Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert III
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Glazanov – Overture Solennelle
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major
$17 ($12 senior/student; age 12 and under FREE)
Handel & Telemann – Musical Friends
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debra Nagy, oboe
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Byron Schenkman, harpsichord
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Byron Schenkman, harpsichord
$42 ($38 seniors, $10 youth under 25)
Austrian Antithesis
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major “Romantic”
Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major “Romantic”
$22-$55
UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Prized – Memories
Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands perform music by prize-winning composers, including Funeral Music for Queen Mary, by Steven Stucky; and American Scripture, by Andrew Rindfleisch.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
US World Series: Emerson String Quartet
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
$40-$45
An Evening in Alto Clef
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola students from the studio of professor Melia Watras and members of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra and Campus Philharmonia perform solo and ensemble works.
Free
Joshua Roman Bach Recital
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A crowdsourced (!), all-Bach program.
$10-$20
UW World Series: Simone Dinnerstein
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Suite Francaise pour piano d'apres Claude Gervaise (16 siecle) Presto
Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960
Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960
$40-$45
Inverted Space Ensemble / Washington Composers Forum
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Onur Dülger – radicalOtherness
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Free
LUCO: Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ngai – The Glory Fanfare (world premiere)
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
$18 ($13 student/senior)
Side-by-Side: UW Symphony and the Seattle Symphony
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Free
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Free
Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard plays Shostakovich
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
UW faculty pianist Craig Sheppard gives Seattle audiences a rare treat – the opportunity to hear, in a single performance, the entirety of the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, by Dmitri Shostakovich.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Auburn Symphony: A Grand Tour of Europe
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Theatre at Auburn Mountainview, Auburn, WA, United States
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Elgar – Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra
Bizet – L'Arlésienne suites No. 1 & 2
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Elgar – Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra
Bizet – L'Arlésienne suites No. 1 & 2
$10-$34
Fauré Requiem
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Fauré – Requiem
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands
$5-$18
Mystery
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the mysteries at the heart of the Christian story, with music from different cultures of the Western world. The program will include works by a host of early composers – Giovanni Gabrieli, Josquin Des Prez, Orlando di Lasso, Giovanni Palestrina, William Byrd and Tomas Luis de Victoria – as well as later works by Hugo Wolf, Francis Poulenc and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
$20-$45
NWSO: Season Finale
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Youtz – Prelude
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Double Reed Extravaganza
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents a double reed extravaganza.
Free
Auburn Symphony: A Grand Tour of Europe
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Theatre at Auburn Mountainview, Auburn, WA, United States
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Elgar – Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra
Bizet – L'Arlésienne suites No. 1 & 2
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Elgar – Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra
Bizet – L'Arlésienne suites No. 1 & 2
$10-$34
Philharmonia NW: Baroque Masterworks
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Trumpets
Handel – Water Music
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Trumpets
Handel – Water Music
$15-$20