City Opera Ballet presents 'Firebird'

Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Tyranny, subjugation, addiction and ultimately hope are some of the themes explored by Jennifer L. Porter's contemporary take on this (neo) classical ballet dating back to the era of Diaghilevs Ballet Russes.

$27-$45

Two Teenagers and a Thirty-Something: Intergenerational Classics

Saturday, April 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet in F major K. 168
Hovhaness – Selected works
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34

$20

Emerald City Music: Without Words

Friday, April 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
MadArt Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Wagner – Isolde's Liebestod for Solo Piano
Verdi – String Quartet
Grainger – Fantasy on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Schiff – Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool

$45 (includes one drink)

Emerald City Music: Without Words

Saturday, April 15, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Mozart – Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Wagner – Isolde's Liebestod for Solo Piano
Verdi – String Quartet
Grainger – Fantasy on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Schiff – Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool

$10-$43

Meany Center presents the Emerson String Quartet with Craig Sheppard

Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Turnage – Shroud (2016)
Dvorák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

$43-$48

Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Tchaikovsky & Takemitsu

Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:20pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky's moving and lyrical Serenade for Strings, plus works by Baroque masters Henry Purcell and Antonio Caldara, and two contrasting 20th-century masterpieces by Paul Hindemith and Toru Takemitsu.

Free (Free)

Hummingbird Suzuki Academy Benefit Family Concert: The Little Engine That Could featuring Skyros Quartet

Saturday, May 13, 2028 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
A musical narration of the beloved classic The Little Engine That Could including favorites by Dvorak, Beethoven, and Schubert, and an arrangement of Brubeck's Take 5.

Free

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SMCO Season Finale

Friday, June 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (arr. Barshai)
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler)
Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings

$20/$15

Grieg Gala Jubilee Extravaganza

Sunday, June 18, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A special Father's Day extravaganza celebrating the 174th birthday of Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Bergen and Norway's most beloved composer.

Free (Free)

Seattle Chamber Music Society presents RUSSIA: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Tchaikovsky

Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet in C minor, Op. 34
Shostakovich – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Tchaikovsky – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50

From $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)

Seattle Chamber Music Society: FRANCE: Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, & Saint-Saëns

Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals

from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)

Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bridge, Beethoven, & Grieg

Wednesday, July 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Frank Bridge – Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Beethoven – Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
Grieg – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27

from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)

Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1

Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Erin Keefe, Tessa Lark, Jonathan Vinocour, and Astrid Schween.

Free

Seattle Chamber Music Society: BOHEMIA: Janáček, Smetana, & Dvořák

Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Janáček – Concertino for Piano and Chamber Ensemble
Smetana – String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"
Dvořák – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 21

from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)

Whidbey Island Music Festival: String quartets by Mozart & Mendelssohn

Friday, July 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Pleyel – Grand Duo for violin and viola, Op. 69
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87

$20 ($10 students/military)

Whidbey Island Music Festival: String quartets by Mozart & Mendelssohn

Sunday, July 30, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Pleyel – Grand Duo for violin and viola, Op. 69
Mozart – String quintet in C major, K. 515
Mendelssohn – String quintet No. 2, Op. 87

$20 ($10 students/military)

Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: American Gems

Thursday, August 3, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
A quartet concert for all ages filled with standards from American classical pop culture, including works by Philip Glass, Gershwin, ragtime, and more.

$20 ($10 students)

Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park

Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park

Free (Free)

Olympic Music Festival: Beethoven’s String Quartets

Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 Beethoven – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso” Beethoven – String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

$33-40 (youth under 12 free)

NOCCO Gala Fundraiser

Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Dai Ross Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of great music, food, wine, and company in historic Pioneer Square. Live chamber music will include selections of works by Bach, Mozart, Dvořák, and more!

$125