Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
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
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Kairos Quartet
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Schnittke – Polka
Walton – Quartet
Schnittke – Polka
Walton – Quartet
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
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
Ladies Musical Club: French Operatic Favorites
Monday, November 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Charles Gounod – “Ah! Parle encore Mireille” from Mireille
Ambroise Thomas – “Connais tu le pays?” from Mignon
Daniel Auber – “C’est l’histoire amoureuse” from Manon
Jules Massenet – “Adieu, notre petite table” from Manon
Gioachino Rossini – “Je rends a vostre amor,” Act IV Trio from Guillaume Tell
Giacomo Meyerbeer – “Nobles Seigneur” from Les Hugenots
Georges Bizet – “Je dis que Rien ne m’epouvante” from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Card trio" from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Gypsy song" from Carmen
Ambroise Thomas – “Connais tu le pays?” from Mignon
Daniel Auber – “C’est l’histoire amoureuse” from Manon
Jules Massenet – “Adieu, notre petite table” from Manon
Gioachino Rossini – “Je rends a vostre amor,” Act IV Trio from Guillaume Tell
Giacomo Meyerbeer – “Nobles Seigneur” from Les Hugenots
Georges Bizet – “Je dis que Rien ne m’epouvante” from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Card trio" from Carmen
Georges Bizet – "The Gypsy song" from Carmen
Free (Free)
UW Music with Seattle Symphony: Chamber Music of Carl Nielsen
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Nielsen – String Quartet No. 4
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Free (Free)
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta Chamber Recital: Mendelssohn, Cumming, Schubert
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1
Richard Cumming – As Dew in April
Schubert – The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen)
Richard Cumming – As Dew in April
Schubert – The Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen)
Free
The Weeknighters String Quartet Play Roy Street!
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:15pm (PST)
Roy St. Coffee, Seattle, WA, United States
Come hear Sibelius' Voces Intimae in a relaxed setting at Roy St. Coffee.
Free
Second City Chamber Series: The Early Romantics
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Anton Reicha – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Carl Maria von Weber – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Ludwig Spohr – Fantasy & Variations on a Theme of Danzi
Carl Maria von Weber – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Ludwig Spohr – Fantasy & Variations on a Theme of Danzi
$23-$25 (age 18 & under free)
Skyros Quartet Seattle Debut Recital: Turina, Shostakovich, Dvořák
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Turina – La Oracion del Torero
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major Op. 96, "American"
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major Op. 96, "American"
$5-$10 suggested donation
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Duo Melis
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Granados – Valses Poeticos
Rameau – Les Cyclopes
Bogdanovic – Sonata-Fantasia
Granados – Valses Poeticos
Rameau – Les Cyclopes
Bogdanovic – Sonata-Fantasia
$28-$38
LMC at Stage 7 Pianos
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, K. 301
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304
John Ireland – Aubade
Eric Thiman – Spring Wind
Arthur Somervell – Under the greenwood tree
Frederick Keel – You Spotted Snakes
Ralph Vaughan Williams – It was a lover
Léo Delibes – Serenade from Le Roi l’a dit
Gabriel Fauré – Puisqu’ici bas tout âme
Ernest Chausson – Duos Op. 11
Ernest Chausson – La Nuit
Ernest Chausson – Réveils
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304
John Ireland – Aubade
Eric Thiman – Spring Wind
Arthur Somervell – Under the greenwood tree
Frederick Keel – You Spotted Snakes
Ralph Vaughan Williams – It was a lover
Léo Delibes – Serenade from Le Roi l’a dit
Gabriel Fauré – Puisqu’ici bas tout âme
Ernest Chausson – Duos Op. 11
Ernest Chausson – La Nuit
Ernest Chausson – Réveils
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: The Sound Ensemble
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folksong
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Scarlatti – Sonata K. 208
R. Murray Schafer – Dance of the Bull from The Crown of Ariadne
Piazzolla – L’Histoire du Tango
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Scarlatti – Sonata K. 208
R. Murray Schafer – Dance of the Bull from The Crown of Ariadne
Piazzolla – L’Histoire du Tango
$10 donation, RSVP for location