George Gershwin – Upcoming Concerts
Everett Philharmonic Spring Fling to That Fascinating American Rhythm
Friday, April 2, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at XFINITY Arena, Everett, WA, United States
FUNdraiser including a mini-concert with music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Duke Ellington. Dinner, silent auction, and after-dinner dancing.
$90-$100
Kareem Kandi & Friends
Thursday, April 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
A “third stream” concert mixing the classical tradition of America with the music of the European classical tradition.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Wednesday, June 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 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
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: American Salute
Friday, June 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Remembering African American slaves who fought for their freedom through song, early settlers who wrote music to remember and teach of freedom and this beautiful country, pioneers and soldiers who sacrificed everything to create freedom, and more.
$16-$36
The Seattle Symphony Plays Gershwin
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
Enjoy a picnic under summer skies while Gershwin's crackling rhythms and sultry swing transport you to far-off musical hotspots.
$25-$69.50
Seattle Wind Symphony: 4th Annual Star-Spangled Spectacular
Tuesday, June 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Favorite patriotic tunes, including a sing-along with the 55-piece Seattle Wind Symphony and 80-voice choir.
Free (Free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Romantic Treasures
Thursday, August 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music from composers Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Dvorák, and Dohnányi.
$10-$33
Groupmuse House Concert: Violin/Piano Summermuse on the Hill!
Thursday, August 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a lovely evening of Mozart, Sarasate, Debussy, Gershwin, Bartók and Piazzolla!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Blurred Lines: Musical Innovations from Brahms to Stravinsky
Friday, August 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)
Debussy – Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (1909-1910)
Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Schulhoff – 5 Jazz Etudes (1910-1920)
Gershwin – Three Preludes arranged for Clarinet and Piano (1926)
Debussy – Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (1909-1910)
Stravinsky – Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)
Berg – Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Schulhoff – 5 Jazz Etudes (1910-1920)
Gershwin – Three Preludes arranged for Clarinet and Piano (1926)
$10-$15 (age 12 and under free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Romantic Treasures
Friday, August 13, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music from composers Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Dvorák, and Dohnányi.
$10-$33
Governor's Chamber Music Series: Shostakovich, Gershwin, Debussy
Saturday, October 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
A memorable one-hour house concert featuring chamber music of Shostakovich, Gershwin, and Debussy.
$50 suggested donation
Mirror Visions Ensemble: Flights of Fantasy
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Gilda Lyons' Scales and Tales, a historical account of mythological beasts set to texts by Lawrence de Ferry, Hesiod, John Nieuhoff, and Claudius Aelianus – plus works by Holst, Sibelius, Schubert, Gershwin, Schumann, and others.
$30
Everett Philharmonic Masterworks Concert
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
$10-$25
Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents Bohemian Rhapsody
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
$10-$35
Bremerton Symphony: The Great Gershwin
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Don Gillis – Short Overture
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$10-$28
Ladies Musical Club: American Vocal & Spanish Piano Music
Tuesday, November 9, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Blitsztein, Copland, Bolcom, Albéniz, and Gershwin.
Free
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Autumnal Reflections
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Purcell – "When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
Mozart – "Laudamus te" from Mass in C minor, K. 427
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Moses Hogan – "Give Me Jesus" (arr. Johnie Dean)
Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad
R. Strauss – Symphonic Poem, Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Purcell – "When I am laid in earth" from Dido and Aeneas
Mozart – "Laudamus te" from Mass in C minor, K. 427
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Moses Hogan – "Give Me Jesus" (arr. Johnie Dean)
Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad
R. Strauss – Symphonic Poem, Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$12-$55