Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Gallery Concerts presents The Heavenly Voice: Handel and his Castrati
Saturday, October 16, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the virtuosic art of Italian opera arias and chamber music by Handel and his contemporaries.
$15-$35
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: All Tchaikovsky with Simone Porter
Saturday, October 16, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
$15-$49
A Literary/Musical Salute to 'Moss' – A New NW Journal
Sunday, October 17, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
Eric Wagner on the profound connection between his experiences growing up on the Oregon Coast and the passion, depth, and power of Beethoven's Appassionata, followed by a performance of the sonata by distinguished pianist Mark Salman.
$5-$10
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: True Light – Celebrating the Creation & Creator
Sunday, October 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Guest conductor Maestro Fabio Pirola conducts a program of music "celebrating the creation and creator of our world."
$18-$38
Fulton Street Chamber Players: Haydn & Beethoven
Monday, October 18, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of Haydn and Beethoven string quartets.
$15-$20
Stephen Stubbs & Tekla Cunningham: Stylus Fantasticus
Wednesday, October 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Schmelzer, and Biber.
$10-$20
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra Symphony Gala: New World Masquerade
Thursday, October 21, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate the new season with an exclusive performance by the renowned violinist Vadim Gluzman!
$175+
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Fearlessness and Directness – Schubert's 'Unfinished'
Thursday, October 21, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Schubert – Symphony No. 8
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
$10-$20
Seattle Symphony Family Concert: Lemony Snicket The Composer is Dead
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 11:00am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
In this wacky murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument...
$15-$20
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Travis Johnson
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Suite in C minor, BWV 997
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Free
Film Screening: 'The Boys of Terezín' + chamber music
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This film takes you inside the Terezín concentration camp as seen through the eyes of teenage boys imprisoned there, and then to the improbable reunion of four survivors 65 years later. The free program includes live musical performance of chamber music composed in Terezín.
Free (Free)
Rainier Symphony: Maiden Voyage
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Bremerton Symphony: The Great Gershwin
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Don Gillis – Short Overture
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$10-$28
LUCO: Amber Waves
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Center for Spiritual Living, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Zwilich – Concerto for Bass Trombone
Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Weill – Symphony No. 2
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Zwilich – Concerto for Bass Trombone
Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Weill – Symphony No. 2
$15-$20
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: New World Season Opening
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
Pärt – Fratres
Glazunov – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Pärt – Fratres
Glazunov – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
$19-$80
Seattle Symphony Community Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
A charming program featuring Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and Symphony in D major.
Free
Laura Dean: Recuerdos de Cuba (Memories of Cuba)
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Piano works by Lecuana, Cervantes, and Ponce, plus arrangements of traditional Cuban songs and dances.
Free (Free)
Philharmonia Northwest: Drumroll, Please...
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – La gazza ladra overture
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
$15-$20
Brass Band Northwest: Northern Lights
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Lee Morris – The Northern Lights
Christophe Chagnard (arr. J. Scott) – Opre' Roma
Bert Appermont – The Green Hill
Edward Gregson – Connotations
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Horizons
Jeffrey W. Taylor – The Age of Man
Ola Gjeilo – Northern Lights
Christophe Chagnard (arr. J. Scott) – Opre' Roma
Bert Appermont – The Green Hill
Edward Gregson – Connotations
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Horizons
Jeffrey W. Taylor – The Age of Man
Ola Gjeilo – Northern Lights
$5-$10 suggested donation
Rainier Symphony: Maiden Voyage
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)