Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars

Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Live chamber performance by the Möbius Quartet, followed by an audio broadcast live from Benaroya Hall (Brahms, Borodin, Rachmaninoff).

Free (Free)

Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brahms, Borodin, Rachmaninoff

Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Borodin – String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Rachmaninoff – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in D minor, Op. 9 "Elegiac"

$48 ($16 student)

Olympic Music Festival Summer Gala: Sarah Chang & Julio Elizalde in Recital

Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Ravel – Tzigane

$60

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

$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

$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”

$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

$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”

$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

$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

$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

$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”

$20-$32

Young Musicians' Concert at the Central Library

Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
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

$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

$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

$20-$32