Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven Recital
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – 7 Variations on 'Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen', WoO 46
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes', WoO 45
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes', WoO 45
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Classical Guitarist Michael Partington
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mauro Giuliani – Variations, Op. 102
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño, Verano Porteño
Phillip Houghton – Rain
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño, Verano Porteño
Phillip Houghton – Rain
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
$10 (suggested donation)
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bach, Stravinsky, Herbert, Poulenc
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
$15-$26
Olympic Music Festival Summer Gala: Sarah Chang & Julio Elizalde in Recital
Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Ravel – Tzigane
Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Ravel – Tzigane
$60
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Hanson & Holst
Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Hanson – Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Holst – The Planets
Holst – The Planets
$15-$39
Tasting Notes: Grand Cru Baroque at Northwest Cellars
Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Sample the exceptional Reserve wines of Northwest Cellars and enjoy live music by Vivaldi, Bach, Blavet and more performed by Grand Cru Baroque.
$25
Pianos in the Parks: Andrew Barnwell
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Mercerdale Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Bring a lunch and hear a concert with pianist Andrew Barnwell, an incoming senior at Mercer Island High School.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Handel, Bach, Paganini
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel/Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Handel/Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni
Paganini – Caprice No. 17
Bach – TBD
Handel/Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni
Paganini – Caprice No. 17
Bach – TBD
$10 (suggested donation)
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Saglietti, Martinu & more
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Saglietti – Suite for Trombone and Strings
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$10-$15
CYSO presents Summer Sounds: A Tribute to John Williams
Friday, August 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Musicians of all ages and skill levels come together in a Tribute to John Williams featuring Jurassic Park and Star Wars.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Heroic Beethoven
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Variations for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 44
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
$20-$32
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bruch, Rimsky-Korsakov & more
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
$15-$26
Groupmuse House Concert: Bon, Kirnberger, Zipoli, Roman
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Bon – Sonata No. 4 in D major
Johann Philipp Kirnberger – Sonata in G major (No. 8)
Domenico Zipoli – Toccata
Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata in C minor
Johann Philipp Kirnberger – Sonata in G major (No. 8)
Domenico Zipoli – Toccata
Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata in C minor
$10 (suggested donation)
Olympic Music Festival: Heroic Beethoven
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Variations for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 44
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
$20-$32
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Rossini, Copland, Ravel
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Copland – Billy the Kid
Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel – Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
Ravel – La Valse
Copland – Billy the Kid
Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Ravel – Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
Ravel – La Valse
$15-$39
Pianos in the Parks: Suzanne Zahniser
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Occidental Square Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Suzanne Zahniser will play Schumann/Liszt “Dedication” and Gershwin’s “Prelude No. 2” at the Occidental Park piano.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Girsky String Quartet plays Mendelssohn and Beethoven
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Quartet in A minor
Beethoven – Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
Beethoven – Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
$10 (suggested donation)
Pianos in the Parks: Wible & Zahniser
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Mercerdale Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Pianists Connie Wible and Suzanne Zahniser will perform tangos along with music for eight-hand piano.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Partington, classical guitar
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Fernando Sor – Pièce de Société Op. 36, No. 3
Dusan Bogdanovic – Mysterious Habitats
Isaac Albeniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Leo Brouwer – Sonata: Fandangos Y Boleros, Sarabande de Scriabin, Toccata de Pasquini
Dusan Bogdanovic – Mysterious Habitats
Isaac Albeniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Leo Brouwer – Sonata: Fandangos Y Boleros, Sarabande de Scriabin, Toccata de Pasquini
$10 (suggested donation)
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schumann, Bartók, Dvořák
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$20-$32