Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Eastside Symphony: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Album for the Young
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky – Selections from Album for the Young
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
$12 ($9 student/senior; 12 & under free)
LMC at the West Seattle Library
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Verroust – Theme and Variations, Op. 23 for English Horn and Piano
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Free
Rainier Symphony Series 1: Heroic Triumph
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Elgar – Cello Concerto
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
$17 ($12 student/senior; age 12 & under free)
Haller Lake Music Series: ‘A Musical Journey Through Song’
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Malya Muth and pianist Johanna Mastenbrook perform a recital of English, French and German songs and solo piano works.
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: A Spirited Return to the PAC
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Mussorgsky – Night on Bare Mountain
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Bizet – Jeux d’enfants
Brubeck – Take Five
Brubeck – Strange Meadowlark
Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Bizet – Jeux d’enfants
Brubeck – Take Five
Brubeck – Strange Meadowlark
Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk
$10-$35
Cornish Presents: IWO Flute Quartet
Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
IWO Flute Quartet (Sydney Carlson, Leonard Garrison, Jennifer Rhyne and Paul Taub) will perform a program that includes Second Grand Quartet for Sixteen Flutes – The White Labyrinth by Harvey Sollberger and Song and Dance by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
Free
Sir András Schiff: The Last Sonatas
Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Mozart – Sonata in D major, K. 576
Schubert – Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Mozart – Sonata in D major, K. 576
Schubert – Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960
$31-$112
LMC at the Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Une flûte invisible
Massenet – Élégie
Hüe – Soir Païen
Tchaikovsky – Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Gaubert – Soir Païen
Diemer – Serenade
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
Massenet – Élégie
Hüe – Soir Païen
Tchaikovsky – Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Gaubert – Soir Païen
Diemer – Serenade
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
Free
2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Demands of the Contemporary Performance
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed artist and pedagogue Dr. Alexander Tutunov (Belarus/USA) leads a master class with participants in the 2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival and students of the Cornish College of the Arts Music Program.
$10 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Brahms & Schumann
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from:
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Brahms – Piano Quartet in G minor
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Free
'Breakthrough' Screening & Concert by Quinton Morris
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free w/RSVP
LMC: Così fan tutte
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti
Free
2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Guest Artist, Jeannette Fang
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach/Ferruccio Busoni – Chaconne in D minor
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Prokofiev – Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Bartók – Piano Sonata (1926)
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Prokofiev – Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Bartók – Piano Sonata (1926)
$10 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$40
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$95
2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: The Music of Maria Szymanowska
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Szymanowska biographer Slawomir P. Dobrzanski performs a short concert of her works, followed by a short master class of pieces by Chopin and Beethoven.
$10 suggested donation
2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Winners’ Concert #1 – Age 9 & Under
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and much more await audiences in this concert by winners ages 9 and under.
$35
2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Finals for Youth Participants Age 10-13 & 14-18
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 4:45pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us as brilliant young performers from throughout the United States, Canada, and India, as they compete for the gold medal, cash prizes, and more.
$35
St. Olaf Orchestra
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
St. Olaf Orchestra, "one of the best college orchestras in the nation" according to Time, visits Tacoma.
$20
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$60