Tune in to kick-off Seattle Chamber Music Society’s 2026 Winter Festival! Plus, find local concerts in your area on the Northwest Focus Concert Calendar! 

Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day (Music Feature) 

Monday, January 19 | 8:30pm 

This Monday evening, we’re celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a Civil Rights activist and visionary whose words and ideas are still inspiring new minds today! Join us to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with music inspired by his life, legacy, and leadership.   

 

Broadcast Concerts 

Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival 2026: Beethoven, Beach, Schubert 

Friday, January 23 | 7:30pm 

Host: Maggie Molloy and Lisa Bergman 

This program will be broadcast live from the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, and features string and piano works by Beethoven, Beach, and Schubert. Lisa Bergman interviews violist Beth Guterman Chu at intermission. Tune in to the SCMS Virtual Concert Hall for behind-the-scenes content at classicalking.org/scms  

 

Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival 2026: Kodály, Mozart, Dohnányi 

Saturday, January 24 | 7:30pm 

Host: Sean MacLean and Michelle Maestas Simonsen 

This program will be broadcast live from the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, and features string and piano works by Kodály, Mozart, and Dohnányi. Michelle Maestas Simonsen interviews violinist Benjamin Bowman at intermission. Tune in to the SCMS Virtual Concert Hall for behind-the-scenes content at classicalking.org/scms 

 

Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival 2026: Mozart, Prokofiev, Dvořák 

Sunday, January 25 | 2pm 

Host: Maggie Molloy and Lisa Bergman 

This program will be broadcast live from the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, and features string and piano works by Mozart, Prokofiev, and Dvořák. Lisa Berman interviews cellist Ani Aznavoorian at intermission. Tune in to the SCMS Virtual Concert Hall for behind-the-scenes content at classicalking.org/scms 

 

Northwest Focus Concert Calendar 

Tacoma Refugee Choir: Rally for Peace and Welcoming 

Saturday, January 24 | 2:30pm | Lincoln High School, Tacoma 

Hear Tacoma Refugee Choir with music that celebrates the collective commitment to breaking down barriers! 

 

Puget Chamber Winds: Stravinsky Albeniz, Krommer, Spittal 

Saturday, January 24 | 7pm | The Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond 

Puget Chamber Winds’ winter concert! 

 

Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Joyful Triumph 

Sunday, January 25 | 2:30pm | Auburn Performing Arts Center 

Prokofiev’s fifth symphony, this Sunday in Auburn! 

 

The Score with Edmund Stone 

Hidden Gems and Overlooked Movies 

Saturday, January 24 | 4pm 

This Saturday on The Score, Edmund Stone is uncovering cinematic Hidden Gems, movies that are wonderfully written, brilliantly directed and scored and perfectly acted, but most people may not have seen. From Dunkirk to Werewolf by Night, Three Thousand Years of Longing, MANK and more, it’s a treasure trove of movies and music. 

 

The Best of Us, Part 1: Real Life Stories 

Sunday, January 25 | 4pm 

There’s good in this world, you just have to look for it. On this week’s episode of The Score, it’s Part One of “The Best of Us,” inspiring films that are based on real events and real people. Join Edmund Stone for music and stories that will lift your spirits and just maybe restore your faith in humanity a bit including The Theory of Everything, Gandhi, Darkest Hour, Chariots of Fire and more. This Sunday on The Score. 

 

The Metropolitan Opera 

Gershwins: Porgy and Bess 

Saturday, January 24 | 10am 

The Gershwins’ jazz opera masterpiece, this Saturday from the Met! 

 

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