John Luther Adams – Upcoming Concerts

John Luther Adams INUKSUIT

Various artists
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Luther Adams – Inuksuit

Free

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John Adams' SHAKER LOOPS, American Music for String Orchestra

University of Puget Sound School of Music
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

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Cristina Valdés Piano Recital

Cristina Valdés
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

$10-$20

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Seattle Symphony: Respighi Pines of Rome

Seattle Symphony
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")

$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)

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Seattle Symphony: Scheherazade.2 Untuxed

Seattle Symphony
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

$17-$74

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Seattle Symphony: Respighi Pines of Rome

Seattle Symphony
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")

$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)

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Music Northwest: Piano Brilliance

Music Northwest
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)

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Seattle Symphony's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue

Seattle Symphony and Seattle Symphony Chorale
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

$25

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Seattle Symphony's THE LIGHT THAT FILLS THE WORLD: A Meditation in Sound & Light

Seattle Symphony
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

$25

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Seattle Symphony's IN THE WHITE SILENCE: John Luther Adams' Alaskan Landscapes

Seattle Symphony
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

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Wayward Music Series: Parnassus Project

The Parnassus Project and Wayward Music Series
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

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The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm

The Sound Ensemble
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

$10-$15

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Seattle Chamber Music Society: John Adams, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky

Seattle Chamber Music Society
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

$16-$52

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Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances

Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
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

$5-$8

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Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+

Stacey Mastrian and Jesse Myers
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

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Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music

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

$45 includes open bar; $10 students

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Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music

Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, 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

$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)

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Jesse Myers: The Minimal Piano

Jesse Myers
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

$5-$15 suggested donation

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Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 1

Seattle Symphony
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

$16

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Rainier Symphony: Orchestral Dances

Rainier Symphony
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

$17 / $12 / age 12 & under free

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