On-Air and Everywhere Weekly Update: April 13 – April 19, 2026

April 13, 2026

A lively week on Classical KING brings you Northwest Focus Live with early music innovators and The Score’s delightfully offbeat film fun.

Northwest Focus Live

Early Music Seattle: Patricia Garcia Gil

Friday, April 17 | 7pm

Host: Sean MacLean

This week Northwest Focus Live features Early Music Seattle’s Emerging Artist Patricia Garcia Gil in Not Only Muses: Trailblazers of the Piano World. The program celebrates pioneering composers Marianna Martines, Hélène de Montgeroult, and Clara Wieck, with their music performed on a replica 1815 fortepiano.

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar

Find local concerts in your community at: https://classicalking.org/nw-focus-concert-calendar

Ladies Musical Club: Music for Flute & Oboe | “Music of the Sea” for Voices & Piano

Saturday, April 18 | 2pm | Mirabella Seattle

A dual-themed afternoon of chamber music from one of Seattle’s oldest classical organizations. The program opens with works for flute and oboe performed by Stasia Kulsa and Sharon Jung, followed by “Music of the Sea,” featuring soprano Katie Hochman and Regina Thomas with pianist Joan Lundquist. The program includes music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Elgar, Brahms, Amy Beach, and more. Founded in 1891, the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle supports classical music through performance, education, and community programs across Washington State.

Temple of Music: Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan

Saturday, April 18 | 4pm | BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Redmond

An evening of Indian music led by Grammy Award-winning violin virtuoso Ganesh Rajagopalan. Joined by his brother Kumaresh Rajagopalan, the program features dCarnatic violin artistry alongside rich rhythmic accompaniment on mridangam and ghatam. Known for blending tradition with innovation, Ganesh’s performances span classical repertoire and boundary-crossing collaborations. Temple of Music is a nonprofit dedicated to sharing Indian classical music through concerts, education programs, and cross-cultural artistic exploration.

Seattle Chamber Orchestra: Jazz at SCO

Saturday, April 18 | 7pm | Queen Anne, Seattle

A genre-blending evening where chamber music meets the jazz club. The Seattle Chamber Orchestra presents Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, featuring flutist Wendy Wilhelmi alongside bassist Ross Gilliland and pianist Lorenzo Marasso. This intimate, RSVP-only house concert offers a fresh, playful take on classical performance. Founded in 2021, Seattle Chamber Orchestra brings together world-class musicians to explore dynamic programs that bridge traditional and modern styles while reimagining the live concert experience.

Olympia Symphony: MOVE

Sunday, April 19 | 3pm | The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia

A powerful season finale celebrating bold music and unforgettable artistry. Pacific Northwest harpist Elizabeth Landis is featured in Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, a vibrant and rhythmically charged showpiece, followed by Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5—one of the most gripping and triumphant works of the 20th century. Founded in 1947, the Olympia Symphony Orchestra is the South Sound’s premier orchestra, known for its artistic excellence and deep commitment to community through a wide range of performances and programs.

The Score with Edmund Stone

Spring Break Cuties: Baby Animals in Film

Saturday, April 18 | 4pm

Celebrate spring with a show filled with adorable baby animals. Get twitterpated with Bambi, fall in love with real baby elephants Raghu and Ammu in The Elephant Whisperers, see a bunch of tough guys fight over for the cute kitten Keanu, rev up the “awwww“ factor with Babe and more. It’s a cuteness overload, this Saturday on The Score.

The Edmunds Round 4

Sunday, April 19 | 4pm

It’s time to have some fun with film as Edmund Stone hosts Round Four of The Edmunds – movie awards you WISH they gave out. The categories include Most Romantic Kiss, Best Use of the Comic Trope “He’s standing behind me, right?”, Best Expendable Minor Character, Most Bumbling Law Enforcement Character and more. Join Edmund on The Score and cheer on your favorites for these entirely made-up – and utterly fun – awards. This Sunday on The Score.

Metropolitan Opera

Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Saturday, April 18 | 10am

Kaija Saariaho’s final opera Innocence confronts the lasting trauma of a school shooting with striking emotional force. Set years after the tragedy, the story unfolds at a wedding where buried grief resurfaces, revealing the deep and interconnected scars left behind. The opera blends multiple vocal styles, from traditional singing to spoken expression and folk influences, to create a haunting and immersive sound world.