Johann Sebastian Bach – Upcoming Concerts
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Cantatas
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
J.C. Bach – Ach, daß ich Wassers g'nug hätte
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
$10-$20
Russian Chamber Music Foundation: Concert in the Park
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Music by Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and more, performed by Seattle Symphony musicians and talented young artists from the Northwest. There will also be face-painting for kids and a roaming barbershop quartet before the program.
Free
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Concerto, concerto!
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Telemann – Concerto for Viola TWV 51:G9
Telemann – Trio Sonata in B minor TWV 42:h6
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in A minor RV 422
Sammartini – Recorder Concerto in F major
J.S. Bach – Fourth Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1049
Telemann – Trio Sonata in B minor TWV 42:h6
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in A minor RV 422
Sammartini – Recorder Concerto in F major
J.S. Bach – Fourth Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1049
$10-$20
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Cantatas
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Greenbank Farm, Greenbank, WA, United States
J.C. Bach – Ach, daß ich Wassers g'nug hätte
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
$10-$20
Bach's 'The Art of Fugue'
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of Orchestra Seattle and friends present a free performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece The Art of Fugue, transcribed for strings and woodwinds.
Free
Michael Refvem: Seattle Steinway Gallery Recital
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in A minor
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
$10-$20
Town Music presents Johnny Gandelsman: Bach's 'Complete Sonatas and Partitas'
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
$10-$25
LMC at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – “Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen” (Kantata BWV 98)
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Free
Michael Refvem: Whatcom Museum Recital
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in A minor
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
$10-$20
Jacobsen Series: Beauty and Power
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A recital of virtuosic piano works by Bach, Beethoven, Ravel and Rachmaninoff.
$10-$15
Federal Way Symphony Season Premiere: Moving Masterworks
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (EDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Piston – Serenade
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
$32 ($28 seniors)
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Trio Tara
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Schumann, Kurtag, and Kalevi Aho.
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
SoundScapes Concert Series presents BACHtoberfest
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Celebrate the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, from the sublime glory of his cantata "Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen" to the hilarious Coffee Cantata.
$15-$30
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)
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
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
Gallery Concerts: A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Selections from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
$15-$30
Gallery Concerts: A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Selections from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
$15-$30
Simple Measures: Cello Divas III: Bach
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Hale's Palladium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Popper – Requiem
Poteat – In Paradisum
Popper – Requiem
Poteat – In Paradisum
$15-$30
Bach Collegium Japan: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The lively music of three Baroque titans is performed by Bach Collegium Japan in its Seattle debut.
$20-$39
Simple Measures: Cello Divas III: Bach
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Popper – Requiem
Poteat – In Paradisum
Popper – Requiem
Poteat – In Paradisum
$15-$30