Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Christmas Eve Service: Christmas Oratorio by Camille Saint-Saëns
Saturday, December 25, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio, performed by the Plymouth Choir, strings and organ. Part of Plymouth Congregational Church's Christmas Eve service.
Free
Racer Sessions: Evan Shay (Quebec)
Saturday, January 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bach's Lunch: Music for two keyboards by Mozart, Handel, and more
Monday, January 3, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy works for organ, harpsichord, and piano 4-hands performed by Hyun-Ja Choi and Henry Lebedinsky.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Art of Piano – Style Innovators
Wednesday, January 5, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
An all-piano program designed to complement the SAM exhibit Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Music for English horn and British and American songs
Friday, January 7, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Tuthill, Trowbridge, Purcell, Handel, Koetsier, Pasculli, Verdi, Quilter, and more.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Oboe by Martinů & Colin
Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Concerto for oboe
Charles Colin – Concerto No. 6, Op. 4
Violin & cello duos by Beethoven & Bach
Charles Colin – Concerto No. 6, Op. 4
Violin & cello duos by Beethoven & Bach
Free
Faculty Lecture-Recital: “Beethoven sonatas”
Monday, January 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:15pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
SPU faculty lecture-recital.
Free (Free)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: String Quartets
Monday, January 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A delightful evening of quartets up-close and personal by Barber, Brahms, and Haydn.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Duets for voice and guitar, plus piano four hands
Tuesday, January 11, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
John Dowland – 4 lute songs
Anonymous – 2 traditional Japanese lullabies (arr. Hilary Field)
Morten Lauridsen – 2 melodies adapted from Les Chansons des Roses
Brahms – Selections from Waltzes, Op. 39
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm (impromptu variations)
Randall Compton – C.S. Theme and Variations
Anonymous – 2 traditional Japanese lullabies (arr. Hilary Field)
Morten Lauridsen – 2 melodies adapted from Les Chansons des Roses
Brahms – Selections from Waltzes, Op. 39
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm (impromptu variations)
Randall Compton – C.S. Theme and Variations
Free
Dainius Vaičekonis Piano Lecture-Recital
Wednesday, January 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lecture-recital focused on aspects of unity in the last three piano sonatas of Beethoven: Opus 109, Opus 110, and Opus 111.
Free
Bern Herbolsheimer Chamber Works
Thursday, January 13, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the life and music of Bern Herbolsheimer by performing a selection of his chamber works.
Free (Free)
Littlefield Organ Series: Timothy Olsen
Saturday, January 15, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Saturday, January 15, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Free
Racer Sessions: Ian Christiansen Quartet (Portland)
Saturday, January 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Guest Artist Master Class: Arthur Greene, piano
Wednesday, January 19, 2028 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Arthur Greene of the University of Michigan leads a free master class with UW piano students.
Free
Olivia Wallace Junior Recital
Wednesday, January 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Olivia Wallace, flute, presents her junior recital at SPU.
Free (Free)
UW Guest Artist Recital: Arthur Greene, piano
Wednesday, January 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Free solo piano recital.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Natalie Zhu Piano Recital
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Chopin – Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
Ginastera – Sonata No. 1 for Piano, Op. 22
Chopin – Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
Ginastera – Sonata No. 1 for Piano, Op. 22
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Grieg, Prokofiev, & Kapustin for piano & cello
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Grieg – Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 119
Nikolai Kapustin – Burlesque Op. 97
Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 119
Nikolai Kapustin – Burlesque Op. 97
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Anton Nel Beethoven Recital
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Nel performs Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata for Piano.
Free (Free)