A Festival of Lessons & Carols

Tuesday, December 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:50pm (PST)
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

Crosstalk Series: Sonare Trio plays Brahms & Smetana

Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Trio in B major Op. 8
Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15

$17-$25

Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook

Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite in C major, BWV 1009
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")

$10-$42

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)
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
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)
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

Epiphany: Medieval Byzantine & Old Roman Chant

Friday, January 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval hymns and psalms, including examples of Byzantine chant in Greek from Hagia Sophia and from Palestine, and selections in Latin of Old Roman Chant sung directly from 11th-century manuscripts.

$10-$44

Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride

Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind

Free (Free)

On Stage with Classical KING FM: A New Year's Waltz

Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Come for a one-hour introductory waltz lesson before the ten-piece orchestra takes the stage for a sparkling evening of dance, drink, and days gone by.

$25

Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
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)
Humperdinck – Prelude to Hansel and Gretel
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

$28-$128

Trio Pardalote on Bainbridge Island

Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Take a boat trip to hear Beethoven, Krasa and Cras and visit the charming downtown Winslow area with its many lovely restaurants.

$10-$20

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Monday, January 4, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.

$15-$25 suggested donation

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.

$15-$25 suggested donation

UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks

Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19

Free (Free)

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Grace Church, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.

$15-$25 suggested donation

The Art of the Piano: Celebrating Impressionism

Thursday, January 7, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle play favorite piano solo works complementing the Seattle Art Museum Impressionist Exhibit.

Free (Free)

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Thursday, January 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.

$15-$25 suggested donation