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On-Air and Everywhere Weekly Update: February 16-22, 2026

February 16, 2026

Tune in this week to celebrate the Lunar New Year with music from China, Korea, and other parts of Asia on Classical KING! 

 

Lunar New Year (Music Feature) 

Tuesday, February 17 through Friday, February 20 

The Lunar New Year is a time to gather with loved ones, to clean your space, and to prepare for a new year filled with light, luck, and good fortune! Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us at Classical KING! Join us throughout the week as we feature music from China, Korea, and other parts of Asia. 

 

Northwest Focus Live 

Micah Cheng and Lisa Choir: Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Francis Walton Competition Winners 

Friday, February 20 | 7pm 

Host: Sean MacLean 

Hear flautist Lisa Choi and saxophonist Micah Cheng, winners of the prestigious Ladies Musical Club of Seattle’s Francis Walton Competition! For more information, visit classicalking.org/show/nw-focus-live. 

 

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar 

Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan: East meets East 

Tuesday, February 17 | 7:30pm | Town Hall Seattle 

An evening of Iranian Kurdish and Turkish Alevi folk music in Seattle! 

 

Rainier Symphony: Coleridge-Taylor, Lachner, Elger 

Saturday, February 21 at 6:30pm and Sunday, February 22 at 3pm | Foster Performing Arts Center 

Enigma Variations and more, this Saturday in Tukwila! 

 

Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Friends 

Saturday, February 21 | 7:30pm | First Free Methodist Church, Seattle 

Copland, Barber, Moncayo, and more, this Saturday in North Queen Anne! 

 

Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Schubert 

Sunday, February 22 | 2pm | Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish 

Two musical favorites in concert on the eastside! 

 

Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Amadeum & Ludwig 

Sunday, February 22 | 3pm | Everett Civic Auditorium 

Music by Mozart and Beethoven’s Third from the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra! 

 

The Score with Edmund Stone 

Family Ties 

Saturday, February 21 | 4pm 

There’s nothing quite like family. In this episode of The Score Edmund Stone brings an uplifting selection of films all about family including The Incredibles, Encanto, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, CODA and more. 

 

Alternate Realities 

Sunday, February 22th | 4pm 

We’ve all said it, and film directors love to film it: “What if?” Next time on The Score join Edmund Stone on a mind-bending journey of paradoxes, puzzles and plausibilities as he looks at movies centered around alternate realities, including Back to the Future, The Butterfly Effect, The Matrix and Inception. 

 

Metropolitan Opera 

Puccini: Manon Lescaut 

Saturday, February 21 | 10am 

Tragedy and love, from the Metropolitan Opera of New York! 

 

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Stay inspired and enjoy another week of incredible music on Classical KING! 

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