Holiday – Upcoming Concerts
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Alphonsus Church (Ballard), Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$28
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Tuesday, December 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The story of the Nativity told through reading, choral setting and audience carols. A heart-warming evening of music perfect for the whole family.
$20-$80
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 28, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Wednesday, December 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
New Year's Eve with the Seattle Symphony
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 9:00pm – 1:00am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Follow Beethoven's Ninth with an after-concert party that includes a glass of champagne, a live band, and dancing all the way to the midnight countdown and beyond!
$50-$153
Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.
$30 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
$28-$128
RCMFS Presents 'Winter Nights'
Sunday, February 14, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for Two Pianos
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata
Piazzola – Oblivion
Chopin – Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
Chopin – Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34, No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Impromptu and Meditation, Op. 72
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – “Andante Maestoso” from The Nutcracker
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata
Piazzola – Oblivion
Chopin – Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
Chopin – Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1
Chopin – Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34, No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Impromptu and Meditation, Op. 72
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – “Andante Maestoso” from The Nutcracker
$10-$30 (age 18 & under free)
Transfiguration: Duruflé Requiem and meditations on death and beauty
Saturday, March 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Senior Center, Redmond, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Bach (Again): Come Sweet Death (arr. Sandberg)
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem Op. 9
Leonard Bernstein – Make Our Garden Grow
Shawn Kirchner – Unclouded Day
Hall Johnson – Ain't Got Time to Die
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem Op. 9
Leonard Bernstein – Make Our Garden Grow
Shawn Kirchner – Unclouded Day
Hall Johnson – Ain't Got Time to Die
$13-$16
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Easter Concert
Wednesday, March 24, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Laurey Berteig conducts the Westminster Chapel Choir and the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra in music for Easter.
Free
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Easter Concert
Thursday, March 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Laurey Berteig conducts the Westminster Chapel Choir and the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra in music for Easter.
Free
Washington Wind Symphony: Danse Macabre
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (trans. Mark Hindsley)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
$10-$20
PNB: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'
Thursday, November 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
With choreography by George Balanchine and the music of Tchaikovsky, this is a holiday tradition that is not to be missed!
$22-$114
City Opera Ballet presents The Snowman
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Set to the hauntingly beautiful score and lyrics by Howard Blake, this is a story for everyone who has ever had (or wished to have) an imaginary friend.
$12-$50
PNB: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
With choreography by George Balanchine and the music of Tchaikovsky, this is a holiday tradition that is not to be missed!
$32-$134