Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Kirkland Choral Society: Bach Magnificat
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Classical choral Christmas music.
Sold out
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Snowflake Season
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Sinfonia, Premiere, and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: Mandolin Messiah
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Green Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel's beloved oratorio – like you've never heard it!
$15-$20
The Pleasures of Pan
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.G. Janitsch – Suonata da Camera Prima
Holst – Terzetto
W.F. Bach – Trio for oboe, flute, viola
Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin – Pastorale
C.P.E. Bach – Trio for flute, viola and harpsichord
Schubert – Nocturne, Op. 148
Holst – Terzetto
W.F. Bach – Trio for oboe, flute, viola
Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin – Pastorale
C.P.E. Bach – Trio for flute, viola and harpsichord
Schubert – Nocturne, Op. 148
$15-$25 suggested donation
Music for the Feast of St. Nicholas
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas with Benjamin Britten’s brilliantly entertaining and moving cantata, Saint Nicolas.
$25-$30
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Mistletoe
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Youth, Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, and Flute Choir.
$12-$15
Portland Cello Project’s Holiday Spectacular
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music you wouldn’t normally hear coming from a cello!
$35-$40
UPS Noon Recital Series
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Free performances by students at the University of Puget Sound School of Music.
Free
WSCO: A Winter Celebration of Music!
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Chief Sealth High School, Seattle, WA, United States
Bizet – Aragonaise from Carmen
Isaac – Mexican Overture
Waldteufel – España
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt.
Christmas Classics
Isaac – Mexican Overture
Waldteufel – España
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt.
Christmas Classics
Donations welcome
An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Saygun – Partita, Op. 31
Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz
Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jiping – Summer in the High Grassland
Bach – Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz
Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jiping – Summer in the High Grassland
Bach – Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Sold out
ASO: Home for the Holidays – Nutcracker, Messiah & More
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
$10-$35
Ravenna String Orchestras: Haydn, Brahms, Buxtehude & more
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major (first mvt.)
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Free
Ladies Musical Club Recital: Bach to Barber in Words and Music
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beth Ann Bonnecroy (soprano), Janet Anderson (piano) and Karin McCullough (piano) perform works by Bach, Barber, Fauré, Debussy, Bemberg and Mozart.
Free
Fibonacci: A Chamber Music Trio
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Bayview Retirement Community, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Divertimento No. 2
Charles Huguenin – Trio No. 1
Halvorsen (arr. Simpson) – Passacaglia for woodwind trio
Joplin – Solace
Eugene Bozza – Suite Breve en Trio, Mvt. 1
Donald Draganski – La Cantina
Charles Huguenin – Trio No. 1
Halvorsen (arr. Simpson) – Passacaglia for woodwind trio
Joplin – Solace
Eugene Bozza – Suite Breve en Trio, Mvt. 1
Donald Draganski – La Cantina
Free
Yang Lu Cello Recital
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Yang Lu performs a DMA recital on cello. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Pianist Artem Alexanyan in Concert
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 57 (Waldstein)
Prokofiev – Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 1
Prokofiev – Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 1
Free
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
WSCO: Wind Symphony Concert
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Providence Mt. St. Vincent Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacob – Earle of Oxford's Marche
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Donations welcome
Rainier Symphony Holiday Favorites
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Holiday favorites for the whole family.
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$10-$15