Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Romantic Untuxed
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
R. Strauss – Don Juan
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
R. Strauss – Don Juan
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
$17-$81
The Taiwan Connection
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Mingxin Du – Springtime Hills
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
$40
OSSCS: 1954 in America
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, WA, United States
BSYO season finale, featuring Lydia Buck playing Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1.
Free
Maplewood Student Orchestra at Folklife
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 12:40pm – 1:10pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Students in 6th, 7th and 8th Grade perform at Folklife, a highlight of their musical year.
Free
Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra at Folklife
Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 11:40am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra.
Free
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra at Folklife
Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from early 20th-century mandolin orchestra originals as well as other classics reimagined for plucked strings.
Free
1,000 Cellos
Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Cornish Courtyard at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellists from all over the region perform an original work for cello orchestra.
Free
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
Prized: Premio Roma
Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Huck Hodge – from the language of shadows
Norman Dello Joio – Satiric Dances
Vittorio Giannini – movements from Symphony No. 3
Bohuslav Martinů – Concertino for Cello, Winds, Percussion and Piano in C minor
Norman Dello Joio – Satiric Dances
Vittorio Giannini – movements from Symphony No. 3
Bohuslav Martinů – Concertino for Cello, Winds, Percussion and Piano in C minor
$15 ($10 student/senior)
SPU Symphony Orchestra
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Seattle Pacific University's Symphony Orchestra.
Free
WSCO: Overture to Summer
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Reed – A Festive Overture
Carter – Overture for Winds
Ticheli (arr.) – Amazing Grace
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, Finale
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
J. Strauss, Jr. – Blue Danube Waltz
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Carter – Overture for Winds
Ticheli (arr.) – Amazing Grace
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, Finale
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
J. Strauss, Jr. – Blue Danube Waltz
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Free
SMCO Season Finale: Britten, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert
Friday, May 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – Simple Symphony
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Mendelssohn – Overture in C major for Wind Instruments “Nocturno”
Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major
Mendelssohn – Overture in C major for Wind Instruments “Nocturno”
Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Heirs and Rebels: Vaughan Williams and Holst
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
Vaughan Williams – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Holst – The Planets
$30 ($20 student/senior; youth 16 and under free)
Master Class with Barry Lieberman & Friends: Joe Kaufman
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Joe Kaufman, assistant principal bass of the Seattle Symphony, leads a master class with students of Barry Lieberman. Open to the public!
Free
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin's Piano Concerto
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Debussy – L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
R. Strauss – Concerto for Horn No. 1, Op. 11 in E-flat major
R. Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Saturday, May 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120
The Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Romance'
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Debussy – The Engulfed Cathedral
Lynch – Were You There?
Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds
Grainger – My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Tull – Sketches on a Tudor Psalm
Hindemith – March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
$18 ($13 youth/senior)
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61, Mozartiana
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Prokofiev – Excerpts from Cinderella, Op. 107
$20-$120