Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Untuxed
Thursday, December 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:05pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
One of the most popular classical works ever written, The Four Seasons – four violin concertos – continues to thrill and seduce audiences even after 300 years.
$13-$55
Puget Sound Concert Opera: New Year à la Française
Friday, December 31, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Concert opera performance of scenes and arias by favorite French composers.
$20
Music at St. James Cathedral: New Year's Eve Gala Concert
Friday, December 31, 2027 @ 11:00pm – 12:30am (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Dr. Paul Thornock and Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam are joined by members of the Cathedral Cantorei and Chamber Orchestra to ring in the New Year with the music of Handel.
$30 suggested donation
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
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)
The Esoterics present KAY: Ulysses Kay Centennial
Thursday, January 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the centennial of African-American composer, conductor, and professor Ulysses Kay.
$15-$25
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
The Sound Ensemble: Life After Y2K
Friday, January 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Premiere
Sean Osborn – 12-4-6 (2005)
Marcin Pączkowski – Deep Decline (2015)
Greg Dixon – Piece for tuba and electronics (premiere)
Daron Hagen – Chamber Symphony (2003)
Sean Osborn – 12-4-6 (2005)
Marcin Pączkowski – Deep Decline (2015)
Greg Dixon – Piece for tuba and electronics (premiere)
Daron Hagen – Chamber Symphony (2003)
$10-$15
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)
The Esoterics present KAY: Ulysses Kay Centennial
Friday, January 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the centennial of African-American composer, conductor, and professor Ulysses Kay.
$15-$25
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)
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
Spiritus Winds with pianist Maria Khavin
Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jean Françaix – Quatuor à vent
Milhaud – La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
Endre Szervánszky – Wind Quintet No. 1
Liszt – Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
Mozart – Quintet in E-flat major, K. 452
Milhaud – La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
Endre Szervánszky – Wind Quintet No. 1
Liszt – Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
Mozart – Quintet in E-flat major, K. 452
$20 suggested donation (youth $5)
The Esoterics present KAY: Ulysses Kay Centennial
Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrating the centennial of African-American composer, conductor, and professor Ulysses Kay.
$15-$25
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Pathetique
Sunday, January 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Alexander Mosolov – The Iron Foundry, Op. 19
Saint-Saëns – Morceau de Concert, Op. 94 for horn and orchestra
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"
Saint-Saëns – Morceau de Concert, Op. 94 for horn and orchestra
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"
$5-$27
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
Opera on Tap at the Royal Room
Monday, January 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A killer, all-diva program that will have you saying YAAAS QUEEN!
$5 suggested donation
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