Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
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)
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
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
Cornish Masterclass: Composer Jesse Meyers
Monday, February 14, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Jesse Meyers is giving a masterclass of his contemporary classical works and works for prepared piano.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Newly composed works alongside a diverse mix of contemporary and experimental music. Featuring works by Charles Corey, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, Clint McCallum, Sergej Newski, Beat Furrer, and John Cage.
$5-$15 suggested donation
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melanie Voytovich
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of new work with premiers by Bradley Hawkins and Ella Mahler/Melanie Voytovich.
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
Barry Lieberman & Friends Recital: Chris Burns, double bass
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Arcangelo Corelli – La Folia (arr. Lucas Drew)
Adolf Míšek – Solo Tuning in A major
Sofia Gubaidulina – Sonata for double bass
Frank Proto – Sonata 1963 for Double Bass and Piano
Adolf Míšek – Solo Tuning in A major
Sofia Gubaidulina – Sonata for double bass
Frank Proto – Sonata 1963 for Double Bass and Piano
Free
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Racer Sessions: Amelia May Coulter
Saturday, February 19, 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
Music Y: New Works by Emerging Artists
Monday, February 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present a program of original music and new works by emerging artists.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon & Austin Larkin
Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Manipulated violin harmonics, sine waves, and controlled feedback, plus a small chamber ensemble who will attempt to induce sleep...
$5-$15 donation at the door