Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Saygun – Partita, Op. 31
Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz
Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jiping – Summer in the High Grassland
Bach – Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz
Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jiping – Summer in the High Grassland
Bach – Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
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Ravenna String Orchestras: Haydn, Brahms, Buxtehude & more
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major (first mvt.)
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Free
Ladies Musical Club Recital: Bach to Barber in Words and Music
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beth Ann Bonnecroy (soprano), Janet Anderson (piano) and Karin McCullough (piano) perform works by Bach, Barber, Fauré, Debussy, Bemberg and Mozart.
Free
Fibonacci: A Chamber Music Trio
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Bayview Retirement Community, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Divertimento No. 2
Charles Huguenin – Trio No. 1
Halvorsen (arr. Simpson) – Passacaglia for woodwind trio
Joplin – Solace
Eugene Bozza – Suite Breve en Trio, Mvt. 1
Donald Draganski – La Cantina
Charles Huguenin – Trio No. 1
Halvorsen (arr. Simpson) – Passacaglia for woodwind trio
Joplin – Solace
Eugene Bozza – Suite Breve en Trio, Mvt. 1
Donald Draganski – La Cantina
Free
Pianist Artem Alexanyan in Concert
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 57 (Waldstein)
Prokofiev – Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 1
Prokofiev – Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 1
Free
Yang Lu Cello Recital
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Yang Lu performs a DMA recital on cello. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Rainier Symphony Holiday Favorites
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Holiday favorites for the whole family.
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
South Sound Classical Choir
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.
Free
UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$10-$15
WSCO: Wind Symphony Concert
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Providence Mt. St. Vincent Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacob – Earle of Oxford's Marche
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Donations welcome
Seattle Choral Company presents Cathedral Christmas: Peace On Earth
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the realm of inner peace with choir, string orchestra and organ.
$5-$25 (age 9 & under free)
LMC: Classical Music for the Holidays
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolf – Serenade in G major ("Italian Serenade")
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
Free (Free)
Maximilian Dimoff Master Class
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maximilian Dimoff, principal bass of the Cleveland Orchestra, leads a master class with students of
Barry Lieberman.
Free (Free)
Christmas with Seattle Pro Musica – a Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday favorites and an audience sing-along for children and families.
$5-$25
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bothell United Methodist Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
$12-$35
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$28
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Our Dancing Day Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy this concert with Mark Kloepper and the Northwest Chamber Chorus as they're joined by a guest string quartet, flute and percussion in songs of the season and a carol sing-along.
$18-$23 (18 and under free)