Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Dickinson Poetry in Song
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
In honor of National Poetry Month at the West Seattle Library, hear “Dickinson Poetry in Song" as well as poems set to music by Copland, Laitman and others.
Free
Jasmine Choi in Recital
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
The Conference Center at the Washingon State Convention Center, Seattle, WA, United States
G.Ph. Telemann – Fantasy for Solo Flute No. 11 in G major
P. Schoenfield – Achat Sha'alti for Flute and Piano
N. Paganini – La Campanella for Flute and Piano
I. Clarke – Great Train Race for Solo Flute
C. Reinecke – Sonata Undine for Flute and Piano, Op. 167
V. Monti /arr. Choi – Czardas for Flute and Piano
P. Schoenfield – Achat Sha'alti for Flute and Piano
N. Paganini – La Campanella for Flute and Piano
I. Clarke – Great Train Race for Solo Flute
C. Reinecke – Sonata Undine for Flute and Piano, Op. 167
V. Monti /arr. Choi – Czardas for Flute and Piano
$25 (SFS members $15)
Ladies Musical Club at University House Wallingford
Monday, April 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Toccata No. 7 in E minor
Falla – Seven Popular Songs
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Chopin – Grande Waltz, Op. 42
Prokofiev – Waltz of Cinderella and the Prince (from Cinderella), Op. 102, No. 1
Falla – Seven Popular Songs
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Chopin – Grande Waltz, Op. 42
Prokofiev – Waltz of Cinderella and the Prince (from Cinderella), Op. 102, No. 1
Free
Clarinet Night: Jennifer Nelson
Monday, April 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Nelson, artist in residence and director of the UW clarinet studio, performs solo and with students and special guests in this evening devoted to the clarinet.
$5
Groupmuse in Capitol Hill
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Gliere – 8 Pieces, Op. 39 (excerpts)
Beethoven – 3 Duets for Clarinet and Bassoon WoO 27 (excerpts, transc. for violin/cello)
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Beethoven – 3 Duets for Clarinet and Bassoon WoO 27 (excerpts, transc. for violin/cello)
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation
Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony
Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schnittke – Violin Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
$35-$120 (youth 8-18 free)
Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schnittke – Violin Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
$20-$94 (youth 8-18 free)
University of Puget Sound Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Ives, Ticheli, Maslanka, Bernstein and Ellerby.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet, K. 464
Bellini – Tre Ariette
Bellini – Il fervido desiderio
Bellini – Dolente imagine di file mia
Bellini – Vaga luna che inargenti
Fauré – Les Berceaux
Fauré – Apres un reve
Fauré – Clair de lune
Fauré – Chanson d'amour
Bellini – Tre Ariette
Bellini – Il fervido desiderio
Bellini – Dolente imagine di file mia
Bellini – Vaga luna che inargenti
Fauré – Les Berceaux
Fauré – Apres un reve
Fauré – Clair de lune
Fauré – Chanson d'amour
Free
Island Time: Simple Measures with the Turtle Island Quartet
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Come relax to the cool strains of the Turtle Island Quartet, our country’s premiere jazz string quartet, taking turns with a quartet of our own musicians playing classical tunes that complement the jazz.
$30 ($25 seniors; $15 students)
Haller Lake Music Series: Trio Pardalote
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Francaix – String Trio
Poulenc – Cello Sonata
Fauré – Piano Quartet in G minor
Poulenc – Cello Sonata
Fauré – Piano Quartet in G minor
$20
April in Paris
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Northwest Chamber Chorus and new auctioneer Jennifer Bolton for an evening of music, good food and fun at this annual event supporting the Chorus.
$60
Groupmuse at Tsuga
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
TSUGA Fine Art, Bothell, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major K. 458 "The Hunt"
Borodin – "Nocturne" from the string quartet No. 2 in D major
Debussy – The girl with the flaxen hair
Argentinian composers – A selection of Tangos
Borodin – "Nocturne" from the string quartet No. 2 in D major
Debussy – The girl with the flaxen hair
Argentinian composers – A selection of Tangos
RSVP required, $10 suggested donation
Fandango!
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Boccherini – Quintet No. 7 in E minor for Guitar and String Quartet, G. 451
Mozart – String Quartet in G major, K. 387 ("Spring")
Giuliani – Variations for Guitar, Op. 102
Mertz – Elegie for Guitar
Boccherini – Quintet No. 4 in D major for Guitar and String Quartet, G. 448 ("Fandango")
Mozart – String Quartet in G major, K. 387 ("Spring")
Giuliani – Variations for Guitar, Op. 102
Mertz – Elegie for Guitar
Boccherini – Quintet No. 4 in D major for Guitar and String Quartet, G. 448 ("Fandango")
$15-$30
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert III
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (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)
Comedy and Tragedy with the BPA Shakespeare Society
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Nicolai – The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Mendelssohn – Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, 1st movement
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, 1st movement
Bernstein/Peress – West Side Story Overture
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Mendelssohn – Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, 1st movement
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, 1st movement
Bernstein/Peress – West Side Story Overture
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
OSSCS: Deliverance
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Israel in Egypt, HWV 54
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Shostakovich Leningrad Symphony
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schnittke – Violin Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
$20-$120 (youth 8-18 free)
Carmina Burana
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Orff – Carmina Burana
Massenet – Selections from Le Cid
Massenet – Selections from Le Cid
$32
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: 'Eroica'
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave (Slavonic March)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave (Slavonic March)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
$20 ($15 student/senior; age 12 and under free)