Carl Nielsen – Upcoming Concerts
Brilliance! Orchestral Showpieces
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Champagne – Millennium Fanfare
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Brilliance! Orchestral Showpieces
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Champagne – Millennium Fanfare
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, mvts 2 & 3
Strauss, Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op. 17
Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Auburn Symphony: No Passport Required
Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
In addition to performing with the Auburn Symphony, the musicians of the Puget Sound Wind Quintet will be taking you on a musical journey to several far-flung locations: Italy (Guiseppe Cambini), Denmark (Carl Nielsen), France (Jacques Ibert), Argentina (Astor Piazzolla) and Egypt (Gamal Abdel-Rahim).
$17 ($10 students)
Ravenna String Orchestras: Whitacre, Boccherini & more
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Arrangement of Overture to The Abduction From The Seraglio
Eric Whitacre – October
Reinhold Gliere – Russian Sailor’s Dance
Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B flat: allegro moderato
David Avshalomov – Elegy for Strings
Carl Nielsen – “Finale” from Little Suite
Eric Whitacre – October
Reinhold Gliere – Russian Sailor’s Dance
Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B flat: allegro moderato
David Avshalomov – Elegy for Strings
Carl Nielsen – “Finale” from Little Suite
Free
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Mozart, Duruflé & more
Thursday, July 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Duruflé – Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3
Nielsen – Serenata in Vano
Muczynski – Voyage for Brass Trio, Op. 27
Prechtl – At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Duruflé – Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op. 3
Nielsen – Serenata in Vano
Muczynski – Voyage for Brass Trio, Op. 27
Prechtl – At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
$10-$15
UW Music with Seattle Symphony: Chamber Music of Carl Nielsen
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Nielsen – String Quartet No. 4
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Nielsen – Violin Sonata No. 2
Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
OSSCS: Hidden Gems
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Preludio for winds and brass
Nielsen – Sleep, Op. 18
Sibelius – Snöfrid, Op. 29
Nielsen – Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 (“The Four Temperaments”)
Nielsen – Sleep, Op. 18
Sibelius – Snöfrid, Op. 29
Nielsen – Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 (“The Four Temperaments”)
$10-$25, youth free
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Rogerson – Luminosity
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 “Sinfonia espansiva”
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 “Sinfonia espansiva”
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Symphony: Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, "The Inextinguishable"
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Rogerson – Luminosity
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 “Sinfonia espansiva”
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 “Sinfonia espansiva”
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Energy, Life, Affirmation
Sunday, February 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orch. Elgar)
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, "Sinfonia Espansiva"
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, "Sinfonia Espansiva"
$10-$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Energy, Life, Affirmation
Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orch. Elgar)
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, "Sinfonia Espansiva"
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3, "Sinfonia Espansiva"
$10-$20
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: The Inextinguishable
Friday, March 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Marche militaire
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1
Nielsen – Symphony No. 4
$8-$26
Mostly Nordic: The Dania Project
Saturday, March 20, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Danish music from the 12th through the 20th centuries on period instruments including violin, douçaines, recorders, bandora, citole, gittern, racketts, sordune, rebec, viol, bass clarinet, flute, fingerhole horn, trombone, and tuba.
$25-$50
Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents Woodwind Quintet
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Works by Nielsen, Danzi, Barber, and more.
$10-$18
Haller Lake Music Series presents Joshua Paulus, french hornist
Thursday, December 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring works for horn from Nordic composers.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Nielsen – Helios Overture
Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$20
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert – Rosamunde Overture
Liadov – The Enchanted Lake
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24
Nielsen – Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice"
Liadov – The Enchanted Lake
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 24
Nielsen – Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice"
$20-$30
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Thursday, June 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
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