2025 – 2026
Dates to Remember
- Start of School Term: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Last day of School Term: Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Start of Summer Term: Monday, July 6, 2026
- Last day of Summer Term: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- No Lessons
- November 11, 2025
- November 27 – 28, 2025
- December 22, 20245- January 2, 2026
- February 196 2026 – February 20, 2026
- April 13 – April 17, 2026
- 2026 – 2027 Term Starts September 8, 2026
Recital Dates
- Online, November 8, 2025 @2PM
- Adults Students only, November 16, 2025 @6:30PM
- Adults Students only, February 8, 2026 @6:30PM
- Online, February 15, 2026 @2PM
- Online Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 2PM
- Adults Students only, Saturday, May 17, 2025 @6:30PM
- Bach to the Future, Roosevelt Light Rail Station, July 2026
Concerts To Attend
Each student is encouraged to attend at least one concert per year. Family
members and siblings are welcome, although not all concerts are suitable for
children under six. This year many orchestras are working out if and how to
virtually offer live music. Several orchestras will be announcing their plans in
September, and I will be updating the calendar on my web page
(pianowithcarrie.com) with new offerings. For now, I am only listing virtual fall
events because it is too soon to know if planned spring concerts will be feasible.
Seattle Symphony Plus
Multiple Dates
Streaming into your home
Free!
The Seattle Symphony makes some of its stunning concerts available to stream. Not only is the video and audio stellar, but there are short introductions to each piece, and the video can be paused or broken up for younger viewers. From world premiers to old favorites, Seattle Symphony is committed to bringing music to you and keeping you safe.
Seattle Chamber Music Society
Multiple Dates
Streaming into your home
The Seattle Chamber Music Society makes most of its stunning concerts available to stream. All concerts are available for about a month after the broadcast to watch at a time that works for you! I cannot recommend them enough. Not only is the video and audio stellar, but there are short introductions to each piece, and the video can be paused or broken up for younger viewers. From world premiers to old favorites, Seattle Chamber Music Society is committed to bringing music to you. During the summer, be on the lookout for their stellar Chamber Music In the Park series.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 // 7:30PM // Talk to me about tickets
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Partitas
One of America’s foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk’s creative blend of virtuosic dexterity and colorful imagination has earned him both the MacArthur “Genius” award and the Avery Fisher Prize. His memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, showcases both an emotional intelligence about the process of becoming a musician, and a keen insight into what music means. This recital features Bach’s Six Partitas for Keyboard, known for being as technically difficult as they are beautiful.
This will be a studio field trip with a deep discount. Please let me know if you’d like to join!
Sunday, April 6, 2025 // 2PM // Tickets $42 – $172
Beneroya Hall
Nobuyuki Tsujii play’s Rachmaninov’s famous Third Piano Concerto, which demands thunderous power and feather touch from its soloist. The concert also includes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. In it, Brahms weaves a web of musical ideas, and builds a big finale on a Baroque dance rhythm – the chaconne.
Clavier Classics with Tamara Friedman
Sunday, April 27 @3:00pm
Queen Anne Christian Church
1316 3rd Ave W
Seattle, WA, 98119
Widely-praised fortepianist, Tamara Friedman performs a variety of lovely works by Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert on her 1804 Nannette Streicher grand fortepiano.
Seattle Young Artists Concert Concert
Philharmonia Northwest
Town Hall Seattle
Saturday, May 10, 2025 @ 7:30PM
Six young musicians join Philharmonia Northwest for an evening of astounding performances. Selected from a field of 150 entrants each year, the winners of Seattle Young Artists Music Festival’s Concerto Division have gone on to study at The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, Eastman School of Music, and other prestigious schools, and perform with the country’s leading orchestras and chamber ensembles. This stellar event is guaranteed to inspire young and old classical music lovers alike.
Piano With Carrie 