Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$37-$187
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth is Up for Grabs
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Denio presents Truth Is Up For Grabs, a song cycle of 8 new compositions for chamber ensemble.
$5-$25 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Sunday, November 12, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$37-$187
Northwest Sinfonietta: Tales of Hope & Heroism
Sunday, November 12, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Krasa – Overture for Small Orchestra
Sharon Farber – Bestemming: Concerto for Cello, Narrator, and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
Sharon Farber – Bestemming: Concerto for Cello, Narrator, and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
$35
City Opera Ballet: 'La Sylphide' (The legacy) (VIP preview party)
Tuesday, November 14, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A rare production staged by Christina Stockdale with Orchestra Bellevue under the baton of Philip Tschopp.
$45
Handel's 'Messiah'
Friday, November 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A complete, formal presentation of Messiah as it was heard at its premiere in 1742.
$25 / $15 / $2
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Britten, Strauss
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Britten – Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op. 20
R. Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Britten – Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op. 20
R. Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
$32-$54
Symphony Tacoma: Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
$19-$82
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Offenbach, Strauss, & Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
$8 / $5
Handel’s Messiah by the Federal Way Symphony and Breath of Aire
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Kick off the holiday season with Handel’s classic and the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus.
$9-$49
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Walton, Elgar, Bartók
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 2:15pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Norse Home, Seattle, WA, United States
Walton – Sonata for Strings
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Elgar – Serenade
Bartók – Divertimento
Free
Whatcom Symphony: Beethoven's Heroic
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Sharon Farber – Bestemming: Concerto for cello, orchestra, and narrator
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica"
$15-$49; take-a-teen for free
Handel's 'Messiah' Sing-Along
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A sing-along performed in blue jeans (highlights only – 90 minutes). Perfect for families and those who want to sing along on the choruses.
$15 (kids $2)
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: 4 Orchestras Fall Concert
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring SYSO’s four training orchestras.
$32-$54
Elgar, Shostakovich, & Massenet with the Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestras
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:15pm (PST)
Grace Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Elgar's String Serenade, Shostakovich Waltz No. 2 from the Jazz Suite, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, and works by Purcell, Frank Halferty, Anne McGinty, and more.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphonic Band: 20th Century Composers
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
North Seattle College Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works for wind orchestra by 20th Century composers Arnold, Pann, Reed, Schuman, Smith, Van Der Roost, and Wilson.
$5 suggested donation
PLU Guitar Orchestra & Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A concert from the PLU Guitar Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble.
Free (Free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Friday, November 24, 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
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Saturday, November 25, 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).
$33-$180