Johannes Brahms – Upcoming Concerts
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)
Emerald City Music: Strings Attached
Friday, February 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, 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
$10-$43
Olympia Symphony Orchestra's Music for All Seasons: Winter Shadows
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
$12-$55
Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Johannes Brahms
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Mädchenlied, Liebesliederwaltzer, and more from Brahms, with an introduction and historical notes by noted Brahms historian George Bozarth.
Free (Free)
Feeling Hungary: An evening of Hungarian-inspired string quartets
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”
Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
$20
Two Teenagers and a Thirty-Something: Intergenerational Classics
Saturday, April 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet in F major K. 168
Hovhaness – Selected works
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
Hovhaness – Selected works
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
$20
Ladies Musical Club: Brahms, Faure, Duparc, & more
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Fauré – Après un rêve (After a dream)
Duparc – Chanson triste (Sad song)
Duparc – L’invitation au voyage (The invitation to travel)
Brahms – Viola sonata, Op. 120, No. 2
Rodrigo – Con qué la lavaré? (With what shall I bathe?)
de Falla – Asturiana (Asturian song)
Turina – Las locas por amor (Crazy for Love)
Weber – “Schelm, halt fest” from Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter)
Duparc – Chanson triste (Sad song)
Duparc – L’invitation au voyage (The invitation to travel)
Brahms – Viola sonata, Op. 120, No. 2
Rodrigo – Con qué la lavaré? (With what shall I bathe?)
de Falla – Asturiana (Asturian song)
Turina – Las locas por amor (Crazy for Love)
Weber – “Schelm, halt fest” from Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter)
Free (Free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Sacred & Profane: Carmina Burana
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge High School Gym, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Haydn – "Awake the Harp," from Die Schöpfung
Mozart – Lacrimosa, from Requiem
Beethoven – Hallelujah, from Christ on the Mount of Olives
Brahms – "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place," from German Requiem
Orff – Carmina Burana
Mozart – Lacrimosa, from Requiem
Beethoven – Hallelujah, from Christ on the Mount of Olives
Brahms – "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place," from German Requiem
Orff – Carmina Burana
$26/$22/$18
OSSCS: Brahms Requiem
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
$10-$25, youth free