Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
UW Guest Artist Masterclass: David Brooks, piano
Wednesday, January 6, 2027 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
School of Music alumnus David Brooks leads a master class with UW piano students. Open to the public.
Free (Free)
The Art of the Piano: Celebrating Impressionism
Thursday, January 7, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle play favorite piano solo works complementing the Seattle Art Museum Impressionist Exhibit.
Free (Free)
UW Orpheus Ensemble: Scenes from 'La Calisto'
Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Faculty artist Stephen Stubbs leads students from the UW vocal performance program in a staged performance of scenes from Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto.
Free (Free)
Littlefield Organ Series: Robert Bates
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free (Free)
A Celebration of Women Composers
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Johanna Kinkel, Josephine Lang, Clara Schumann, Melanie Bonis, Cécile Chaminade, Pauline Viardot, Germaine Tailleferre, Pierrette Mari, and Amy Marcy Beach.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 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
Watjen Concert Organ Recital-Demonstration
Monday, January 11, 2027 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear Organist Joseph Adam perform selections from the vast organ repertoire highlighting the nuances, performance practices and stunning acoustics of the Watjen Concert Organ housed in Benaroya Hall.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Chaminade, Tailleferre, Brahms & more
Wednesday, January 13, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bonis – Suite
Chaminade – Les Sylvains (The Fauns), Op. 60
Chaminade – L’ondine (The mermaid), Op. 101
Tailleferre – Deux pièces pour piano
Mari – Calèche en 2000
Mozart – Symphony in G minor No. 550 (Allegro molto)
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Chaminade – Les Sylvains (The Fauns), Op. 60
Chaminade – L’ondine (The mermaid), Op. 101
Tailleferre – Deux pièces pour piano
Mari – Calèche en 2000
Mozart – Symphony in G minor No. 550 (Allegro molto)
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Puccini – "Quando m'en vo" from La Bohème
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Free (Free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Isaac Bustos
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rojas – Guajira a mi Madre
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
Free (Free)
Pianist Jesse Myers: Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Brahms
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5
Rachmaninoff – Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 5
Beethoven – Sonata (Tempest), Op. 31, No. 2
Brahms – Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata, Op. 109
Rachmaninoff – Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 5
Beethoven – Sonata (Tempest), Op. 31, No. 2
Brahms – Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata, Op. 109
Free (Free)
James Ehnes Bach Recital
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Violin in G minor, BWV 1001
Free
Chris Kouldukis Voice Recital
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Chris Kouldukis performs a Bachelor's of Music recital in voice. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Open Rehearsal
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 1:15pm – 3:15pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The SCMS will rehearse Debussy's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10. Open to the public!
Free
Lorna McGhee Flute Recital
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
François Couperin – Le Rossignol en Amour
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Free
Robert deMaine Kodály Recital
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kodály – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Szulc, Poulenc & more
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for soprano, piano, and clarinet by Debussy, Szulc, Obradors, Lehár, Mompou, Granados, Piazzolla, and Poulenc.
Free (Free)
PLU Honor Orchestra for Strings
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 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 excellent literature for string orchestra with a nationally recognized guest conductor.
Free
Winston Choi Piano Masterclass
Monday, January 25, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
One of today’s most dynamic young concert artists leads a master class for UW piano students.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Franck – Finale from Symphony in D minor
Mozart – Ballet Music from Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, K. 367
Waxman – Carmen Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra
Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Mozart – Ballet Music from Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, K. 367
Waxman – Carmen Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra
Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Free