Johann Sebastian Bach – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Bach Suite (Cello) Marathon
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 10:00am – 2:15pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
The complete Suites for Solo Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by cellists from around the Pacific Northwest.
Free
sound|counterpoint: …with violin accompaniment
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Duphly and Mondonville, a newly commissioned work by local composer Adam Haws, and an illuminating contrast of monumental works by father and son, Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
$25 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice
Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Empire Noir (Haines/Dawson)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
New Suite (Forsythe/Handel/Berio/Bryars/Bach)
Her Door to the Sky (Lang/Britten)
$37-$187
Natalie Ham Flute Recital
Saturday, April 15, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lecture-recital from UW student Natalie Ham on the subject of "Bach's Chaconne: A Flutist's Perspective." Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Records, Pancakes, & Bach No. 5
Sunday, April 16, 2028 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimbist Erin Jorgensen plays J.S. Bach's cello suite No. 5, followed by a pancake breakfast/listening party in the OtB lobby.
$5-$10 suggested donation
UW Chamber Orchestra with Mary Lynch: Purcell, Bach, Telemann, & Haydn
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Free (Free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Lily Afshar
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Albéniz – Mallorca
Bach – Cello Suite No. 1
Tofiq – Two Azerbaijani Ballads
Anonymous – Two Persian Ballads
Granados – Valses Poeticos
Bustamante – Misionera
Bach – Cello Suite No. 1
Tofiq – Two Azerbaijani Ballads
Anonymous – Two Persian Ballads
Granados – Valses Poeticos
Bustamante – Misionera
Free
Early Masters with Island Consort
Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Featuring Bach's double concerto for oboe & violin, Handel's Zadok the Priest, Mozart's Regina Coeli, and more.
$20 suggested donation (youth $5)
Dinu Lipatti 100th Anniversary Concert
Thursday, April 27, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Beethoven, Bach, Bartok, and Gershwin, as well as the Seattle premiere of Dinu Lipatti’s rarely performed Sonatina for Violin and Piano.
$35.50/$25.50
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Mozart & the Bachs
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque meets Classical as we juxtapose great chamber music by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D and transcriptions of fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach.
$10-$42
Bach’s Lunch: A fresh take on Baroque masterworks
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A fresh take on Baroque masterworks by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and more.
Free (Free)
All-Bach Flentrop Concert: Bálint Karosi
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The first-prize winner of the Leipzig International J.S. Bach Competition presents an all-Bach organ concert.
$15-$20
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Bach, Edward
Sunday, May 7, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mozart – Don Giovanni, overture
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
$15-$20 (children free)
Frequency: Bach Refractions
Saturday, May 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Frequency chamber trio turns its lens on Bach in this performance of selections from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, arranged for string trio.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Borrowed Gems
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
William Walton – Crown Imperial March (arranged by W. J. Duthoit)
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
$5-$20
Whidbey Island Community Orchestra: Bach, Strauss, & more
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Free (Free)
Seattle Bach Choir: Bach Cantatas BWV 72 & 186
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Bach's most celebrated works, performed on period Baroque instruments.
Free (Free)
UW Baroque Ensemble: Concerti
Tuesday, May 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Concerti by C.P.E. and J.S. Bach, Telemann, Durante, and Vivaldi.
Free
University of Washington Chamber Singers & University Chorale
Wednesday, May 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale present “How Then Shall We Live: Reflections on the Reformation,” including music of J.S. Bach.
$10