Johannes Brahms – Upcoming Concerts
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensembles, Philharmonia
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
David Jarvis – Fanfare: Beijing 1989
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
$12-$15
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks I
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
$12-$15
Orchestra of Flight Fall Concert
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Evergreen Place, Renton, WA, United States
J. Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March, Op. 228
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Free (Free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Premiere Orchestra & Sinfonia
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Corelli – Adagio and Allegro
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No. 2 (theme)
Brahms – Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika (theme – arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Rodgers – Cinderella: Waltz (theme)
Saint-Saëns – Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale (arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No. 2 (theme)
Brahms – Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika (theme – arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Rodgers – Cinderella: Waltz (theme)
Saint-Saëns – Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale (arr. Merle J. Isaac)
$12-$15
Kirkland Civic Orchestra: Double Vision
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
Bartók – Two Pictures
MacDowell – Lancelot and Elaine
Brahms – Double Concerto in A minor
MacDowell – Lancelot and Elaine
Brahms – Double Concerto in A minor
Free
Orchestra of Flight
Sunday, November 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Regency Newcastle, Newcastle, WA, United States
J. Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March, Op. 228
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Free (Free)
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
Philharmonia Northwest: The Great Tradition
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major
$15-$20
Second City Chamber Series: Looking Back – Looking Forward
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carl Phillip Stamitz – Quartet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
UW Campus Philharmonia Orchestras
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Il signore Bruschino Overture
Brahms – Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11
Borodin – Symphony No. 3 in A minor "Unfinished"
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Brahms – Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11
Borodin – Symphony No. 3 in A minor "Unfinished"
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Free
Meany Center presents Jonathan Biss in recital
Friday, December 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Brahms – Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Kurtag – Selections from Jatekok
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Brahms – Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Kurtag – Selections from Jatekok
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
$40-$45
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: String Quartets
Monday, January 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A delightful evening of quartets up-close and personal by Barber, Brahms, and Haydn.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Duets for voice and guitar, plus piano four hands
Tuesday, January 11, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
John Dowland – 4 lute songs
Anonymous – 2 traditional Japanese lullabies (arr. Hilary Field)
Morten Lauridsen – 2 melodies adapted from Les Chansons des Roses
Brahms – Selections from Waltzes, Op. 39
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm (impromptu variations)
Randall Compton – C.S. Theme and Variations
Anonymous – 2 traditional Japanese lullabies (arr. Hilary Field)
Morten Lauridsen – 2 melodies adapted from Les Chansons des Roses
Brahms – Selections from Waltzes, Op. 39
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm (impromptu variations)
Randall Compton – C.S. Theme and Variations
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bach, Corigliano, Brahms
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach (arr. Dmitri Sitkovetsky) – 15 Sinfonias for String Trio
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
$16-$52
Opus 7: Peace in Our Time
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring concepts of conflict, peace, and hope through works by Brahms, Vasks, Elgar, Van, Ives, Nystedt, Parry, and more.
$20-$24
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brahms, Kernis, Smetana
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
$16-$52
Ladies Musical Club: Telemann, Scarlatti, Brahms, & Kodály
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Locke nur, Erde, mit schmeichelndem Reize!
Tarquinio Merula – La Cattarina
Scarlatti – Ardo, è ver, per te d’amore
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Tarquinio Merula – La Cattarina
Scarlatti – Ardo, è ver, per te d’amore
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Kodály – Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Free
OSSCS: Destiny
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op. 54
2016 –2017 OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Schubert – Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797
2016 –2017 OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Schubert – Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797
$10-$25, youth free
Ladies Musical Club: Piazzolla, Chopin, Brahms
Tuesday, February 8, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Piazzolla – Adiós nonino “Tango-Rhapsody”
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Free
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
Arensky – Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos
Martinu – Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Brahms – String Sextet No. 2
$45 (includes open bar)