Masterclass Meetup IV

Friday, March 27, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
An informal, open-format masterclass. All instruments/vocals welcome.

Free, RSVP required

2014-15 Piano Masterclass Series: Simone Dinnerstein

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein gives a free masterclass to piano students. Open to the public.

Free

Guest Artist Master Class: Wendy Yamashita, piano

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
School of Music alumna Wendy Yamashita, now a faculty member at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, leads a master class with UW piano students.

Free

Guitar Master Class: Marcin Dylla

Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
UW School of Music – Room 213, Seattle, WA, United States
One of the world’s elite performers of the classical guitar leads a master class with UW music students and young professional artists. Open to the public.

$10 (UW staff/students free)

Master Class with Barry Lieberman & Friends: Joe Kaufman

Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Joe Kaufman, assistant principal bass of the Seattle Symphony, leads a master class with students of Barry Lieberman. Open to the public!

Free

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Masterclass

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
13-year-old Nathan Lee and 18-year-old Max Ma will participate in a two-hour-long masterclass led by internationally acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Free (Free (RSVP required))

2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival & Competition: Demands of the Contemporary Performance

Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed artist and pedagogue Dr. Alexander Tutunov (Belarus/USA) leads a master class with participants in the 2015 Seattle Int'l Piano Festival and students of the Cornish College of the Arts Music Program.

$10 suggested donation

2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Jurors in Master Class

Monday, October 19, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Norcliffe Founders' Room at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join jurors and returning finalists in master classes as Mark Clinton, Robin McCabe and Logan Skelton work with the young and aspiring pianistic artists from around the globe.

$10 suggested donation

Piano Masterclass with David Korevaar

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Concert pianist David Korevaar leads a master class with UW piano students exploring French music of the 19th century. Open to the public!

Free (Free)

Piano Masterclass with Roy Howat

Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Distinguished pianist and scholar Roy Howat presents a public masterclass focused on nineteenth-century French music. Open to the public!

Free (Free)

Felix Skowronek Memorial Recital & Masterclass

Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Recital and masterclass featuring Dr. Jennifer Rhyne.

$15-$25

UW Guest Artist Master Class: Lydia Artymiw, piano

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Philadelphia-based concert pianist Lydia Artymiw leads a master class with UW piano students. Free and open to the public.

Free (Free)

Euphonium Master Class by Steven Mead

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Steven Mead, one of the top brass players and teachers in the world, will work with euphonium students from the University of Puget Sound.

Free

Maximilian Dimoff Master Class

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maximilian Dimoff, principal bass of the Cleveland Orchestra, leads a master class with students of 
Barry Lieberman.

Free (Free)

UW Guest Artist Masterclass: David Brooks, piano

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
School of Music alumnus David Brooks leads a master class with UW piano students. Open to the public.

Free (Free)

Winston Choi Piano Masterclass

Monday, January 25, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
One of today’s most dynamic young concert artists leads a master class for UW piano students.

Free (Free)

Master class: Stuart Dempster

Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/trombonist and UW Professor Emeritus Stuart Dempster discusses his composition work and his history with Cornish.

Free

UW Masterclass: Glenn Dicterow, violin

Wednesday, February 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, leads a master class with UW string students. Free and open to the public.

Free (Free)

Master class: Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass

Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Dr. Jack Unzicker, Assistant Professor of Double Bass at the University of Texas, Arlington, leads a masterclass with students of Barry Lieberman.

Free

Master class: Morgan Smith

Sunday, March 7, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
One of America's top young baritones today, Morgan Smith returns to Cornish to present a master class for classical vocalists.

Free