Break free from your desk and sooth your soul with a free concert by the Seattle Symphony, 12 to 1 p.m., Friday, May 21, at City Hall. Maestro Gerard Schwarz conducts work by Ernest Bloch, Charles Griffes and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and soloists Jocelyn Chang, violin; Lauren Glass, flute; and Karissa Zadinsky, cello.

After the concert, mingle with the artists and enjoy light refreshments from FareStart catering in the Bertha Knight Landes room.

The performance is part of the Seattle Presents free lunchtime concert series. For the complete spring and summer lineup, go here.

Image: Gerard Schwarz, photo courtesy of Yuen Lui Studio.