Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Recital (Part I)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 9:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Eight contestants will perform a piece by Ravel; Premonitions, a Seattle Symphony commission by Kenji Bunch composed specifically for the competition; and one additional work of the contestant’s choosing.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Recital (Part II)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:35pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Eight contestants will perform a piece by Ravel; Premonitions, a Seattle Symphony commission by Kenji Bunch composed specifically for the competition; and one additional work of the contestant’s choosing.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions with the Seattle Symphony
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pokémon is brought to life by the Seattle Symphony performing all new arrangements with carefully timed visuals from recent and classic Pokémon video games.
$36-$101
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Finals
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cheer on the three finalists as they compete in the Finals of the first ever Seattle Symphony Piano Competition! These rising stars will perform American and French piano concertos with the orchestra.
$15
Seattle Symphony Opening Night Concert with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Wonderful Town
Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"
Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"
$57-$147
Seattle Symphony Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A delightful concert with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, followed by an elegant post-concert dinner at the luxurious Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
$650 and up
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Epic Stories
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Coriolan Overture
Stravinsky – Orpheus
Saint-Saëns – L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Dvořák – Selections from Legends, Op. 59
Stravinsky – Orpheus
Saint-Saëns – L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Dvořák – Selections from Legends, Op. 59
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Michi Hirata North Piano Concert
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Chopin – Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Tchaikovsky – Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
Tchaikovsky – Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
$35 ($20 student)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven & Mahler
Thursday, September 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
$21-$121
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Untuxed
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This shorter, no-intermission Untuxed concert presents a low-stress way to begin your weekend.
$17-$79
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Chabrier, Jensen, Beethoven
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Chabrier – Pastorale Suite
Jensen – Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Jensen – Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$13-$20 (children free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven & Mahler
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
Mahler – Symphony No. 1
$21-$121
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Everett Philharmonic: Masterworks Concert
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$20-$25
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Russian Season Opening
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Russian Overture
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 2
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
$19-$79
OSSCS: War and Peace
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
$10-$25, youth free
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Rock Orchestra Tribute to Pink Floyd
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
SRO pays tribute to psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd with a retrospective that spans from The Piper At the Gates of Dawn to The Wall, including a complete performance of The Dark Side of the Moon.
$40
Ebb and Flow – Water Music
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Hamburg Ebb and Flow Overture
Telemann – La Bourse Overture
Handel – Water Music
Telemann – La Bourse Overture
Handel – Water Music
$20-$39
Federal Way Symphony Season Premiere: Moving Masterworks
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (EDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Piston – Serenade
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
$32 ($28 seniors)