Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars
Friday, July 31, 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 (Beethoven, Dvořák, Schumann, Dohnányi).
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Dvořák, Schumann, Dohnányi
Friday, July 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Dohnányi – Sextet in C major, Op. 37
Dvořák – String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Dohnányi – Sextet in C major, Op. 37
$48 ($16 student)
Olympic Music Festival Summer Gala: Sarah Chang & Julio Elizalde in Recital
Saturday, August 1, 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
Prokofiev – Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Ravel – Tzigane
$60
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven Recital
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – 7 Variations on 'Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen', WoO 46
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes', WoO 45
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen', Op. 66
Beethoven – 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes', WoO 45
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Classical Guitarist Michael Partington
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mauro Giuliani – Variations, Op. 102
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño, Verano Porteño
Phillip Houghton – Rain
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
Astor Piazzolla – Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño, Verano Porteño
Phillip Houghton – Rain
Bryan Johanson – 6 Preludes
Federico Moreno Torroba – Suite Castellana
$10 (suggested donation)
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)
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bach, Stravinsky, Herbert, Poulenc
Saturday, August 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks” Herbert – Cello Concerto (Walter Gray, cello)
Poulenc – Suite Française
$15-$26
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"
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
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
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
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Saglietti, Martinu & more
Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Saglietti – Suite for Trombone and Strings
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
M. Haydn – Divertimento in C
B. Martinů – Les Rondes
Brahms – Four Songs, Op. 17
R. Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$10-$15
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
Marrowstone Chamber Orchestra: Bruch, Rimsky-Korsakov & more
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Bruch – Romance in F major, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov – Trombone Concerto
Darius Milhaud – La Création du Monde
$15-$26
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