Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
UW World Series: Jonathan Biss, piano
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata in C minor, K457
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
$41-$46 (age 17 & under free)
St. Helens Quartet performs Borcherding's 'Sound Games'
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Cornish student Roderick Borcherding's new string quartet, a contemporary classical work exploring techniques in sound.
Free
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: Canary Cantata Chamber
Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Poulsbo, Poulsbo, WA, United States
Telemann – The Demise of my Singing
$15
UW Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the UW Wind Ensemble perform works arranged for small ensembles.
Free (Free)
LMC at Music Center of the Northwest
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
G. F. Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Heitmann, bass-baritone
Monday, October 26, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes Rorem's War Scenes, selected Stephen Foster Parlor Songs, and spirituals arranged by Harry Thacker Burleigh. RSVP for location.
$10 donation
Seattle Symphony: Bernstein & Shostakovich
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Piano Trio
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
$39
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra: Glazunov, Finzi & Telemann
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Glazunov – Themes and Variations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
$12-$16
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
St. Mark’s Organ Plus Concert
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed by the acoustical resonance of the Nave, the intimate clarity of Thomsen Chapel, and the incomparable Flentrop and Fritts organs, Saint Mark’s offers unparalleled musical performances in unusually enchanting spaces.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Cornish Presents Gamelan Pacifica: Music for Gamelan and String Quartet
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unusual chamber music concert featuring premieres of several new works by Seattle composers Marguerite Brown, Stephen Fandrich, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.
$5-$20
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Telemann Paris Quartets
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Paris Quartets in E minor and D major
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
$10-$42
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Ladies Musical Club: Handel, Wolf, Debussy, Liszt
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Free (Free)
UW World Series: The Danish String Quartet
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Per Nørgaard – Quarteto Breve
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$38-$43 (age 17 & under free)
Seattle Pacific University Choir Concert
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Men’s Choir, and Women’s Choir.
Free
First Friday Salon: When It's Classic, It's Classic
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
Bernhard Henrik Crusell – Quartet No. 3 in D major
Sean Osborn – The Beatles
$20-$25
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Bartok, Snow, Strauss
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
$20 ($15 youth/senior)
Daana String Quartet Family Concert: Music in George Washington's Time
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring selections from:
Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E-flat major “The Joke”
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor
Kevin Burke – Irish Session Suite
Washington’s March
Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E-flat major “The Joke”
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor
Kevin Burke – Irish Session Suite
Washington’s March
Free
Music of Remembrance: La Revue de Cuisine
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Capriccio, Op. 11 (1943)
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Aria, Op. 9 (1942)
Joel Engel – Freilachs, Op. 20, No. 2 (1923)
Songs of the Vilna Ghetto
Franz Schreker – The Wind (1909)
Dick Kattenburg – Deux Valses a la Ravel
Bohuslav Martinu – La revue de cuisine: ballet du Jazz (1927), H. 161
Mieczyslaw Weinberg – Aria, Op. 9 (1942)
Joel Engel – Freilachs, Op. 20, No. 2 (1923)
Songs of the Vilna Ghetto
Franz Schreker – The Wind (1909)
Dick Kattenburg – Deux Valses a la Ravel
Bohuslav Martinu – La revue de cuisine: ballet du Jazz (1927), H. 161
$30-$40