Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Connie Sheu
Friday, April 9, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning classical guitarist Connie Sheu performs a program featuring original works by women composers.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Spiritus Winds: Five for Five
Friday, April 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
A free concert featuring five diverse works for wind quintet.
Free
Musica Electronica
Friday, April 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luciano Berio – Differences (1959)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
Ewa Trębacz – Ligeia for ensemble and surround sound (2015) – World premiere
Kaija Saariaho – Lichtbogen (1986)
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Racer Sessions: Ivan Arteaga
Saturday, April 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
From Palindromes to Coded Messages: An evening of duets and (musical) Easter eggs
Monday, April 12, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A listening journey exploring palindromes, coded messages, and other surprises embedded in classical music, followed by duets from members of the Skyros Quartet. Expect the unexpected!
$10 suggested donation
A Tribute to Janice Giteck
Monday, April 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances and presentations by long-time "Janice-collaborators" Paul Taub, Roger Nelson, Matt Kocmieroski, Laura DeLuca, Walter Gray, and many more.
$5-$10
Seattle Symphony: Dvořák Cello Concerto
Wednesday, April 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anatoli Liadov – The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
$21-$124 (age 8-18 free)
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra Pops: Symphonic Django!
Friday, April 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
TSO performs the music of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, joined by guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson, jazz violinist Ben Powell, and a gypsy jazz troupe that will include former Northwest Sinfonietta conductor Christophe Chagnard.
$19-$80
Seattle Symphony: Dvořák Cello Concerto
Friday, April 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anatoli Liadov – The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
Valentyn Sylvestrov – Symphony No. 8 (U.S. Premiere)
Dvořák – Cello Concerto
$21-$124 (age 8-18 free)
Racer Sessions: Daniel Webbon
Saturday, April 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Souvenir de France
Monday, April 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands present "Souvenir de France," an evening of music by French composers, including Paul Dukas, Germaine Tailleferre, César Franck, Emmanuel Chabrier, Darius Milhaud, Camille Saint-Saëns, and others.
$10
Master class: Friction Quartet
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet with an established reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets presents a master class for students and the public.
Free
Friction Quartet
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Friction Quartet has a reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets.
$5-$20
Kareem Kandi & Friends
Thursday, April 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
A “third stream” concert mixing the classical tradition of America with the music of the European classical tradition.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Dainius & Asta Vaicekonis Piano Recital
Thursday, April 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Husband-and-wife piano duo Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis perform music from Israel, Lithuania, and America by living composers Weidberg, Ziv, Barkauskas, Narbutaite, Glass, and Bolcom.
Free
Hilary Field & William Jenks: Two Guitars
Friday, April 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical guitarists Hilary Field & William Jenks perform solo and duet music from the 19th through the 21st centuries.
$5-$20 suggested donation
PAS Day of Percussion
Saturday, April 24, 2027 @ 10:00am – 6:30pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion performances by Garfield High School Drumline, Blue Thunder Drumline, UW Zimbabwean Marimba Club, Terry Longshore, and RE:Percussion Duo.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Jack Bouboushian (Chicago)
Saturday, April 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Wednesday, April 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Dutilleux – Timbres, espace, mouvement
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$21-$124 (age 8-18 free)
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.
$10