Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Bach's Lunch: The Trio, Reimagined
Tuesday, January 8, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal concert in a beautiful historic sanctuary in the heart of the U district.
Free
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Cello Loops w/Gretchen Yanover
Tuesday, January 8, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrated Northwest cellist Gretchen Yanover creates her own instrumental atmospheres and melodies using a loop sampler.
Free
Ladies Musical Club Opera: France in the 19th century
Wednesday, January 9, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music from Manon and Werther by Jules Massenet, Sigurd by Ernest Reyer, La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz, and more.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: J.S. Bach for Violin & Piano
Thursday, January 10, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Bellevue Crossroads Community Center Theater, Bellevue, WA, United States
Cherished music from J.S. Bach's collection, including the Violin Sonata in E major, Italian Concerto, and a solo violin partita.
Free
Violin Recital
Friday, January 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Niccolo Paganini/Fritz Kreisler – La Campanella Op. 7 (Arr. Kreisler)
Tomaso Antonio Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Niccolo Paganini/Fritz Kreisler – La Campanella Op. 7 (Arr. Kreisler)
Tomaso Antonio Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Free
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Pacific Duo
Saturday, January 12, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Paul Coles, J.S. Bach, Dominick Argento, Franz Schubert, Carlos Guastavino, and Manuel de Falla.
Free
UW Littlefield Organ Series: Kola Owolabi
Sunday, January 13, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Associate professor of organ at the University of Michigan Kola Owolabi performs a guest recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: 'La Voix Humaine' by Francis Poulenc
Sunday, January 13, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A woman’s last conversation with the lover who has left her for another...
Free
Bern Herbolsheimer Musical Memorial
Sunday, January 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bern Herbolsheimer – Five Elegies for solo cello
Bern Herbolsheimer – Shakespeare Songs for soprano, clarinet and piano
Bern Herbolsheimer – Variationes Ventorum for woodwind quintet
Bern Herbolsheimer – Kassandra for piano four-hands
Bern Herbolsheimer – Shakespeare Songs for soprano, clarinet and piano
Bern Herbolsheimer – Variationes Ventorum for woodwind quintet
Bern Herbolsheimer – Kassandra for piano four-hands
Free (Free (RSVP recommended))
UW Guest Artist Master Class: Tony Cho, piano w/ UW Voice Students
Wednesday, January 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Oberlin Conservatory pianist Tony Cho leads a master class with UW voice students on Italian and Spanish songs.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Angela Meade Competition
Thursday, January 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Inaugural Angela Meade Vocal Competition Finals and Awards Ceremony, including a special performance by Ms. Meade.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: Tony Cho, piano & David Bowlin, violin
Tony Cho and
David Bowlin
Thursday, January 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Oberlin Conservatory colleagues perform duo arrangements for violin and piano.
Free
SCMS Open Rehearsal: Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio
Friday, January 18, 2030 @ 1:15pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intense collaborative effort of professional musicians.
Free
UW Guest Artist Master Class: David Bowlin, violin
Friday, January 18, 2030 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Oberlin Conservatory violinist David Bowlin delivers a presentation on contemporary violin music.
Free
SCMS Free Recital: Joyce Yang plays Schumann
Friday, January 18, 2030 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring Robert Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9.
Free
SCMS Free Recital: Nicolas Kendall & Efe Baltacıgil
Saturday, January 19, 2030 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Chris Rogerson – Duo (world premiere)
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halverson – Passacaglia for violin and cello in G minor
George Frideric Handel/Johan Halverson – Passacaglia for violin and cello in G minor
Free
The Sostenutos Piano Quintet plays Shostakovich & Dohnanyi
Saturday, January 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet, Op. 57
Ernst von Dohnányi – Piano Quintet, Op. 1
Samuel Barber – Souvenirs, Op. 28 for piano 4-hands
Ernst von Dohnányi – Piano Quintet, Op. 1
Samuel Barber – Souvenirs, Op. 28 for piano 4-hands
Free (Free)
SCMS Free Recital: Sean Lee plays Paganini
Sunday, January 20, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring selections from Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Elgar's 'Sea Pictures' + trios for oboes & English horn
Sunday, January 20, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Edward Elgar – Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Graham Powning – Variations and Fugue on St. Antoni Chorale for two oboes and English horn
Allan Stephenson – Mini-trio for 2 oboes and English horn
Graham Powning – Variations and Fugue on St. Antoni Chorale for two oboes and English horn
Allan Stephenson – Mini-trio for 2 oboes and English horn
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Honor Orchestra for Strings Final Concert
Sunday, January 20, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
High-school string players from throughout the region perform literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor.
Free