Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Student recital: Brooks Tran, piano
Monday, January 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Brooks Tran performs a DMA recital in piano. Free and open to the public.
Free
Student recital: Margaret Boekman, mezzo-soprano
Friday, January 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Margaret Boekman performs a recital in voice. Free and open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: The Golden Age of Italian Opera
Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – "Una Voce Poco Fa" (Il Baribiere di Siviglia)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)
Free
Seattle Symphony with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Chabrier – Espana
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Free
Student recital: Rose Cheng, piano
Sunday, January 25, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Rose Cheng performs a DMA recital in piano. Free and open to the public.
Free
UW Piano Masterclass Series: Vadym Kholodenko
Monday, February 2, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Vadym Kholodenko gives a free masterclass to piano students at the UW. Open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, February 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Ich habe genug, BWV 82a
Melia Watras – Prelude for viola solo
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 1
Bruch – Romanze, Op. 85
Melia Watras – Prelude for viola solo
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 1
Bruch – Romanze, Op. 85
Free
Ladies Musical Club at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, February 7, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Sea Pictures
Haydn – Andante Variations in F Minor
Chopin – Etude Op. 10 No. 9
Scriabin – Prelude Op. 11 No. 1
Scriabin – Etude Op. 8 No. 12
Ravel – "Ondine" from Gaspard de la Nuit
Haydn – Andante Variations in F Minor
Chopin – Etude Op. 10 No. 9
Scriabin – Prelude Op. 11 No. 1
Scriabin – Etude Op. 8 No. 12
Ravel – "Ondine" from Gaspard de la Nuit
Free
Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library
Sunday, February 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major
Scriabin – Sonata Fantasy No. 2 in G sharp minor
Debussy – Clair de lune
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Earl Wild transcription of Gershwin – Etude No. 4: Embraceable You
Mozart – Adagio Religioso
Amilcare Ponchielli – Capriccio
Scriabin – Sonata Fantasy No. 2 in G sharp minor
Debussy – Clair de lune
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Earl Wild transcription of Gershwin – Etude No. 4: Embraceable You
Mozart – Adagio Religioso
Amilcare Ponchielli – Capriccio
Free
The Golden Age of Italian Opera
Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – "Una Voce Poco Fa" (from Il Baribiere di Siviglia)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)
Free
Ladies Musical Club at the Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – "Was die Seele kann ergötzen" (Angenehmes Wiederau, BWV 30a)
J.S. Bach – "Betörte Welt" (Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94)
Tchaikovsky – "Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal" (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Saint-Saëns – Une flûte invisible
Massenet – "Élégie"
Philippe Gaubert – "Soir Païen"
Fauré – Dolly, Op. 56
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
J.S. Bach – "Betörte Welt" (Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94)
Tchaikovsky – "Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal" (None but the lonely heart), Op. 6 No. 6
Saint-Saëns – Une flûte invisible
Massenet – "Élégie"
Philippe Gaubert – "Soir Païen"
Fauré – Dolly, Op. 56
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, February 15, 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
Master Class: New West Guitar Group
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A master class by the cutting-edge guitar ensemble New West Guitar Group. Open to the public.
Free
UW Chamber Orchestra with Quinton Morris, violin
Thursday, February 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University of Washington Husky Union Building (HUB), Lyceum, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius - Andante Festivo
Kurt Atterberg - Adagio Amoroso for violin and strings
Schubert - Rondo in A for violin and strings, D. 438
Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, K. 525
Kurt Atterberg - Adagio Amoroso for violin and strings
Schubert - Rondo in A for violin and strings, D. 438
Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, K. 525
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, February 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Jolivet – Sérénade for Oboe and Piano (1945)
Dranishnikova – Poem (1953)
Poulenc – La Courte Paille
Ravel – Sonatine
Rameau – Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux, from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – Aux langueurs d'Apollon (Air de la Folie), from Platée
Dranishnikova – Poem (1953)
Poulenc – La Courte Paille
Ravel – Sonatine
Rameau – Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux, from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – Aux langueurs d'Apollon (Air de la Folie), from Platée
Free
Littlefield Organ Series Master Class: Mark Steinbach
Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Organist Mark Steinbach presents a master class with University of Washington organ students.
Free
Bremerton Symphony at City Hall
Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Council Chambers, Norm Dicks Government Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Members of the Bremerton Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will perform in the City Council chambers, and the Symphony League will be serving complimentary hors d'oeuvres and providing a no-host bar in the lobby.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Sunday, February 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join singers Regina Thomas, Lesley Chapin, Katie Hochman, Derek Hanson and Breanna Edwards and pianist Joan Lundquist for a tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Direction & commentary by Lynn Muehleisen.
Free
Racer Sessions: Janna Webbon
Sunday, February 22, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
The musicians will improvise while the audience paints primary colors on a person.
Free
Student recital: Sonja Myklebust, cello
Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Sonja Myklebust performs a DMA recital in cello. Open to the public.
Free