Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
$18 / $14
Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Borodin – Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase
Tuesday, October 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The Cornish Music Department presents an evening of student ensembles, including Jazz Ensemble IV, Guitar Ensemble, Chamber Ensembles, Classical Voice Studio, and several additional student-run groups.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Thursday, October 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Four Seasons
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Avison – Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor after Scarlatti
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
$22-$122
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Sounds of Strength & Divination
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The first symphony ever to be composed by an American woman – Amy Beach's Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic".
$20 / $10 (under 18 FREE)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
$12-$20
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Thalia Symphony Orchestra season opener: Borodin, Honegger, Copland, & Schumann
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia
Honegger – Pastorale d'été
Copland – Billy the Kid
Schumann – Symphony No. 3, "Rhenisch"
Honegger – Pastorale d'été
Copland – Billy the Kid
Schumann – Symphony No. 3, "Rhenisch"
$20
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Kids' Halloween Concert
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Gounod – Funeral March of the Marionette
Humperdinck – Hänsel and Gretel: Witches Ride
Grieg – Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, New World (last movement)
Gounod – Funeral March of the Marionette
Humperdinck – Hänsel and Gretel: Witches Ride
Grieg – Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, New World (last movement)
$10 (18 & under free)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Sound of Late: Steelworks
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Somei Satoh – Birds in Warped Time II
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
$15 includes open bar ($5 students)
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Deborah Gandolfo piano recital
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Debussy.
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
A Night at the Ballet, Opera, & Symphony with the Port Townsend Community Orchestra
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Free (Free)
Washington Wind Symphony presents: Enchantments
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Emilio José González – El Chupacabra
Andrew Boss – A La Machaut
Paul Dukas (trans. Mark Hindsley) – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Peter Van Zandt Lane – Hivemind
Malcom Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter) – Tam O'Shanter Overture
Frank Ticheli – Wild Nights!
Andrew Boss – A La Machaut
Paul Dukas (trans. Mark Hindsley) – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Peter Van Zandt Lane – Hivemind
Malcom Arnold (arr. John P. Paynter) – Tam O'Shanter Overture
Frank Ticheli – Wild Nights!
$20 / $15 / $10
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 in E minor, "From the New World"
Beethoven – “King Stephan” Overture, Op. 117
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 in D minor
Beethoven – “King Stephan” Overture, Op. 117
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 in D minor
$30 (18 & under free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition (featuring visuals by Adrian Wyard)
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
$15-$20
Sine Nomine: Most Worthy Shepherd: Sacred Music of Heinrich Isaac
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Free (Free)
Bellingham Music Club presents Baroque violinist Edwin Huizinga
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for violin, including works by Bach, Biber, Ysaye, and Paganini.
Free