Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Brilliance! Orchestral Showpieces
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Champagne – Millennium Fanfare
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Delta Air Lines Masterworks: Sibelius' Symphonies 3 & 4
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius — Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius — Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius — Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
$20-$120 (age 8-18 free)
Washington Wind Symphony presents ‘Don’t Try This at Home!’
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Dance of the Jesters
Respighi – Huntingtower: Ballad for Band
Milhaud – Suite Française
Holst – First Suite in E flat for military band
Florent Schmitt – Dionysiaques
Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
Respighi – Huntingtower: Ballad for Band
Milhaud – Suite Française
Holst – First Suite in E flat for military band
Florent Schmitt – Dionysiaques
Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
$18 ($13 youth/senior)
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Songs from the Emerald Isle
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
A captivating collage of song, pipe and dance from the Emerald Isle.
$19-$80
Leonard Bernstein's MASS
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Girls’ Choir Allegra and the 50-voice Seattle First Baptist Sanctuary Choir and chamber orchestra present the concert version of Leonard Bernstein’s MASS.
Free
Saratoga Orchestra presents 'Carmina Burana'
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Three excerpts from Hänsel und Gretel
Orff – Carmina Burana
Orff – Carmina Burana
$25 ($20 seniors; ages 5-18 free)
Kirkland Civic Orchestra: English orchestral music
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
Butterworth – Two English Idylls
Delius – Brigg Fair
Holst – Suite de Ballet
Parry – Symphonic Variations
Vaughan Williams – English Folk Songs Suite
Delius – Brigg Fair
Holst – Suite de Ballet
Parry – Symphonic Variations
Vaughan Williams – English Folk Songs Suite
Free
Town Music presents Deviant Septet
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Not your typical classical music ensemble. This vibrant integration of classical and modern will include Stravinsky's L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), Esa-Pekka Salonen's Catch and Release.
$10-$25
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Lully – Overture to Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Free
Cromatica String Quartet at Bastille cafe and bar
Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bastille Cafe & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K. 458, "The Hunt"
Borodin – "Nocturne" from the string quartet No. 2 in D major
Debussy – "The girl with the flaxen hair"
Argentinian composers – A selection of Tangos
Borodin – "Nocturne" from the string quartet No. 2 in D major
Debussy – "The girl with the flaxen hair"
Argentinian composers – A selection of Tangos
Free
Delta Air Lines Masterworks: Sibelius' Symphonies 5, 6 & 7
Thursday, March 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Sibelius — Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius — Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Sibelius — Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius — Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
$20-$120 (age 8-18 free)
Masterclass Meetup IV
Friday, March 27, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
An informal, open-format masterclass. All instruments/vocals welcome.
Free, RSVP required
Tragic Heroes: Hamlet and Petrouchka
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Hamlet, Op. 116
Saint-Saëns – Concerto No. 3 in b for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61
Stravinsky – Petrouchka (original 1911 version)
Saint-Saëns – Concerto No. 3 in b for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61
Stravinsky – Petrouchka (original 1911 version)
$30 ($20 student/senior; youth 16 and under free)
The Full Final Sacrifice: Finzi, Howells and Stanford
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program featuring music by early 20th century British composers Gerald Finzi, Hubert Parry, William Walton, Herbert Howells and Charles Stanford.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Delta Air Lines Masterworks: Sibelius' Symphonies 5, 6 & 7
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Sibelius — Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius — Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Sibelius — Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius — Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
$20-$120 (age 8-18 free)
Federal Way Symphony: Organ & Symphony Concert
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Federal Way, WA, United States
Buxtehude – Praeludium in A minor
Chopin – Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, first mvt.
Guilmant – Symphony No. 1, Op. 42
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (Organ Symphony)
Chopin – Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, first mvt.
Guilmant – Symphony No. 1, Op. 42
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (Organ Symphony)
$20 ($15 senior/student; youth free)
The Golem
Monday, March 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Remembrance explores Jewish legends, featuring music to The Dybbuk and a complete screening of the classic 1920 silent film The Golem, accompanied by a live performance of Israeli composer Betty Olivero's exhilarating klezmer-infused score.
$40 ($30 age 30 and under)
Garfield Orchestras Joint Concert with Mira Mesa High School
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Garfield High School – Quincy Jones Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Lunn (Arr. Wagner) – The Downton Abbey Suite
Handel (Arr. Stroud) – Overture and Hornpipe from Water Music
John Rutter – Suite for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Percy Eastman Fletcher – Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance
C. W. Gluck – Recitative and aria
Dvořák – Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 104, 1st mvt.
Karel Butz – McCormick Fanfare
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, mvt. IV
Handel (Arr. Stroud) – Overture and Hornpipe from Water Music
John Rutter – Suite for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Percy Eastman Fletcher – Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance
C. W. Gluck – Recitative and aria
Dvořák – Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 104, 1st mvt.
Karel Butz – McCormick Fanfare
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, mvt. IV
Free
London Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten — Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
Shostakovich — Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 4
Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F
Shostakovich — Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 4
$45-$155
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2
Thursday, April 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Szymanowski – Concert Overture, Op. 12
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$20-$120 (youth 8-18 free)