Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Olympic Music Festival: Creative Genius
Saturday, August 14, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bach – Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
Stravinsky – Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (1934)
Mendelssohn – String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87
Stravinsky – Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (1934)
Mendelssohn – String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87
$33-$40
Music Northwest: Lieder and Melodies
Saturday, August 14, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The beautiful intimacy of French and German art songs, including Schubert’s breathtaking “The Young Nun,” who sings of the raging storm in her heart.
$16-$18 (age 25 & under free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: An Evening with Heifetz
Sunday, August 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Sold out
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: An Evening with Heifetz
Monday, August 16, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
OICMF celebrates the legacy of violinist Jascha Heifetz with music from pianist/violinist Ayke Agus and violinist Chee-Yun, illuminated with stories about Heifetz and excerpts from the documentary God’s Fiddler.
$10-$33
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas-trations – Four Centuries of Music
Monday, August 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music by Ginastera, Debussy/Heifetz, Mozart, Brahms, and a newly commissioned piece by Abbie Betinis.
$10-$39
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas-trations – Four Centuries of Music
Tuesday, August 17, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music by Ginastera, Debussy/Heifetz, Mozart, Brahms, and a newly commissioned piece by Abbie Betinis.
$10-$39
Organist Craig Cramer in Concert
Tuesday, August 17, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An award-winning organist performs pieces both familiar and unique, including Reger's second organ sonata and works by rarely-heard composers Toni Zahnbrecher and Auguste Fauchard.
$15 suggested donation
Seattle Opera: Rossini’s 'Count Ory'
Tuesday, August 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A notorious skirt-chaser and his merry-making minions scheme their way into a medieval French castle by means of outrageous disguises, crazy coincidences, and narrow escapes.
$25 & up
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: Viva Italia!
Wednesday, August 18, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, WA, United States
Bring the whole family and enjoy an outdoor picnic while getting a "taste" of Italy!
Free (Free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte! – Open Rehearsal for Seniors
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Senior citizens are invited to attend an open rehearsal of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
Free
Seattle Opera: Rossini’s 'Count Ory'
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A notorious skirt-chaser and his merry-making minions scheme their way into a medieval French castle by means of outrageous disguises, crazy coincidences, and narrow escapes.
$25 & up
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$33
Olympic Music Festival: New Frontiers
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major (arr. Liszt)
Ravel – String Quartet (1915)
Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Ravel – String Quartet (1915)
Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
$33-$40
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$39
Federal Way Symphony's Summer at the Knutzen: Borodin & Schumann
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Knutzen Family Theater, Federal Way, WA, United States
Borodin – String Quartet
Schumann – Piano Quintet
Schumann – Piano Quintet
$35
Seattle Opera: Rossini’s 'Count Ory'
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A notorious skirt-chaser and his merry-making minions scheme their way into a medieval French castle by means of outrageous disguises, crazy coincidences, and narrow escapes.
$25 & up
Olympic Music Festival: Dreamscapes & Fantasies
Saturday, August 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Mahler – Piano Quartet in A minor
Bridge – Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Krug – Fantasy on Rossini’s Barber of Seville for piano, six-hands
Beethoven – String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Bridge – Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Krug – Fantasy on Rossini’s Barber of Seville for piano, six-hands
Beethoven – String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
$33-$40
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: Viva Italia!
Thursday, August 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Village Theater, Issaquah, WA, United States
Rossini – The Barber of Seville: Overture (Petrucci)
Ernesto De Curtis – Come Back to Sorrento
Verdi – Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Nino Rota – Romeo and Juliet
Ruggero Leoncavallo – I Pagliacci: Vesti di giubba
Luigi Danza – Funiculi Funicula
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Ernesto De Curtis – Come Back to Sorrento
Verdi – Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Nino Rota – Romeo and Juliet
Ruggero Leoncavallo – I Pagliacci: Vesti di giubba
Luigi Danza – Funiculi Funicula
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Free (Free)
City Opera Ballet: Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'
Thursday, August 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
City Opera Ballet presents Bellevue City Opera and Orchestra Bellevue in Mozart's comic opera Così fan tutte set in Texas, with a charming new libretto full of "Y'alls" and "What the Sam Hill's!"
$27-$54
Olympic Music Festival: Musicians from GardenMusic
Friday, August 27, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Innovative programming that pairs beloved works of the classical repertoire with jazz, American folk music, Latin, and bluegrass styles.
$33-$40