John Luther Adams – Upcoming Concerts
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Friday, February 13, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacob Druckman — Synapse for tape
Jacob Druckman — Valentine for solo double bass
Vladimir Martynov — Schubert Quintet (Unfinished)
John Adams — String Quartet
Jacob Druckman — Valentine for solo double bass
Vladimir Martynov — Schubert Quintet (Unfinished)
John Adams — String Quartet
$20
Friction Quartet & Christian Pincock
Friday, June 5, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Friction Quartet (SF) premieres works by Pacific Northwest composers, and performs John Adams' First Quartet. Christian Pincock opens with solo works on trombone and computer.
$10-$15 suggested donation
LUCO: 20th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, June 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Chagnard – Terra Nostra (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Chagnard – Terra Nostra (world premiere)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
$18 ($13 student/senior)
Town Music presents John Adams' 'Shaker Loops'
Saturday, June 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Shaker Loops
Timo Andres – New work for string ensemble
Timo Andres – New work for string ensemble
$5-$25
John Luther Adams INUKSUIT
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Luther Adams – Inuksuit
Free
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
Cristina Valdés Piano Recital
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 @ 7:30am – 9:00am (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Canteyodjaya
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
$10-$20
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)
Music Northwest: Piano Brilliance
Saturday, April 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Piano music of the 21st century by African, American, and Russian composers – a one-of-a-kind concert, heard nowhere else on the planet.
$16-$18 (students 25 and under free w/reservation)
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 Symphony's THE LIGHT THAT FILLS THE WORLD: A Meditation in Sound & Light
Wednesday, June 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – My Beautiful Scream
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
$25
Seattle Symphony's IN THE WHITE SILENCE: John Luther Adams' Alaskan Landscapes
Thursday, July 1, 2027 @ 10:00pm – 11:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Adams translates the vast horizons of the frozen far north into a musical tableau of clean, radiant harmony and subtle transformation.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Parnassus Project
Thursday, August 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert exploring American mysticism, featuring works by John Luther Adams, Lou Harrison, Peter Garland, and a new work by Luke Fitzpatrick.
$5-$15
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
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
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
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