Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
The Tacoma School Plays the Viennese School
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in F major for horn and piano
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378
Brahms – Trio for violin, horn and piano, Op. 40
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378
Brahms – Trio for violin, horn and piano, Op. 40
$10-$25 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Symphony [untitled] 3: Trimpin & Perle
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Perle – Molto Adagio
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
$20
Ladies Musical Club at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major, Hob. XV11, No. 9
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Free
Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Listener's Choice
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever
R. Strauss – Philharmonic Fanfare
Verdi – Overture to La forza del destino
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Selected arias and duets by Rossini, Mozart and Verdi
R. Strauss – Philharmonic Fanfare
Verdi – Overture to La forza del destino
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Selected arias and duets by Rossini, Mozart and Verdi
$25 ($20 seniors/students/military)
Portland Cello Project Feat. Rachel Grimes
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
"An ace group of rotating cellists who take on everything from Britney's 'Toxic' to the Dandy Warhols and postmodern Estonian composer Arvo Part in their one-off performances" – Entertainment Weekly
$26-$35
The Coloristic Flute
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Butterfield Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance highlighting the different colors and styles of the flute throughout the history of western art music. Featuring the works of Ian Clarke, Benjamin Godard, Georges Hue, Carl Reinecke and Georg Philip Telemann.
Free (donations welcome)
Percussion, free improv, chamber music & electronics
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Beauty School (Bay area), Steve & Melanie Sehman (B’ham) and Simon Hutchinson (Missoula).
$5-$8
Bronfman Plays Beethoven
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:35pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
$20-$122 (youth 8-18 free)
Portland Cello Project Feat. Rachel Grimes
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:45pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
"An ace group of rotating cellists who take on everything from Britney's 'Toxic' to the Dandy Warhols and postmodern Estonian composer Arvo Part in their one-off performances" – Entertainment Weekly
$26-$35
Adelphian Concert Choir with Freda Herseth
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Monteverdi, Rautavarra, Schubert and Brahms.
Free
Federal Way Symphony: Season Finale – Warm Wanderings
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Hector Berlioz – Romeo and Juliette, Love Scene
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
$32 ($28 seniors; $15 students; youth free)
Yo-Yo Ma with The Seattle Symphony
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Stravinsky – Suite from Pulcinella
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Stravinsky – Suite from Pulcinella
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
SOLD OUT
Spring Concert: Copland, Tallis & more
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Zion's Walls
Scholz – What Wondrous Love
Tallis – If ye love me, keep my commandments
Handel – Surely He hath born our griefs
Paulus – Pilgrim's Hymn
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
... and more
Scholz – What Wondrous Love
Tallis – If ye love me, keep my commandments
Handel – Surely He hath born our griefs
Paulus – Pilgrim's Hymn
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
... and more
Free (donations welcome)
Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra: Spring Concert
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Aurora Nazarene Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
The Cascade Youth, Junior, Premiere and Sinfonette Orchestras perform their spring concert.
$15 ($12 seniors; $6 students)
Music from the War to End All Wars: Music of Debussy, Ives and Prokofiev
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Tom Sails Away
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
$10
Prepared guitar, unusual instruments & more
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Bill Horist (Seattle), Simon Hutchinson (Missoula), Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Equus Saxophone Quartet (B’ham), Susan Haines (B’ham) /J.C. Combs (Seattle), Lesley Sommer (B’ham) w/WWU musicians and John Friesen (B’ham).
$5-$8
Ladies Musical Club at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Larsen – Cowboy Songs
Janet Anderson – My Life as a Subject
Haydn – Andante Variations in F minor
Chopin – Etude in F minor, Op. 10 No. 9
Chopin – Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1
Chopin – Prelude No. 7 from Book I
Debussy – "Ce qu'a vu le vent d’ouest” (What the West Wind Saw”)
Ravel – “Ondine” from Gaspard de la Nuit
Janet Anderson – My Life as a Subject
Haydn – Andante Variations in F minor
Chopin – Etude in F minor, Op. 10 No. 9
Chopin – Etude in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1
Chopin – Prelude No. 7 from Book I
Debussy – "Ce qu'a vu le vent d’ouest” (What the West Wind Saw”)
Ravel – “Ondine” from Gaspard de la Nuit
Free
Imogen Cooper: Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
$20-$76
Ten Grands
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ten grand pianos, ten amazing pianists and one sensational stage, benefiting the education and community programs of the Seattle Symphony and other select organizations.
$42-$120
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Shelton High School Performing Arts Center, Shelton, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9
$26 ($22 senior/military; $8 student)