Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Russian Season Opening
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Russian Overture
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$19-$79
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Waldteufel, Hindemith
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Wagner – Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz, Op. 183
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz, Op. 183
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber
$25-$55
Eastside Symphony: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Album for the Young
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Album for the Young
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
$12 ($9 student/senior; 12 & under free)
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák the Romantic
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Dvořák – Four Biblical Songs
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
$8-$26
LMC at the West Seattle Library
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Verroust – Theme and Variations, Op. 23 for English Horn and Piano
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Free
Rainier Symphony Series 1: Heroic Triumph
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
$17 ($12 student/senior; age 12 & under free)
Haller Lake Music Series: ‘A Musical Journey Through Song’
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Malya Muth and pianist Johanna Mastenbrook perform a recital of English, French and German songs and solo piano works.
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: A Spirited Return to the PAC
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Mussorgsky – Night on Bare Mountain
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Bizet – Jeux d’enfants
Brubeck – Take Five
Brubeck – Strange Meadowlark
Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Bizet – Jeux d’enfants
Brubeck – Take Five
Brubeck – Strange Meadowlark
Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk
$10-$35
Cornish Presents: IWO Flute Quartet
Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
IWO Flute Quartet (Sydney Carlson, Leonard Garrison, Jennifer Rhyne and Paul Taub) will perform a program that includes Second Grand Quartet for Sixteen Flutes – The White Labyrinth by Harvey Sollberger and Song and Dance by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
Free
Sir András Schiff: The Last Sonatas
Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Mozart – Sonata in D major, K. 576
Schubert – Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Mozart – Sonata in D major, K. 576
Schubert – Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960
$31-$112
LMC at the Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Une flûte invisible
Massenet – Élégie
Hüe – Soir Païen
Tchaikovsky – Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Gaubert – Soir Païen
Diemer – Serenade
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
Massenet – Élégie
Hüe – Soir Païen
Tchaikovsky – Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Gaubert – Soir Païen
Diemer – Serenade
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
Free
2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Demands of the Contemporary Performance
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed artist and pedagogue Dr. Alexander Tutunov (Belarus/USA) leads a master class with participants in the 2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival and students of the Cornish College of the Arts Music Program.
$10 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Brahms & Schumann
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from:
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Free
'Breakthrough' Screening & Concert by Quinton Morris
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free w/RSVP
LMC: Così fan tutte
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti
Free
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
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$40
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$95