Upcoming Events
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Tuesday, December 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The story of the Nativity told through reading, choral setting and audience carols. A heart-warming evening of music perfect for the whole family.
$20-$80
Crosstalk Series: Sonare Trio plays Brahms & Smetana
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Trio in B major Op. 8
Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15
Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15
$17-$25
Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite in C major, BWV 1009
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
$10-$42
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 28, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Partington
Monday, December 28, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Private home in West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mertz – Elegie
Piazzolla – Otono Porteno, Invierno Porteno, Verano Porteno
Coste – Rondeau de Concert
Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johanson – La Folia Folio
Piazzolla – Otono Porteno, Invierno Porteno, Verano Porteno
Coste – Rondeau de Concert
Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johanson – La Folia Folio
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Wednesday, December 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
New Year's Eve with the Seattle Symphony
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 9:00pm – 1:00am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Follow Beethoven's Ninth with an after-concert party that includes a glass of champagne, a live band, and dancing all the way to the midnight countdown and beyond!
$50-$153
Seattle Rock Orchestra at First Night
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 10:15pm – 11:15pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra returns to Tacoma to ring in the new year, performing a dance party for the ages!
$14 ($10 adv)
Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.
$30 suggested donation
Epiphany: Medieval Byzantine & Old Roman Chant
Friday, January 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval hymns and psalms, including examples of Byzantine chant in Greek from Hagia Sophia and from Palestine, and selections in Latin of Old Roman Chant sung directly from 11th-century manuscripts.
$10-$44
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Free (Free)
On Stage with Classical KING FM: A New Year's Waltz
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Come for a one-hour introductory waltz lesson before the ten-piece orchestra takes the stage for a sparkling evening of dance, drink, and days gone by.
$25
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Partington
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home on Mercer Island, Seattle, WA, United States
Mertz – Elegie
Piazzolla – Otono Porteno, Invierno Porteno, Verano Porteno
Coste – Rondeau de Concert
Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johanson – La Folia Folio
Piazzolla – Otono Porteno, Invierno Porteno, Verano Porteno
Coste – Rondeau de Concert
Albéniz – Cadiz and Mallorca
Johanson – La Folia Folio
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
Trio Pardalote on Bainbridge Island
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Take a boat trip to hear Beethoven, Krasa and Cras and visit the charming downtown Winslow area with its many lovely restaurants.
$10-$20
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola
Monday, January 4, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.
$15-$25 suggested donation