Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Come join us for a night on the "other side" of classical music, featuring works for saxophone, percussion, and cello from composers George Crumb, Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna.
Free
The Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Romance'
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
$18 ($13 youth/senior)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
SYSO: Symphonette, Debut & Junior Orchestras in Concert
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Program will include masterworks of the classical cannon such as Verdi's Grand March from Aida, Debussy's Clair de Lune, and Bernstein's Overture to Candide.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Revisiting Russia through Rachmaninoff
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (Op. 37, All-Night Vigil).
$18-$25
Racer Sessions: Inverted Space Ensemble/Maderna Fest 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of Maderna, Berio, and Andriessen, in addition to free improv.
Free
Young Composers: A Concert of World Premieres
Monday, June 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony premieres brand-new works by local pre-college composers at this inspiring annual event. Featuring a new instrument created by renowned kinetic sculptor, sound artist and musician, Trimpin.
Free
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
Thursday, June 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Liszt – Les Preludes
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
$10-$20
UW Symphony & Combined University Choirs: Verdi, Bernstein, Prokofiev
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi – Stabat Mater
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, shown with film
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, shown with film
$10-$15
LYRA vocal ensemble in concert
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, LYRA will perform sacred and secular music from obscure composers to well-known greats, including Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Bortniansky.
$10-$15 (children under 12 free)
SPU: Fauré Requiem
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Pacific University Music Department presents Fauré's Requiem.
Free
2015 Frances Walton Competition: Finals and Winners' Concert
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 9:00am – 7:00pm (PDT)
Bethany Lutheran Church (Greenlake), Seattle, WA, United States
A day of competition finals, followed by the winners' concert.
Free
Seattle Symphony and the Northwest Boychoir present: The Pied Piper
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
British composer Colin Matthews brings to life the immortal story of Michael Morpurgo’s Pied Piper. Designed for ages 6 to 11.
$20
For the Kids
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Washington Cathedral, Redmond, WA, United States
Redmond Chorale is joined by Snoqualmie Valley Girls' Choir and Willows Preparatory School Choir in "For the kids," featuring guest children's musical artist Nancy Stewart.
$10
Academy Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev – Cinderella (Midnight at the Ball)
Schubert – Quintet in C major, Scherzo
Kaminsky – Romanze
Futterman – Turkish Dervish/Casbah Music
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Prokofiev – Cinderella (Midnight at the Ball)
Schubert – Quintet in C major, Scherzo
Kaminsky – Romanze
Futterman – Turkish Dervish/Casbah Music
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Free
Seattle Symphony's Club Ludo
Saturday, June 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Chihuly Boathouse, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s must-attend party of the summer returns to the Chihuly Boathouse, with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Ann Wilson of Heart, the Total Experience Gospel Choir, and more.
$200-$500
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
Sunday, June 7, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Liszt – Les Preludes
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53
$10-$20
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert
Sunday, June 7, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Lutoslawski – Overture for strings
Arnold – Three Shanties for woodwind quintet, Op. 4
Shostakovich – Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11
Villa Lobos – Quinteto em forma de chôros, W231
Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
Arnold – Three Shanties for woodwind quintet, Op. 4
Shostakovich – Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11
Villa Lobos – Quinteto em forma de chôros, W231
Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
$20 ($15 student/senior)