Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Gretchen Yanover: Electric Cello at Perihelion
Monday, January 31, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Perihelion Brewery, Seattle, WA, United States
Loop-sampled, layered electric cello compositions at a family-friendly, all-ages venue in Beacon Hill.
Free
Scholarship Chamber Group: Evergreen Trio
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Theódore Dubois – Terzettino (1905)
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Free
Seattle Symphony: Emanuel Ax Beethoven Emperor
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – New England Holidays: Washington's Birthday Decoration Day The Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Apollo Chamber Players: Shostakovich, Jandali, Piazzolla, Gottschalk
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Malek Jandali – Syrian String Quartet
Piazzolla – Tango Ballet
Arthur Gottschalk – Imágenes de Cuba
Malek Jandali – Syrian String Quartet
Piazzolla – Tango Ballet
Arthur Gottschalk – Imágenes de Cuba
$5-$12
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Chamber Ensembles
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing chamber music, program TBD.
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera's Frost Fest: Cinderella en España
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A modern, bilingual take on the timeless rags-to-riches tale explores the beauty of kindness and the ugliness of mistreating others.
$5 (kids free)
Ancora presents Wild!
Ancora and
Skyros Quartet
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Classic and contemporary choral works by Randall Thompson, Ola Gjeilo, Sarah Quartel, Joan Szymko, Dan Forrest, and Jackson Berkey.
$11-$16
Haller Lake Music Series: Rudolf Haken & The Viola Pomposa
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of J.S. Bach, Haken, and Paganini, arranged for five-string viola by Rudolf Haken.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)
Angelo Rondello, piano: Music of Seattle
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for piano by Seattle composers Samuel Jones, Peter Vukmirovic Stevens, Angelique Poteat, and Adam Haws.
$20-$42
Seattle Symphony: Emanuel Ax Beethoven Emperor
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – New England Holidays: Washington's Birthday Decoration Day The Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs The Police
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
SRO turns their discography upside down, shaking out hits like "Roxanne," "Message In A Bottle," "Don't Stand So Close To Me," "Every Breath You Take," and many more.
$40
Racer Sessions: Mike Gamble / Ava Mendozza (NYC)
Saturday, February 5, 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
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra Chamber Concert: Glinka, Shaw, Poteat, & more
Monday, February 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – String Quintet
Caroline Shaw – En’tracte
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas
Angelique Poteat – Floral Interactions
...and more...
Caroline Shaw – En’tracte
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas
Angelique Poteat – Floral Interactions
...and more...
$10-$20 (under 18 free)
UW Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdes – Sourced
Tuesday, February 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Karpen – Program Notes (world premiere)
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
Joël-François Durand – Tombeau de Rameau
Olivier Messiaen – Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Kotoka Suzuki – Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey
$10-$20
Solaris Vocal Ensemble with Seattle Modern Orchestra
Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – Thirst (2008)
Stuart Dempster – Choral Riffs
Ted Hearne – Mass for St. Mary's
Stuart Dempster – Choral Riffs
Ted Hearne – Mass for St. Mary's
$10-$20
Groupmuse: Metamorphoses
Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Inverness, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1, "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Andrew Joslyn & the Passenger String Quartet
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Violist and composer Andrew Joslyn will be performing with The Passenger String Quartet, an avant-garde, experimental neo-classical group.
$5/$10/$20
Adagio: The Music of Arvo Pärt
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
The spirit of early music meets ultra-spare modern minimalism in a meditative, intimate setting.
$20
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Russians & Jews
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Glinka (Sonata for viola and piano), Prokofiev (“Overture on Hebrew Themes”), and composers associated with the Russian Society for Jewish Folk Music.
$10-$42
Racer Sessions: Ebony Miranda
Saturday, February 12, 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