Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Joyce Yang Recital
Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Selections from Lyric Pieces
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Selections from Preludes
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Selections from Preludes
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society presents RUSSIA: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Tchaikovsky
Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet in C minor, Op. 34
Shostakovich – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Tchaikovsky – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50
Shostakovich – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Tchaikovsky – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50
From $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Korngold's quintet for piano & strings
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Andrew Wan, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Yura Lee, Clive Greensmith, and Andrew Armstrong.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Yura Lee Viola Recital
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Zoltan Kodaly (arr. Yura Lee) – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Clarke, Brahms, & Korngold
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecca Clarke – Sonata for Viola and Piano
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 87
Korngold – Quintet for Piano and Strings in E major, Op. 15
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 87
Korngold – Quintet for Piano and Strings in E major, Op. 15
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
The Big Gig
Saturday, July 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A music spectacular peppered with comedy and dance.
$27.50-$35
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, July 9, 2028 @ 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 Chamber Music Society: Introduction to New Work by Lisa Bielawa
Monday, July 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Introduction by composer Lisa Bielawa to her world premiere piece with Lorna McGhee, Jeffrey Fair, and Andrew Armstrong.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Bielawa, Schubert
Monday, July 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Lisa Bielawa – Trio for Flute, Horn and Piano (world premiere)
Schubert – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Lisa Bielawa – Trio for Flute, Horn and Piano (world premiere)
Schubert – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Dvořák’s quartet for piano & strings
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Paul Huang, Michael Klotz, Ronald Thomas, and Max Levinson.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Augustin Hadelich & Max Levinson Recital
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Paganini – Caprice No. 16 in G minor
Paganini – Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Paganini – Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Free (Free)
Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of iconic minimalist composers, new music featuring acoustic piano and electronics, and a program for solo voice with electronics and piano.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Moszkowski, Barber, Milhaud, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mortiz Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: FRANCE: Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, & Saint-Saëns
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Racer Sessions: Sound Underground (Miami)
Sunday, July 16, 2028 @ 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 Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes & Orion Weiss Recital
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Free (Free)
Bellingham Festival of Music: All-Bernstein Evening
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
$12-$49
An afternoon of chamber music w/ Seattle pianist Li-Tan Hsu & the Fair Trade Trio (NYC)
Sunday, July 23, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Beethoven – String trio Op. 9, No. 3
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
$10-$20 (under age 12 free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Kernis, Saint-Saëns, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Trio in Red
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10