Strings – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars
Friday, July 17, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bliss Quintet performs Oboe Quintet, followed by an audio broadcast live from Benaroya Hall (Britten, Brahms, Strauss).
Free
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Ravel, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff
Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts – Snowy Owl Theater, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Ravel – Duo for Violin and Cello
Beethoven – Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No 2
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, Op. 45
Beethoven – Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No 2
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, Op. 45
$10-$20
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars
Monday, July 20, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Columbia Park, Seattle, WA, United States
The Daana Quartet performs Haydn, followed by an audio broadcast live from Benaroya Hall (Mendelssohn, Stucky, Brahms).
Free
Open Classical Presents Neo Camerata
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Mark Landson’s original, riveting music combining the emotion and beauty of classical, the excitement and energy of pop, and the awe-inspiring technique of virtuoso musicians – plus a selection of works by Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi.
Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Magical Strings
Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Auburn Symphony string players will be performing with Phil and Pam Boulding, founders of Magical Strings, an ensemble playing dulcimers, harps, violins, and more.
$10-$18
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Open Rehearsal
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:15am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Gain a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intense collaborative effort of professional musicians preparing for a chamber music performance. Rehearsal will include J.S. Bach / Arr. Sitkovetsky’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Haeyoon Shin, cello
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
This girl, Haeyoon – she knows how to play the cello. Let's fill up my cozy Greenlake living room and watch these instruments smoke.
$10 (suggested donation)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars
Friday, July 24, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Live chamber performance by ensembles from the Chamber Music Madness workshop, followed by an audio broadcast live from Benaroya Hall (Brahms, Babajanian, Bach).
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars
Monday, July 27, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Columbia Park, Seattle, WA, United States
The Möbius Quartet plays Haydn, followed by an audio broadcast live from Benaroya Hall (Ravel, Mendelssohn, Dvořák).
Free (Free)
Cromatica Quartet at Bastille: Fauré, Mozart, Tchaikovsky
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Bastille Cafe & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Free ($10 suggested donation)
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)
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: 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)
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
Patti LaBelle with Tacoma Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA, United States
The R&B diva will take the stage with The Tacoma Symphony at the Washington State Fair.
$28-$75
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
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)