John Adams – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Parnassus Project: Ruminations
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of American nostalgia, featuring works by John Adams, George Crumb, Osvaldo Golijov, and a premiere of a new work by local composer Cole Bratcher.
$5-$15 suggested donation
John Adams' SHAKER LOOPS, American Music for String Orchestra
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Adams' Shaker Loops, plus works by Kevin Puts, Samuel Barber, Anna Clyne and Michael Torke.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Respighi Pines of Rome
Wednesday, March 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Adams – Scheherazade.2, Violin Concerto
Elgar – Military March No. 3 in C minor from Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Respighi – Pini di Roma ("Pines of Rome")
Elgar – Military March No. 3 in C minor from Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Respighi – Pini di Roma ("Pines of Rome")
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Scheherazade.2 Untuxed
Thursday, March 18, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Military March No. 3 in C minor from 'Pomp and Circumstance', Op. 39
Adams – Scheherazade.2 violin concerto
Adams – Scheherazade.2 violin concerto
$17-$74
Seattle Symphony: Respighi Pines of Rome
Friday, March 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Adams – Scheherazade.2, Violin Concerto
Elgar – Military March No. 3 in C minor from Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Respighi – Pini di Roma ("Pines of Rome")
Elgar – Military March No. 3 in C minor from Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Respighi – Pini di Roma ("Pines of Rome")
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Thursday, June 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
$25
Seattle Chamber Music Society: John Adams, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction for Two Pianos
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
Beethoven – Serenade for String Trio in D major, Op. 8
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
$16-$52
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
$5-$8
Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of iconic minimalist composers, new music featuring acoustic piano and electronics, and a program for solo voice with electronics and piano.
Free
Jesse Myers: The Minimal Piano
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – China Gates
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 1
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 10:00pm – 11:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Road Movies
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
$16
Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Borodin – Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free
Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Borodin – Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Grieg – Symphonic Dances
$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free
The Sound Ensemble: A Life Transformed
Saturday, February 10, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Call for Scores Winner – Work TBD
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
Arnold Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht (sextet)
Kevin Clark – Commissioned Work
John Adams – Chamber Symphony
$15
Meany Center presents: St. Lawrence String Quartet
Thursday, October 25, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Haydn – “Haydn Discovery,” String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
John Adams – Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
John Adams – Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
$46-$54
Meany Center presents: Jeremy Denk, piano
Tuesday, January 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Five Variations on “Rule Britannia” in D major
John Adams – Pocket Variations
Georges Bizet – Variations chromatiques
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
John Adams – Pocket Variations
Georges Bizet – Variations chromatiques
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
$47-$55
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Sunday, January 27, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – "The Chairman Dances" from Nixon in China
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Narong Prangcharoen – Pubbanimitta for suona and orchestra
Unsuk Chin – snagS&Snarls for soprano and orchestra
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Narong Prangcharoen – Pubbanimitta for suona and orchestra
Unsuk Chin – snagS&Snarls for soprano and orchestra
$31-$97
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act III – Daybreak
Sunday, March 24, 2030 @ 8:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Octave 9 comes alive with an eclectic variety of music, from familiar names to new discoveries.
$75
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$6-$60
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
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