Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Tasting Notes: Grand Cru Baroque at Northwest Cellars
Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Sample the exceptional Reserve wines of Northwest Cellars and enjoy live music by Vivaldi, Bach, Blavet and more performed by Grand Cru Baroque.
$25
Groupmuse House Concert: Handel, Bach, Paganini
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel/Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Handel/Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni
Paganini – Caprice No. 17
Bach – TBD
Handel/Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni
Paganini – Caprice No. 17
Bach – TBD
$10 (suggested donation)
Cellists of Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Grieg – Hall of the Mountain King
Piazzolla – Libertango
Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
Grieg – Hall of the Mountain King
Piazzolla – Libertango
Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
$10-$18
Olympic Music Festival: Heroic Beethoven
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Variations for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 44
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
$20-$32
Groupmuse House Concert: Bon, Kirnberger, Zipoli, Roman
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Bon – Sonata No. 4 in D major
Johann Philipp Kirnberger – Sonata in G major (No. 8)
Domenico Zipoli – Toccata
Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata in C minor
Johann Philipp Kirnberger – Sonata in G major (No. 8)
Domenico Zipoli – Toccata
Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata in C minor
$10 (suggested donation)
Olympic Music Festival: Heroic Beethoven
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Variations for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 44
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven – Variations for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern,” WoO 46
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
$20-$32
Groupmuse House Concert: Girsky String Quartet plays Mendelssohn and Beethoven
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Quartet in A minor
Beethoven – Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
Beethoven – Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
$10 (suggested donation)
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Partington, classical guitar
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Fernando Sor – Pièce de Société Op. 36, No. 3
Dusan Bogdanovic – Mysterious Habitats
Isaac Albeniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Leo Brouwer – Sonata: Fandangos Y Boleros, Sarabande de Scriabin, Toccata de Pasquini
Dusan Bogdanovic – Mysterious Habitats
Isaac Albeniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johann Kaspar Mertz – Elegie
Leo Brouwer – Sonata: Fandangos Y Boleros, Sarabande de Scriabin, Toccata de Pasquini
$10 (suggested donation)
Parnassus Project: Ruminations
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of American nostalgia, featuring works by John Adams, George Crumb, Osvaldo Golijov, and a premiere of a new work by local composer Cole Bratcher.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schumann, Bartók, Dvořák
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Bartók – String Quartet No. 3
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$20-$32
Russian Chamber Music Foundation: Concert in the Park
Saturday, August 15, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Music by Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and more, performed by Seattle Symphony musicians and talented young artists from the Northwest. There will also be face-painting for kids and a roaming barbershop quartet before the program.
Free
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: Schubert, Mozart, Tchaikovsky
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Schubert – Violin Sonata in D major, D. 384
Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”
Mozart – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”
$20-$32
Young Musicians' Concert at the Central Library
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Nine talented young students of violinist Manchung Ho and flutist Shari Muller-Ho, accompanied by pianist Jason Kuo, will present a concert featuring classical favorites and Chinese folk songs for violin, viola and flute.
Free
Club Shostakovich 14.5
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14
Mozart – Oboe Quartet
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
Mozart – Oboe Quartet
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59, No. 3
$24 ($20 member/senior; $5 student)
Groupmuse House Concert: Girsky String Quartet plays Mendelssohn and Beethoven
Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An energetic house concert with the Girsky String Quartet.
$10 (suggested donation)
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond
Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in F major, Op. 77 No. 2
Suk – Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
Suk – Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
$20-$32
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Trio in E major, K. 542
Schubert – Characteristic March in C major for Piano Four Hands, D. 968B
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Schubert – Characteristic March in C major for Piano Four Hands, D. 968B
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
$20-$32
Bach's 'The Art of Fugue'
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of Orchestra Seattle and friends present a free performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece The Art of Fugue, transcribed for strings and woodwinds.
Free
[Cancelled] Altaeus Woodwind Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy a program of classical and popular woodwind music outdoors. Bring a picnic lunch and sit on the grass in the lovely park at the Ballard Locks!
Free
Olympic Music Festival: The quintets of Franck & Schubert
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Haydn’s Keyboard Suite in G minor
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20-$32