Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
Different Drummer
Friday, January 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
What do you get when you combine two symphony musicians, a Scottish fiddle champion, and a world-class tap dancer?
$8-$14
She has wings
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
The Radcliffe Choral Society joins Northwest Girlchoir Amore and the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$15 (26 & under free)
Russian Music of the 1960s: Brendan Kinsella, piano
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
1960s-era violin sonatas by Edison Denisov, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Alfred Schnittke.
$10-$20
Quinton Morris: The BREAKTHROUGH
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
A modernized story of Joseph Boulogne (better known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges), the celebrated athlete, concert violinist, and composer of African origin who rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Higdon, Fauré
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo for Violin and Viol in B-flat major, K. 424
Jennifer Higdon – Piano Trio
Fauré – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 15
Jennifer Higdon – Piano Trio
Fauré – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 15
$16-$52
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Ravel's Sonata for Violin & Cello
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Schwartz Moretti and Yegor Dyachkov perform Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello.
Free (Free)
Cappella Romana: 'All-Night Vigil' by Rautavaara
Thursday, January 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Einojuhani Rautavaara’s exotic and avant-garde All-Night Vigil, featuring legendary Grammy-award winning basso profundo Glenn Miller.
$10-$44
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Janáček, Reich, Shostakovich
Thursday, January 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Janáček – Pohadka
Reich – Different Trains
Shostakovich – Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
Reich – Different Trains
Shostakovich – Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
$16-$52
NUMUS Northwest Music Festival
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 9:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A day-long, artistically-stunning event dedicated to the creation, performance, and experience of new music in Seattle.
$20 day pass (students free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Martha Masters
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes Plays Britten
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Britten – Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (“Spring” )
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Free (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
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
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
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
Master Class: Jesse Myers
Monday, February 14, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Jesse Myers talks about performing works with prepared piano.
Free (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)
Cornish Presents: Jesse Myers
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
John Cage’s monumental work for the prepared piano is performed on the stage on which the instrument was born.
$10-$20
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)