Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
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)
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)
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)
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
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