Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Chabrier, Jensen, Beethoven
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Chabrier – Pastorale Suite
Jensen – Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Jensen – Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$13-$20 (children free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven & Mahler
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
$21-$121
Mid-Autumn Melody: Kai Chen (cello) & Andrew Yang (piano)
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renowned cellist Kai Chen and emerging young pianist Andrew Yang will bring world famous classical repertoires and Chinese music to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.
$20-$50
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Telemann, Milhaud, Brahms
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Telemann – Concerto in F major for 3 violins
Milhaud – La Cheminée du roi René
Brahms – Sextet No. 2 in G major (arr. for string orchestra)
Milhaud – La Cheminée du roi René
Brahms – Sextet No. 2 in G major (arr. for string orchestra)
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Handel & Haydn Harpsichord Concertos
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The festive season opener of Byron Schenkman & Friends showcases the virtuosity of Byron Schenkman, one of America's greatest harpsichordists, with an ensemble of brilliant Baroque string players.
$42 ($38 senior; $10 student)
Town Music presents Johnny Gandelsman: Bach's 'Complete Sonatas and Partitas'
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
$10-$25
LMC at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – “Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen” (Kantata BWV 98)
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Free
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Pictures at an Exhibition: Tacoma Symphony Orchestra Gala
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, United States
An exclusive piano performance of Pictures at an Exhibition by Andreas Boyde, plus a Northwest feast and regional wines.
$150-$175
Michael Refvem: Whatcom Museum Recital
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in A minor
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Briggs – Impromptu
Bartók – Sonata
Schubert – Sonata in A major, D. 959
$10-$20
First Friday Salon: Classics for String Quartet
Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Girsky String Quartet presents masterworks of the string quartet repertoire.
$15-$20
LMC at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Turina – Círculo, Fantasy for violin, cello & piano, Op. 91
Mahler – Rückert-Lieder (arr. J. Mastenbrook)
Schubert – Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940
Mahler – Rückert-Lieder (arr. J. Mastenbrook)
Schubert – Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940
Free
Everett Philharmonic: Masterworks Concert
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$20-$25
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Russian Season Opening
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Russian Overture
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$19-$79
OSSCS: War and Peace
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
$10-$25, youth free
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Federal Way Symphony Season Premiere: Moving Masterworks
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (EDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Piston – Serenade
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
$32 ($28 seniors)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Waldteufel, Hindemith
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Wagner – Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz, Op. 183
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz, Op. 183
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber
$25-$55
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák the Romantic
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Dvořák – Four Biblical Songs
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Dvořák – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
$8-$26