Béla Bartók – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
UW World Series: Jerusalem Quartet
Thursday, February 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Quartet No. 59 in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 ("Rider")
Bartok – String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
Bartok – String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
$40-$45
Music from the War to End All Wars: Ravel, Bartok, Prokofiev
Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This concert features music by Ravel, Bartok, and Prokofiev, with a pre-concert lecture, “Music in the silentness of duty; peace where the shell-storms spouted red,” by UW philosophy professor Ronald Moore.
$10
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Viva la Orchestra
Monday, March 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden Suite
Offenbach – “Violin Aria” from Tales of Hoffmann
Massenet – The Letter Scene from Werther
Sibelius – "Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte"
Bizet – “Les tringles des sistres tintaient” – Gypsy Song from Carmen
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
Offenbach – “Violin Aria” from Tales of Hoffmann
Massenet – The Letter Scene from Werther
Sibelius – "Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte"
Bizet – “Les tringles des sistres tintaient” – Gypsy Song from Carmen
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
$10-$25
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Lully – Overture to Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Free
Groupmagical
Friday, June 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Expect a 20s crowd at this fun house concert in Capitol Hill. On the program: Vivaldi, Gliére, Popper, Bartók, Saint-Saëns, Mark Summer and maybe even Coldplay.
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schumann, Bartók, Dvořák
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$20-$32
Groupmuse House Concert: Cello duets with Kevin Krentz & Haeyoon Shin
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for two cellos!
Gliére – Duos for two cellos
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saëns – The Swan
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Coldplay – A very cool and unusual encore
Gliére – Duos for two cellos
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saëns – The Swan
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Coldplay – A very cool and unusual encore
$10 (suggested donation)
Romanian Chamber Concert
Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the fire, drama and fine lyricism of Romanian Art Songs and Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók, and Sonata No. 3 "in Romanian Folk Character" for violin and piano, one of the most popular and critically respected works by George Enescu.
$25
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
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
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Bartok, Snow, Strauss
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
$20 ($15 youth/senior)
Groupmuse Kickstarter Launch Concert
Thursday, November 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bruch – Kol Nidrei
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody
Fauré – Après un Rêve
Vivaldi – Concerto for two cellos!
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Macedonian Folk Song – Jovano Jovanke
Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody
Fauré – Après un Rêve
Vivaldi – Concerto for two cellos!
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Macedonian Folk Song – Jovano Jovanke
$10 donation, RSVP for location
UW Modern Ensemble: Ligeti, Cage, Bartók
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet (1968)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
$10
Groupmuse House Concert: Kevin Krentz & Haeyoon Shin
Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy works by Popper, Saint-Saëns and Bartók from cello duo Kevin Krentz & Haeyoon Shin.
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Ladies Musical Club: Brahms, Stravinsky, Bartók
Sunday, January 17, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78, No. 1
Stravinsky – Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano
Stravinsky – Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano
Bartók – Roumanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Bartók, Schubert
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet for Flute and Strings in C major, K. 285b
Bartók – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 75
Schubert – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929
Bartók – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 75
Schubert – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929
$16-$50
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Kurtág, Schönberg, Bartók
Friday, January 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kurtág – Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d
Schönberg – Kammersymphonie No. 1, Op. 9
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Schönberg – Kammersymphonie No. 1, Op. 9
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
$10
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven 'Eroica' Symphony
Thursday, February 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Three Places in New England
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven 'Eroica' Symphony
Saturday, February 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Three Places in New England
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven 'Eroica' Symphony
Sunday, February 14, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Three Places in New England
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
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