There is an abundance of classical music talent in the pacific northwest. If you ever missed a show from one of our best local orchestras, why not tune in to a Broadcast Concert on Classical KING? We have a variety of recent performances from the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, touring artists, and more. Peter Newman or Dave Beck introduce usher you into our Broadcast Concerts, select Friday evenings at 8pm.

6pm on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025: Voces8 – Winter Tales

Barnaby Smith, artistic director

8pm on Friday, December 5th, 2025: Seattle Symphony – Dvořák New World Symphony

Alexander Shelley, conductor
Esther Yoo, violin

Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Raymond Yiu – Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

8pm on Sunday, December 14th, 2025: Chicago a cappella – A Chanukah Celebration

Jonathan Miller, artistic director

8pm on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025: Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra – George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker

Emil de Cou, music director & conductor

8pm on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025: Northwest Boychoir & Vocalpoint Seattle – A Festival of Lessons & Carols

Jacob Winkler, conductor
Northwest Sinfonia

12am on Thursday, December 25th, 2025: Virgin Consort – Midnight Mass

Charpentier – Messe de minuit pour Noël

Kyler Brown, conductor

8pm on Friday, January 16th, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Augustin Hadelich Plays Prokofiev

Dalia Stasevska, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

Ginastera – Malambo from Estancia
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1
Revueltas – La noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Maya)

8pm on Friday, February 2nd, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Xian Conducts Pictures at an Exhibition

Xian Zhang, conductor
Rubén Rengel, violin
Melissa White, violin
Celia Hatton, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Michael Abels – Delights and Dances
Kodály – Dances of Galánta
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

8pm on Friday, March 6th, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Xian Conducts Rachmaninov

Xian Zhang, conductor
Alexander Malofeev, piano

Melissa Douglas – Awaken
Rachmaninov- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rachmaninov- Symphony No. 2

8pm on Friday, April 3rd, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony

Gemma New, conductor
Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano
Jarrett Ott, baritone
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Seattle Symphony Chorale

Gabriella Smith – Lost Coast
Vaughan Williams- A Sea Symphony

8pm on Friday, May 1st, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Sunny Xia, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin

Augusta Holmès – La nuit et l’amour
Tchaikovsky- Violin Concerto
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8

8pm on Friday, June 5th, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Liszt & Kodály

Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Haochen Zhang, piano

Liszt – Les Préludes
Liszt – Piano Concerto No.1
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Kodály – Háry János Suite

8pm on Friday, July 3rd, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Stravinsky the Firebird

Andrew Litton, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Seattle Symphony Chorale

Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Poulenc – Stabat Mater
Stavinsky – The Firebird Suite (1945)

8pm on Friday, August 7th, 2026: Seattle Symphony – Xian Conducts Daniil Trifonov

Xian Zhang, conductor
Danill Trifonov, spiano

Fauré – Pavane
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2
Franck – Symphony in D minor

Schedule

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Middays with Sean MacLean and Mike Brooks

Evenings with Sean MacLean and Mike Brooks

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