Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (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
Haller Lake Music Series: David Brooks, piano
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
CPE Bach – Sonata in A minor ("Wurttemberg No. 1")
Brooks – Escherisms (2014)
Mendelssohn – Fantasy, Op. 28 (“Scottish Sonata”)
Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Ginastera – Danzas Criollas, Op. 15
Brooks – Escherisms (2014)
Mendelssohn – Fantasy, Op. 28 (“Scottish Sonata”)
Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Ginastera – Danzas Criollas, Op. 15
$20
WSCO: Overture to Summer
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Reed – A Festive Overture
Carter – Overture for Winds
Ticheli (arr.) – Amazing Grace
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, Finale
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
J. Strauss, Jr. – Blue Danube Waltz
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Carter – Overture for Winds
Ticheli (arr.) – Amazing Grace
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, Finale
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
J. Strauss, Jr. – Blue Danube Waltz
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Free
SPU Symphony Orchestra
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Seattle Pacific University's Symphony Orchestra.
Free
Bruno Maderna's Don Perlimplin
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A semi-staged production of Bruno Maderna’s 1962 experimental opera Don Perlimplín.
$15 ($10 youth/senior)
SMCO Season Finale: Britten, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Simple Symphony
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Mendelssohn – Overture in C major for Wind Instruments “Nocturno”
Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Mendelssohn – Overture in C major for Wind Instruments “Nocturno”
Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Cello X at the EMP Sky Church
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
EMP Sky Church, Seattle, WA, United States
City of Blinding Lights (U2)
Shine Your Way (Owl City & Yuna)
Jurassic Park (John Williams)
Beautiful (Apocalyptica)
Fade to Black (Metallica/Apocalyptica)
Going the Distance from Rocky (Bill Conti)
Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi)
Shine Your Way (Owl City & Yuna)
Jurassic Park (John Williams)
Beautiful (Apocalyptica)
Fade to Black (Metallica/Apocalyptica)
Going the Distance from Rocky (Bill Conti)
Game of Thrones (Ramin Djawadi)
Free
Heirs and Rebels: Vaughan Williams and Holst
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
$30 ($20 student/senior; youth 16 and under free)
Master Class with Barry Lieberman & Friends: Joe Kaufman
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Joe Kaufman, assistant principal bass of the Seattle Symphony, leads a master class with students of Barry Lieberman. Open to the public!
Free
Celebrate the Symphony Annual Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Indian Summer Golf and Country Club, Olympia, WA, United States
Join us for an incredible evening of great friends, great wines and great music at a gala fundraiser in support of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra.
Pricing TBA
Maderna Fest: 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cafe Solstice, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space presents the first of three weekend cafe concerts, beginning with a trip through the career of Bruno Maderna with vocal works of Pergolesi, Purcell, Berio and Maderna himself.
Free
Northwest Sinfonietta Gala: Tempo Fusion
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate 25 years with the Northwest Sinfonietta! Join orchestra members for a live performance, as well as a silent, live, and dessert auction.
$150
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (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)
Revisiting Russia through Rachmaninoff
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Benedict Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (Op. 37, All-Night Vigil).
$18-$25
Fred Kronacher and Jennifer Culp play Bach
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Suite for Cello No. 2 in D minor
Bach – Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat
Bach – Sonata for Cello and Keyboard No. 1 in G major
Bach – Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B flat
Bach – Sonata for Cello and Keyboard No. 1 in G major
$22 ($17 seniors; $12 students 18 & under)
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
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
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)
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)