Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Bernstein & Shostakovich
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Piano Trio
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
$39
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra: Glazunov, Finzi & Telemann
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Glazunov – Themes and Variations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
$12-$16
NWSO: Doolittle, Van Kirk, Boshnack & more
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Emily Doolittle – Two Jigs and Some Fireworks
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Phantoms of the Orchestra: Family Costume Concert
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Maestro and his frightened assistant must use the power of a silver baton to control this ghoulish orchestra. Inspired by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
$15-$20
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with the Seattle Symphony
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score is performed by the Symphony while the film is shown on the big screen at Benaroya Hall.
$31-$112
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Lewis Thompson (piano), Eric Jeffords (tenor) & Ryan Tilley (clarinet)
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, WTC Book II BWV 883
Schubert – Sonata in F minor D. 625
Louis Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103
Schubert – Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin
Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major
Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas
Schubert – Sonata in F minor D. 625
Louis Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103
Schubert – Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin
Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major
Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas
Free
Novus Project: Celebrating Nielsen
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his birth.
$15-$20
Seattle Rock Orchestra Social Club: The Beatles, Bowie & more
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
SRO's volunteer community orchestra performs a smorgasbord of pop and rock hits by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Beck, Heart and many more.
$12-$20
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Telemann Paris Quartets
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Paris Quartets in E minor and D major
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
$10-$42
Ladies Musical Club: Handel, Wolf, Debussy, Liszt
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Free (Free)
Town Music Presents Lisa Bielawa and Ensemble Variances: ‘Cri Selon Cri’
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Two composer-performers, two continents, and one very exciting collaborative work of art. Cri Selon Cri (“Cry by Cry”) brings together their compositions, performance, and, quite literally, their cries of pain.
$10-$25
UW World Series: The Danish String Quartet
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Per Nørgaard – Quarteto Breve
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$38-$43 (age 17 & under free)
Ladies Musical Club w/ The Weeknighters at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Voces Intimae
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
UW Symphony with Maria Larionoff: Sibelius, Stravinsky, Beethoven
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Two Humoresques, for violin and orchestra, Op. 87
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
$10-$15
First Friday Salon: When It's Classic, It's Classic
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
$20-$25
8 Hands Piano Concert: Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Dvořák & more
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Repertoire arranged for 2 pianos, 8 hands, featuring music by Rossini, Moszkowski, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Liszt.
Free