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

Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

Thursday, January 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Overture to The Tsar's Bride
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

$44-$129 (youth 8-18 free)

Dead Tosa | Arrington de Dionyso & Oomung Varma | Hair & Space Museum

Thursday, January 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Impressionistic soundscapes, Hindustani classical music, and multimedia meditations on the generative, cosmic properties of sound.

$5-$15

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, 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 Sempre Sisters: Classical and Fiddle Music for Violin and Cello

Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 "Spring"
Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Fiddle tunes

$20 suggested donation

UW Orpheus Ensemble: Scenes from 'La Calisto'

Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Faculty artist Stephen Stubbs leads students from the UW vocal performance program in a staged performance of scenes from Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto.

Free (Free)

First Friday Salon: Mosaic Brass Quintet

Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A range of Renaissance to the 21st century, from one of the region’s most in-demand brass ensembles.

$20 (students $15)