Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$40
Seattle Symphony Community Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
A charming program featuring Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and Symphony in D major.
Free
Philharmonia Northwest: Drumroll, Please...
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – La gazza ladra overture
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
$15-$20
Rainier Symphony: Maiden Voyage
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Opening Night… With a Bit of Halloween
Sunday, October 24, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Lehar – Overture to The Merry Widow
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Ravel – Bolero
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Ravel – Bolero
$5-$27
Garfield Orchestra Side-by-Side concert with Seattle Symphony
Monday, October 25, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Garfield High School – Quincy Jones Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring iconic works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
Free
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Brief Fling (Friday preview)
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Phelps Center, Studio C, Seattle, WA, United States
An hour-long studio rehearsal featuring Company dancers in excerpts from the upcoming production of Brief Fling.
$15
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Family Favorites
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Williams – Star Wars Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
$12-$15
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: From the New World
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Rodgers – Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Gunther Schuller – Journey into Jazz
Marion Bauer – Sun Splendor
Edward Collins – The Cowboy's Breakdown
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"
Gunther Schuller – Journey into Jazz
Marion Bauer – Sun Splendor
Edward Collins – The Cowboy's Breakdown
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"
$20-$30
Saratoga Orchestra travels 'Out of this World'
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Oak Harbor Performing Arts Center, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
Music from Star Trek, 2001 Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, plus a Tuba concerto!
$20-$25 (under 18 free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Mendelssohn & Rachmaninoff
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E minor
$10-$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 Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$19-$49
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.
$26-$46
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Fearlessness and Directness – Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Schubert – Symphony No. 8
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
$10-$20
Washington Wind Symphony: Danse Macabre
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (trans. Mark Hindsley)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
$10-$20
Saratoga Orchestra travels 'Out of this World'
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Music from Star Trek, 2001 Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, plus a Tuba concerto!
$20-$25 (under 18 free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Mendelssohn & Rachmaninoff
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E minor
$10-$20
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: B'shnorkestra
Monday, November 1, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Alternative chamber orchestra B'shnorkestra performs works composed by Samantha Boshnack: Concerto for Talking Drum featuring Thione Diop, and Concerto for Jazz Trumpet featuring Thomas Marriott.
Free (Free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25