Orchestral – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Friday, November 26, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
George Balanchine's production of this classic holiday ballet returns to McCaw Hall with its thrilling dance, resplendent costumes & scenery, & magical story.
$27-$174; subscriptions available
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Fall Highlight Concert
Monday, November 22, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Performance featuring BYSO's Premiere Orchestra & Sinfonia.
$25 ($15 senior/alumni/youth)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Fall Masterworks Concert
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Performance featuring BYSO's Youth Symphony Orchestra.
$25 ($15 senior/alumni/youth)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Series
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.
$10
Thalia Symphony Returns to Town Hall
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
$25 (General Admission) $20 (Students/Seniors)
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Ticket price TBD
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein, Strauss, Hanson
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
$10 ($8 student/senior/military/veteran)
Symphony Tacoma: Classics II
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C for flute & orchestra, K. 315/285e
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, KV Anh. 184
Gabriel Fauré – Fantasie for flute & chamber orchestra, Op. 79
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
$24-$83
Tacoma Youth Symphony: An American in Paris
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Urban Grace Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
$18
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Concert 1 – Dissociation
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Forum at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Kaley Lane Eaton – Dissociation, or Self-Portrait (world premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Marisol Jiménez – Bestiario Onírico II – Ciudadela (US premiere)
Marisol Jiménez – Yiríya aiteiya (US premiere)
Wang Lu – Ryan and Dan
Fausto Romitelli – Professor Bad Trip – Lesson 1
Online: $15 | In-person: $25 ($15 senior, $10 student)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Spectacular Strings
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Join us for Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra’s winter performance, "Spectacular Strings," conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.
$61-$95
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Online: from $12.99 | In-person: $24-$134
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sight read string music with Ravenna Strings in these weekly sessions at Phinney Center, Thursdays through November 18. Beginner/intermediate & intermediate/advanced sessions available; come for 1 or both.
Free (Free (registration required))
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ferruccio Busoni – Eine Lustspielouvertüre ("Comedy Overture"), Op. 38, BV 245
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD
Philharmonia Northwest: Norwegian Sounds with Laura Loge
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl – Scherzo for Orchestra
David Monrad Johansen, arr. Adam Stern – Syv Sange ("7 Songs"), Op. 6
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
David Monrad Johansen, arr. Adam Stern – Syv Sange ("7 Songs"), Op. 6
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$15 online | $20-25 in-person
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Untuxed
Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Come as you are & enjoy the best of classical music in SSO's Untuxed series. This short, no-intermission concert features a performance of Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in C minor.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD