Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Olympic Music Festival: Musical Forefathers
Sunday, August 11, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Music Northwest: Masterpieces for Strings & Piano
Sunday, August 11, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10 for string trio
Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade in C major, Op. 10 for string trio
$18 (seniors $16)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 11, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Tuesday, August 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
First Lutheran Church of Tacoma: Listen Live at Lunch – Chamber Music
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Gian Carlo Menotti – Trio for violin, clarinet, and piano
Darius Milhaud – Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano, Op. 157b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"
Darius Milhaud – Suite for violin, clarinet, and piano, Op. 157b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Dedication for Martin Friedmann
Wednesday, August 14, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 "The Hunt"
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Kevin Puts – Arcana for solo cello and string quintet
Franz Schubert – "Andante con moto" from String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden"
Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 for solo piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
$35 ($10 ages 18 & under)
Tenor Alfredo Carrillo & Friends: A Summer’s Evening of Opera
Friday, August 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Classical music and favorites performed by tenor Alfredo Carrillo and his local musical friends to benefit Butterfly Smiles.
$30
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 18, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Listen Live at Lunch: Duo Soprello
Wednesday, August 21, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program of original music and transcriptions including arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gaetano Donizetti, selections from cello sonatas by Gabriel Fauré and Dmitri Shostakovich, and more.
Free (Free)
Music on the Ridge: Coho String Quartet
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:35pm (PDT)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet in A major, K. 464
Mark Kuss – Elegy (West Coast premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Mark Kuss – Elegy (West Coast premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Free (Free)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Listen Live at Lunch: Virtuoso Works for Violin & Piano
Wednesday, August 28, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33
Free
BMC presents Ballance Duo
Wednesday, September 4, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
Free (Free)
BMC Night Beat presents Ballance Duo
Thursday, September 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Mozart’s Missa Brevis
Sunday, September 8, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis No. 7 in C major, K. 258 "Piccolomini" along with motets by Antonio Salieri, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Michael Haydn.
Free
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$28-$43 ($10 students)
Pianist Geísa Dutra in Concert
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Youngs' Home, Bellevue, WA, United States
A not-to-be-missed opportunity for a close and intimate house concert with award-winning pianist Geísa Dutra. Music by Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Enrique Granados, and more.
$25
The Highlands Concert Series Opening Night with Kristin Lee, Violin
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Award-winning violinist Kristin Lee in recital at the intimate and acoustically-excellent Florence Henry Memorial Chapel.
$30 ($15 youth)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Clara Schumann Bicentennial Celebration
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio in F major, Hob. XVI:6
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Clara Schumann – Romance in A-flat major, Op. 7 No. 2
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$48 / $41 / $10
Town Music: You Had Me At Cello
Sunday, September 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joshua Roman and four talented Seattle Symphony cellists ruminate on the cello’s iconic sound with a curated array of works originally written for a cello quartet, and perform unique and clever new arrangements that redefine the boundaries of the cello.
$15-$20