Public Concerts and Events

Free Public Concert Series

LMC’s most visible face is its Public Concert Series that offers over 50 free classical music concerts from October through May by LMC member-musicians and guests. The classical music series is presented at a variety of venues throughout the Seattle metro area, including Seattle Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Seattle Public Library, Central and West Seattle Branches, University House Wallingford, Mirabella, Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater, Congregational Church on Mercer Island, and the Music Center of the Northwest in North Seattle.

These intimate, one-half-hour to one-hour, music programs are free and open to the public. Many of these are now available online through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. No advance tickets are required. On the day of the performance at the Frye Museum, attendees are asked to obtain a free ticket at the front desk to monitor auditorium seating.

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Event Calendar

Apr
10
Mon
[In Person] 150th Anniversary of Rachmaninov’s Birth @ University House Wallingford
Apr 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

150th Anniversary of Rachmaninov’s Birth

From Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
Elégie
Prélude

Valentina Rodov, piano

From 12 Romances, Op.14
1. I Wait for Thee
8. O, Do Not Grieve
11. Spring Waters

Dora Barnes, soprano and Luke Raffanti, piano

From Preludes, Op. 32
5. Moderato
10. Lento

Luke Raffanti, piano

Cello Sonata, Op. 19
2. Allegro scherzando
3. Andante espressivo

Jonas Chen (guest artist), cello and Luke Raffanti, piano

From 12 Romances, Op. 21
5. Siren (Lilacs)
6. Loneliness

Vocalise, Op.34, No.14

Dora Barnes, soprano and Luke Raffanti, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

Apr
12
Wed
[In Person] Songs by French & Russian Composers | Piano Solos by Liszt & Schumann @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
Apr 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Songs by French and Russian Composers

La mésange by Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)
Le papillon et la fleur by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Désespoir by Pauline Viardot
Havanaise by Pauline Viardot

V’molchani nochi by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Serenade “O Ditya” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Susan Strick, soprano
Sandra Heinke, piano

Piano Solos by Liszt & Schumann

Concert Etudes, S. 144, No. 3 “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17, 1st movement by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Emiko Hori, piano

Artist Bios
Program – TBA

 

Apr
13
Thu
[Virtual] 150th Anniversary of Rachmaninov’s Birth @ University House Wallingford
Apr 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

This concert will be recorded at University House Wallingford on April 10, 2023. You can watch the concert on YouTube here when it’s available.

150th Anniversary of Rachmaninov’s Birth

From Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
Elégie
Prélude

Valentina Rodov, piano

From 12 Romances, Op.14
1. I Wait for Thee
8. O, Do Not Grieve
11. Spring Waters

Dora Barnes, soprano and Luke Raffanti, piano

From Preludes, Op. 32
5. Moderato
10. Lento

Luke Raffanti, piano

Cello Sonata, Op. 19
2. Allegro scherzando
3. Andante espressivo

Jonas Chen (guest artist), cello and Luke Raffanti, piano

From 12 Romances, Op. 21
5. Siren (Lilacs)
6. Loneliness

Vocalise, Op.34, No.14

Dora Barnes, soprano and Luke Raffanti, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

Apr
15
Sat
[In Person] Works for Cello and Piano @ Mirabella Seattle
Apr 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Works for Cello and Piano

Ave Maria by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Priere, Op. 158 by Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921)
Sicilienne by Gabriel Faure (1845–1924)
Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), arr. by Takuya Shigeta
Humoresque by Antonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
Harmonies Du Soir by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
Sonata in E minor, Op. 38, Allegro non troppo by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Expression by Helen June Long
Salut d’amour, Op. 12 by Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Melet Whinston, cello
Michael Housley, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

May
10
Wed
[In Person] Works by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Chopin @ Seattle Public Library - Central Library
May 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Works by Schumann, Rachmaninoff & Chopin

Featuring:

Larry Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Valentina Rodov, piano

Artist Bios
Program – TBA

 

 

 

May
14
Sun
[In Person] Wind Trios and Other Songs @ West Seattle Library
May 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Wind Trios and Other Songs

Featuring:

Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Lin Chen, soprano

Artist Bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

May
16
Tue
[In Person] Spanish Songs and Romantic-Era Piano Works @ Crossroads Community Center
May 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Spanish Songs and Romantic-Era Piano Works

Featuring:

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Minju Kim, piano

Artist Bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

May
20
Sat
[In Person] Spanish Songs and Piano Works by Schubert & Chopin @ Mirabella Seattle
May 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Spanish Songs | Piano Works by Schubert & Chopin

Featuring:

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Valentina Rodov, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF – TBA

 

May
26
Fri
[In Person] Piano Works by Mozart & Chopin | Laughter is the Best Medicine @ Music Center of the Northwest
May 26 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Piano Works by Mozart & Chopin | Laughter is the Best Medicine

Featuring:

Emiko Hori, piano
Tiina Ritalahti, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF