Johannes Brahms – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Brahms the Hedgehog
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Olympic Recital Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66
Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke”
Brahms – Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke”
Brahms – Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
$18 ($16 seniors; age 25 and under free)
SYSO: Brahms' Fourth Symphony
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Glinka – Russlan und Ludmilla Overture
Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$39-$52
ASO Chamber Concert: Impressions of Italy
Friday, November 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Christian Church of Kent, Kent, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – "Souvenir de Florence" String Sextet Op. 70 in D minor
Brahms – Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Brahms – Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$10-$18
Haller Lake Music Series: Impressions of Italy
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:40pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15)
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin, Brahms, Hsu
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin — Cuban Overture
Mike Hsu — Synchronicity
Brahms — Symphony No. 3
Mike Hsu — Synchronicity
Brahms — Symphony No. 3
$8 ($5 student/senior)
Three Chamber Music Gems: Brahms, Schubert & Schumann
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Schubert – Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ("The Shepherd on the Rock")
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Schubert – Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ("The Shepherd on the Rock")
Schumann – Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Free
ASO Chamber Concert: Impressions of Italy
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – "Souvenir de Florence" String Sextet Op. 70 in D minor
Brahms – Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Brahms – Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
$10-$18
Daana Quartet: Schubert, Brahms & Still
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert – String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz"
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama
Free (Free)
Whidbey Island Community Orchestra Holiday Concert
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Corelli – Concerto Grosso
Strauss – Blue Danube
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Cole Porter classics
O'Neill / Kinkel / Tchaikovsky – A Mad Russian's Christmas
Silvestri & Ballard – The Polar Express
Strauss – Blue Danube
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Cole Porter classics
O'Neill / Kinkel / Tchaikovsky – A Mad Russian's Christmas
Silvestri & Ballard – The Polar Express
Free
Whidbey Island Community Orchestra Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Reformed Church, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
Corelli – Concerto Grosso
Strauss – Blue Danube
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Cole Porter classics
O'Neill / Kinkel / Tchaikovsky – A Mad Russian's Christmas
Silvestri & Ballard – The Polar Express
Strauss – Blue Danube
Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Cole Porter classics
O'Neill / Kinkel / Tchaikovsky – A Mad Russian's Christmas
Silvestri & Ballard – The Polar Express
Free
Ravenna String Orchestras: Haydn, Brahms, Buxtehude & more
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major (first mvt.)
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Free
Ladies Musical Club Salutes Emily Dickinson
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of the 185th anniversary of Emily Dickinson's birth, a recital of songs setting Dickinson's poetry to music, as well as solo piano compositions by her contemporaries.
Free
Crosstalk Series: Sonare Trio plays Brahms & Smetana
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Trio in B major Op. 8
Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15
Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15
$17-$25
The Sempre Sisters: Classical and Fiddle Music for Violin and Cello
Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 "Spring"
Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Fiddle tunes
Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Fiddle tunes
$20 suggested donation
Ladies Musical Club: Chaminade, Tailleferre, Brahms & more
Wednesday, January 13, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bonis – Suite
Chaminade – Les Sylvains (The Fauns), Op. 60
Chaminade – L’ondine (The mermaid), Op. 101
Tailleferre – Deux pièces pour piano
Mari – Calèche en 2000
Mozart – Symphony in G minor No. 550 (Allegro molto)
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Chaminade – Les Sylvains (The Fauns), Op. 60
Chaminade – L’ondine (The mermaid), Op. 101
Tailleferre – Deux pièces pour piano
Mari – Calèche en 2000
Mozart – Symphony in G minor No. 550 (Allegro molto)
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Free (Free)