First Thursday Salons: Celebrate a Sparkling New Year with the Camilla Duo

Thursday, January 2, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-flat major, K.454
Gabriel Fauré – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
George Gershwin, arr. Igor Frolov – Porgy and Bess Medley

$25-$30

Puget Sound Concert Opera: Capodanno in Stile Italiano (New Year's, Italian Style)

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A captivating evening of Italian opera scenes and arias with delicious snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks, as well as a free door-prize drawing.

$18-$20

Byron Schenkman & Friends: Corelli & the Splendor of the Baroque

Sunday, December 29, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Salomone Rossi – Work TBA
Isabella Leonarda – Trio Sonata, Op. 16 No. 1
Godfrey Finger – Trio Sonata in C major
Arcangelo Corelli – Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12 "La Folia"
Heinrich Biber – Passacaglia
Arcangelo Corelli – Work TBA
Arcangelo Corelli – Trio Sonata in D major, Op. 4 No. 4

$48 / $41 / $10

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Sunday, December 29, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Saturday, December 28, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Astor Piazzolla – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

$26-$90

Whidbey Island Orchestra: Everything Christmas! Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Revel in the sounds of the season with holiday favorites, joyful sing-alongs, and special solo performances by violinist Brian Kenney and trombonist Steve Tarr.

Free (Free)

Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin

Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Olympia Ballroom, Olympia, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)

$28-$43 (students $10)

Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin

Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)

$45 (students $10)

Whidbey Island Orchestra: Everything Christmas! Holiday Concert

Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Revel in the sounds of the season with holiday favorites, joyful sing-alongs, and special solo performances by violinist Brian Kenney and trombonist Steve Tarr.

Free (Free)

Groupmuse House Concert: Steeple Chase Trio Concert w/ Alexander Hawker

Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Renton, Renton, WA, United States
Joaquín Turina — Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

$10+ donation, RSVP required

University of Washington Faculty: Craig Sheppard, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, Rachel Priday

Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First of a four-concert series over two seasons of the complete Beethoven piano trio cycle.

$20 / $10

Federal Way Youth Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, & more

Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johann Strauss Jr., Christmas songs, and a world premiere by Armenian composer Jirayr Shahrimanyan. Also featuring guest soloist Gayane Grigoryan in Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter."

$15+

Comfy Concerts: A Holiday Celebration!

Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Hillary Nordwell's Music Studio, Bellevue, WA, United States
Informal family concert including wintertime and holiday favorites, a reading of Frosty the Snowman, and a sing-along.

$12 / $15

Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars

Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Seasonal array of favorite carols, new favorites, and music by four Seattle-area composers.

$20 / $15 / $5

Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars

Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Seasonal array of favorite carols, new favorites, and music by four Seattle-area composers.

$20 / $15 / $5

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra: The Grand Finale

Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Johann Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March, Op. 228
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Free

Brahms & Shostakovich Up-Close at Cascadia Art Museum

Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Dmitri Shostakovich – Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40

$18 ($12 for museum members)

Ladies Musical Club: Piano Music by Mozart & Debussy, Violin music by Bach & Mozart

Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents songs by 20th-century British composers, followed by piano solos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy.

Free (Free)

UW Symphony with Mary Lynch, Seth Krimsky, Rachel Lee Priday, & Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir

Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Joseph Haydn – Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Hob. I:105
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique"

$15 / $10

UW Modern Ensemble: Crumb, Dalbavie, & more

Monday, December 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from the mid-20th century and beyond.

Free (Free)