George Frideric Handel – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
OSSCS: Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
OSSCS: Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.
$30 suggested donation
Mozart with a View
Wednesday, January 6, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo in G major
Shostakovich – 3 Duets
Handel-Halvorsen – Passacaglia
Shostakovich – 3 Duets
Handel-Halvorsen – Passacaglia
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Musical Excursions: Chamber Music by Händel, Fauré & Schumann
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Sonata in A major, Op. 1, No. 14 for violin and piano
Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Handel Royal Fireworks Music
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pergolesi – Sinfonia to L'Olimpiade
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
$20-$76
Seattle Symphony: Handel Royal Fireworks Music
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pergolesi – Sinfonia to L'Olimpiade
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
$20-$76
Cellos at the Real World
Thursday, January 28, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cello music with Haeyoon Shin and Evie Liu. Including works by Brahms, Handel/Halvorsen.
$10-$20 suggested donation, RSVP for location
Seattle Symphony: J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Thursday, March 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – Chacony in G minor
Purcell – "My Heart is Inditing"
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Handel – "Let thy hand be strengthened," Coronation Anthem No. 3
Pergolesi – "Stabat Mater"
Purcell – "My Heart is Inditing"
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Handel – "Let thy hand be strengthened," Coronation Anthem No. 3
Pergolesi – "Stabat Mater"
$20-$76
Seattle Symphony: J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Friday, March 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – Chacony in G minor
Purcell – "My Heart is Inditing"
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Handel – "Let thy hand be strengthened," Coronation Anthem No. 3
Pergolesi – "Stabat Mater"
Purcell – "My Heart is Inditing"
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Handel – "Let thy hand be strengthened," Coronation Anthem No. 3
Pergolesi – "Stabat Mater"
$20-$76
Of Passion and Reason – Ensemble Audax
Thursday, April 1, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Let the compositions of Anna Bon bring fire to your humors and the meditative harpsichord solos of Froberger allow your senses space for reflection. Then, enjoy a lovely and intimate Handel trio sonata and rousing and humorous Vivaldi chamber concerti.
$15-$30
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Concert: Baroque Festival
Saturday, April 3, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Vivaldi – Concerto in D major
Albinoni – Adagio for Organ and Strings
Handel – Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G minor
Vivaldi – Concerto in D major
Albinoni – Adagio for Organ and Strings
Handel – Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G minor
$10-$18
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: The Driving Force of All Nature
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Handel – Water Music (orch. Harty)
Dan Welcher – Venti di Mare ("Sea Winds")
Tchaikovsky – The Storm, Op. 76
Respighi – The Fountains of Rome
Dan Welcher – Venti di Mare ("Sea Winds")
Tchaikovsky – The Storm, Op. 76
Respighi – The Fountains of Rome
$10-$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: The Driving Force of All Nature
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Handel – Water Music (orch. Harty)
Dan Welcher – Venti di Mare ("Sea Winds")
Tchaikovsky – The Storm, Op. 76
Respighi – The Fountains of Rome
Dan Welcher – Venti di Mare ("Sea Winds")
Tchaikovsky – The Storm, Op. 76
Respighi – The Fountains of Rome
$10-$20
Seattle Symphony: Handel & Vivaldi
Thursday, May 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in C major, No. 2
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
$20-$76
Seattle Symphony: Handel & Vivaldi
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in C major, No. 2
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
$20-$76