Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Master Class with Barry Lieberman & Friends: Joe Kaufman
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Joe Kaufman, assistant principal bass of the Seattle Symphony, leads a master class with students of Barry Lieberman. Open to the public!
Free
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space presents the first of three weekend cafe concerts, beginning with a trip through the career of Bruno Maderna with vocal works of Pergolesi, Purcell, Berio and Maderna himself.
Free
Celebrate the Symphony Annual Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Indian Summer Golf and Country Club, Olympia, WA, United States
Join us for an incredible evening of great friends, great wines and great music at a gala fundraiser in support of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra.
Pricing TBA
Northwest Sinfonietta Gala: Tempo Fusion
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate 25 years with the Northwest Sinfonietta! Join orchestra members for a live performance, as well as a silent, live, and dessert auction.
$150
Fred Kronacher and Jennifer Culp play Bach
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Suite for Cello No. 2 in D minor
Bach – Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat
Bach – Sonata for Cello and Keyboard No. 1 in G major
Bach – Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat
Bach – Sonata for Cello and Keyboard No. 1 in G major
$22 ($17 seniors; $12 students 18 & under)
Revisiting Russia through Rachmaninoff
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (Op. 37, All-Night Vigil).
$18-$25
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Come join us for a night on the "other side" of classical music, featuring works for saxophone, percussion, and cello from composers George Crumb, Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna.
Free
The Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Romance'
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
$18 ($13 youth/senior)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
SYSO: Symphonette, Debut & Junior Orchestras in Concert
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Program will include masterworks of the classical cannon such as Verdi's Grand March from Aida, Debussy's Clair de Lune, and Bernstein's Overture to Candide.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Revisiting Russia through Rachmaninoff
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (Op. 37, All-Night Vigil).
$18-$25
Racer Sessions: Inverted Space Ensemble/Maderna Fest 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of Maderna, Berio, and Andriessen, in addition to free improv.
Free
Young Composers: A Concert of World Premieres
Monday, June 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony premieres brand-new works by local pre-college composers at this inspiring annual event. Featuring a new instrument created by renowned kinetic sculptor, sound artist and musician, Trimpin.
Free
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
Thursday, June 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Liszt – Les Preludes
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
$10-$20
LYRA vocal ensemble in concert
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, LYRA will perform sacred and secular music from obscure composers to well-known greats, including Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Bortniansky.
$10-$15 (children under 12 free)
SPU: Fauré Requiem
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Pacific University Music Department presents Fauré's Requiem.
Free
UW Symphony & Combined University Choirs: Verdi, Bernstein, Prokofiev
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi – Stabat Mater
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, shown with film
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, shown with film
$10-$15