Classical

Seattle Chamber Music Society Six concerts plus other events, Jan. 23-31. 

6:30 p.m. recital: Schubert’s Fantasia in C for violin and piano. 7:30 p.m. concert: Turina, Beethoven, Mendelssohn. Benaroya Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 Single tickets $16-$48, series $135-$270 Friday, January 30, 2015, 6:30pm

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Sonic Evolution Worlds collide at Sonic Evolution as the Seattle Symphony and storied rockers like Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave), Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, and Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) take the stage together. (The SSO’s ongoing concert series celebrates iconic local musicians; June’s Sonic Evolution saw Sir Mix-A-Lot performing you-know-what with full orchestral backing and a stageful of female audience members twerking along.) With conductor Ludovic Morlot at the helm, and with help from Cornell, McKagan, and Cameron, Mad Season’s McCready and Barrett Martin will perform three songs, arranged by Scott Teske, from the band’s sole studio album, Above. If that weren’t enough, the orchestra will premiere McCready’s Waking the Horizon, plus works by Yann Robin and Angelique Poteat. SOLD OUT. All ages. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 Sold Out Friday, January 30, 2015, 8pm

The Nile Project Music from East Africa. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $35-$40 Friday, January 30, 2015, 8pm

The Met: Live in HD Opera from NYC at a moviehouse near you. This week, there are Seattle connections in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann: It’s directed by Bartlett Sher and, as Nicklausse, stars frequent Seattle Opera soprano Kate Lindsey. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters. 10 a.m. Sat., Jan. 31, encored 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 4. Various locations, $24 Saturday, January 31, 2015, 10am

Seattle Chamber Music Society Six concerts plus other events, Jan. 23-31. 

6:30 p.m. recital: William Wolfram plays Liszt’s Apres une lecture de Dante.<br />7:30 p.m. concert: Mozart, Debussy and a Brahms sextet to close the festival. Benaroya Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 Single tickets $16-$48, series $135-$270 Saturday, January 31, 2015, 6:30pm

Byrd Ensemble Choral music by Peter Hallock, longtime director of St. Mark’s Compline Choir. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue EastSeattle, WA 98102 $10-$20 Saturday, January 31, 2015, 7:30pm

Metales M5 Classics and pops from this brass quintet. Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd N.E., Bothell $10-$25 Saturday, January 31, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Symphony Charles Ives’ melting-pot-ish Symphony no. 4, joined by a coeval work as different as possible, yet in its way just as extreme: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3. [See <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/956467-129/the-great-american-symphony-the-inclusiveness” target=”_blank”>preview article</a>.] $20-$122 Saturday, January 31, 2015, 8pm

Music Northwest Chamber music spotlighting the cello, including Villa-Lobos’ juicy Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, 4105 California Ave. S.W. $16-$18 Sunday, February 1, 2015, 2pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, February 1, 2015, 9:30pm

Joseph Adam Music by Hakim, Guilmant, and Messiaen on the Watjen Concert Organ. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $20-$31 Monday, February 2, 2015, 7:30pm

Matt Haimovitz Known for his urgent advocacy for contemporary music and his pioneering exploration of non-traditional venues (he prefers bars and clubs to churches), this cellist now makes another surprising turn: Beethoven on period instruments. Christopher Riley joins him on fortepiano for a selection (from their recent CD) of Ludwig’s sonatas and variation sets. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98107 $20 Monday, February 2, 2015, 8pm

Vadym Kholodenko From this pianist, an ambitious program: Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations and two Scriabin sonatas. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $36-$41 Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 7:30pm

Sam Boshnack Quintet Originals from this exploring trumpeter and four colleagues. The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S. Donation Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 8:30pm

The Met: Live in HD Opera from NYC at a moviehouse near you. This week, there are Seattle connections in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann: It’s directed by Bartlett Sher and, as Nicklausse, stars frequent Seattle Opera soprano Kate Lindsey. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters. 10 a.m. Sat., Jan. 31, encored 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 4. Various locations, $24 Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 6:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, February 8, 2015, 9:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, February 15, 2015, 9:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, February 22, 2015, 9:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, March 1, 2015, 9:30pm