Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
UW Concerto Competition: Strings
Monday, November 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW string performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Alex Klein Masterclass
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 5:20pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A masterclass from Alex Klein, principal oboist with the Chicago Symphony. Open to the public.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Mazeppa Overture
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Federal Way Symphony: Handel's Messiah
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Federal Way, WA, United States
Featuring the Federal Way Symphony Singers and the Federal Way Chorale, under the direction of Laird Thornton.
$15-$36 (18 & under free)
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Mazeppa Overture
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Baroque Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Director Matthew Loucks will conduct this holiday classic as it was first heard at its premiere in Dublin in 1742, with the original recitatives, arias, and choruses enhanced by the glorious acoustics of the Blessed Sacrament Sanctuary.
$10-$30
UW Concerto Competition: Keyboard
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW keyboard performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Bremerton Symphony: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Bremerton, WA, United States
Selections from Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, Grondahl's Trombone Concerto, and Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique.
$10-$29
Music at St. James: Cathedral Brass & Organ Concert
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Louis Vierne's Marche Triomphal and Gaston Litaize's Cortege for Organ and Brass.
$15 suggested donation
Counterparts: Cindy Renander & the Tacoma Community College Orchestra
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Tacoma Community College – Building 2, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major, Op. 40
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Free (Free)
Bremerton Symphony: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Bremerton, WA, United States
Selections from Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, Grondahl's Trombone Concerto, and Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique.
$10-$30
SPU Faculty Showcase Concert: Music of the Americas
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening celebrating SPU performance faculty in repertoire by Albeniz and Bernstein, African-American spirituals, and others.
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Copland & Glass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
$19-$80
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: 'To Boldly Go'
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
$5-$8
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Mazeppa Overture
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Federal Way Symphony: Handel's Messiah
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Featuring the Federal Way Symphony Singers and the Federal Way Chorale, under the direction of Laird Thornton.
$15-$36 (18 & under free)
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
Philharmonia Northwest: The Great Tradition
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major
$15-$20
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Pastorale
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Honegger – Pastorale d'été
R. Strauss – Concerto for Oboe in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (Pastorale)
R. Strauss – Concerto for Oboe in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (Pastorale)
$15-$39
Bremerton Youth Symphony Season Premiere
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Our talented youth performers light up the stage, sharing music they've been working on.
$10-$31