Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Thursday, November 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Franck – Symphony in D minor
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Franck – Symphony in D minor
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$26-$170
Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$58-$230
UW Campus Philharmonia
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A concert from the UW Philharmonia, which is led/conducted entirely by UW conducting students.
Free
Northwest Chorale: Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A full performance of the entire work will feature guest soloists and orchestra.
Free
Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!
$18 / $14 / $10
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$33-$180
WinterFest: A Celebration of Winter in Music & Poetry
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music from England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Israel, the United States, Norway, and Spain including Renaissance, Baroque, modern, a cappella, carols, and gospel works.
$10 ($5 youth/seniors)
Port Townsend Community Orchestra: Movies, Musicals, & Strauss
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Claude-Michel Schöenberg's Les Miserables, selections from Schindler’s List, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Baby Elephant Walk, Dances with Wolves, and more.
Free (Free)
Federal Way Symphony's Holiday Pops with the Wanz
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A holiday pops extravaganza with brilliant young emerging artist Young Park and a program of modern pops with Grammy® award-winning Michael “The Wanz” Wansley.
$10-$50
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Franck – Symphony in D minor
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$33-$180
Federal Way Symphony’s Holiday Pops with the Wanz
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A holiday pops extravaganza with brilliant young emerging artist Young Park and a program of modern pops with Grammy® award-winning Michael “The Wanz” Wansley.
$10-$50
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Presents Christmas in Sammamish
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Holiday favorites and favorite symphonic works that just may have you rethinking your holiday playlist.
$10-$20
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert: Mendelssohn, Maslanka, Coleman, Parry
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 7
Maslanka – Quintet for Winds No. 2
Coleman – Umoja for Wind Quintet
Parry – Lady Radnor's Suite
Maslanka – Quintet for Winds No. 2
Coleman – Umoja for Wind Quintet
Parry – Lady Radnor's Suite
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!
$18 / $14 / $10
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 5:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$26-$170
Gloria! A PLU Christmas
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale,
Choir of the West, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
See the musicians of Pacific Lutheran University in the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest as they present their annual Christmas concert.
$5-$35