Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Four Great Composer-Conductors
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – West Side Story: Overture
Mendelssohn – The Hebrides: Overture
Mozart – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622
Doráti – Symphony No. 1
Mendelssohn – The Hebrides: Overture
Mozart – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622
Doráti – Symphony No. 1
$10-$15 with promo code (age 16 & under 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
Universal Language Project presents: The Way West
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:30pm (PST)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An event with music, words, and smoke inspired by the optimism and grandeur of the West. Works by Brian Cobb, Karen Thomas, and Tim Carey.
$25 ($15 student)
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Penderecki, Dvořák
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
Penderecki – Trio for Strings
Dvořák – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in F minor, Op. 65
Penderecki – Trio for Strings
Dvořák – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in F minor, Op. 65
$16-$50
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Sunday, January 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
The Daphnes + Hotel Vignette at the Royal Room
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing modern chamber pop compositions followed by the ramblings and bumbles of Nils Petersen.
Free (Free)
Music of Remembrance presents Art From Ashes — A Concert To Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday, January 27, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring songs from the Vilna Ghetto and works by composers whose lives were cut short by Nazi persecution: Hans Krása, Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Robert Dauber, and Erwin Schulhoff.
Free
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Delian, Fauré
Saturday, January 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major
Delian – Suite No. 8, Letters to Eternity (world premiere)
Fauré – Masques et Bergamasques
Delian – Suite No. 8, Letters to Eternity (world premiere)
Fauré – Masques et Bergamasques
$15-$20 (kids free)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: A World-Premiere Tribute to Auburn
Saturday, January 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Ott – New work (world premiere)
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
$10-$35
The Washington Wind Symphony presents “Ventus Festum”
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Schwantner – From a Dark Millennium
Newman – Moon by Night
Dello Joio – Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn
Grainger – Immovable Do
Respighi – Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows)
Sousa – The Gladiator
Schwantner – From a Dark Millennium
Newman – Moon by Night
Dello Joio – Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn
Grainger – Immovable Do
Respighi – Vetrate di Chiesa (Church Windows)
Sousa – The Gladiator
$10-$20
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: A World-Premiere Tribute to Auburn
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Ott – New work (world premiere)
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
$10-$35
Music Northwest: Music from the Time of the Great Wars
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Ferroud – Three Pieces for Unaccompanied Flute
Martinů – Trio for flute, cello, and piano in F major
Ferroud – Three Pieces for Unaccompanied Flute
Martinů – Trio for flute, cello, and piano in F major
$12-$18 (students free)
UW World Series: Sō Percussion
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Mallet Quartet
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
$35-$40
Counterpoint | Phase: Music of Steve Reich
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
A hypnotic evening of music in a non-traditional setting from the American master of minimalism.
Limited tix available at the door
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Thursday, February 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: [Untitled] 2
Friday, February 5, 2027 @ 10:00pm – 11:15pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Feldman – Intersection No. 2 for Orchestra
Wolff – For Bob
Brown – Music for Cello and Piano
Cage – Living Room Music
Feldman – Rothko Chapel
Wolff – For Bob
Brown – Music for Cello and Piano
Cage – Living Room Music
Feldman – Rothko Chapel
$15
Philharmonia Northwest: Chamber Musicale
Saturday, February 6, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the orchestra perform music by Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Shostakovich, and Vaughan Williams – an afternoon of delightful music with delicious snacks and a drink of your choice!
Donations welcome
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Saturday, February 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Berio – Sinfonia for Eight Solo Voices and Orchestra
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)