Olivier Messiaen – Upcoming Concerts
Sanctuary: Jonathan Levin, piano
Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rautavaara – Ikonit, Op. 6
Bach/Busoni – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Liszt – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Chopin – Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Debussy – Préludes I – 10. La cathédrale engloutie
Messiaen – Vingt Regards – X. "Regard de l’Esprit de joie"
Bach/Busoni – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Liszt – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Chopin – Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Debussy – Préludes I – 10. La cathédrale engloutie
Messiaen – Vingt Regards – X. "Regard de l’Esprit de joie"
$20
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir
Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Martin – Mass for Double Choir
Szymko – Carpe Diem
Górecki – Amen
Runestad – Alleluia
Runestad – I Will Lift Mine Eyes
Messiaen – O Sacrum Convivium
Paulus – Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Tin – Baba Yetu
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – Ain't That Good News
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – I Can Tell the World
Szymko – Carpe Diem
Górecki – Amen
Runestad – Alleluia
Runestad – I Will Lift Mine Eyes
Messiaen – O Sacrum Convivium
Paulus – Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Tin – Baba Yetu
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – Ain't That Good News
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – I Can Tell the World
$12-$22
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Martin – Mass for Double Choir
Szymko – Carpe Diem
Górecki – Amen
Runestad – Alleluia
Runestad – I Will Lift Mine Eyes
Messiaen – O Sacrum Convivium
Paulus – Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Tin – Baba Yetu
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – Ain't That Good News
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – I Can Tell the World
Szymko – Carpe Diem
Górecki – Amen
Runestad – Alleluia
Runestad – I Will Lift Mine Eyes
Messiaen – O Sacrum Convivium
Paulus – Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Tin – Baba Yetu
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – Ain't That Good News
Trad /arr. Moses Hogan – I Can Tell the World
$12-$22
Cristina Valdés Piano Recital
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 @ 7:30am – 9:00am (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Canteyodjaya
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
$10-$20
Seattle Symphony: Fauré Requiem
Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane for Harp and Orchestra
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Fauré Requiem
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane for Harp and Orchestra
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi
Fauré – Requiem, Op. 48
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Free (Free)
Stephen Cleobury Organ Concert: Bach & Messiaen
Sunday, March 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Clavier-Übung Part III
Olivier Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur (“The Nativity of the Lord”)
Olivier Messiaen – La Nativité du Seigneur (“The Nativity of the Lord”)
$20-$31
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Musical Feast
Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The 40-voice Northwest Chamber Chorus presents a program that feeds the mind, the body, and the soul.
$18-$23 (age 6-18 free)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Musical Feast
Friday, March 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The 40-voice Northwest Chamber Chorus presents a program that feeds the mind, the body, and the soul.
$18-$23 (age 6-18 free)
Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Simple Measures
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Debussy, Messiaen, John Harbison and Brahms.
$12-$24 (12 & under free)
Barry Lieberman & Friends: Ted Botsford
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Patrick Neher – Reflet sur Cher
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Free (Free)
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Sunday, May 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes (1991)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
$10
Inverness Chamber Players: Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Free (Free)
Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson in Concert
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Langlais – "Épilogue sur un Thème de Frescobaldi pour pédale solo" from Hommage à Frescobaldi
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Wednesday, January 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Friday, January 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Start the New Year on the right note with Beethoven's awe-inspiring Ode to Joy, the crowning jewel atop his transformative Ninth Symphony. Music from Messiaen, France's colorful mystic, sets a scene of wonder and lightness.
$22-$122 (8-18 free)
Meany Center presents Louis Lortie in recital
Tuesday, January 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie gives a recital of Satie, Rameau, Poulenc, Murail, Saint-Saeëns, Messiaen, and more.
$40-$45
UW Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdes – Sourced
Tuesday, February 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Karpen – Program Notes (world premiere)
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
$10-$20
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