne in D minor
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Prokofiev – Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Bartók – Piano Sonata (1926)

$10 suggested donation

Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.

$30-$95

2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: The Music of Maria Szymanowska

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Szymanowska biographer Slawomir P. Dobrzanski performs a short concert of her works, followed by a short master class of pieces by Chopin and Beethoven.

$10 suggested donation

2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Winners’ Concert #1 – Age 9 & Under

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and much more await audiences in this concert by winners ages 9 and under.

$35

2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Finals for Youth Participants Age 10-13 & 14-18

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 4:45pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us as brilliant young performers from throughout the United States, Canada, and India, as they compete for the gold medal, cash prizes, and more.

$35

Dr. Gary Bonner Choral Workshop Concert

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Aurora Nazarene Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Dr. Gary Bonner's choral workshop concludes with this free evening concert.

Free (Free)

Groupmuse House Concert: Haeyoon Shin

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Haeyoon Shin performs a low-key house concert at a private home in Phinney Ridge. RSVP for location.

$10 (suggested donation)

Seattle Opera: The Pearl Fishers

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An alluring priestess with a mysterious past is pursued by a pair of fishermen who share a brotherly bond. Honor, jealousy, and communal duty complicate the love triangle; but a long-buried secret saves the day. Sail away to an island paradise for a hypnotic romance from the great Georges Bizet.

$25 & up

Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8

$20-$60

St. Olaf Orchestra

Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
St. Olaf Orchestra, "one of the best college orchestras in the nation" according to Time, visits Tacoma.

$20