Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Bernstein & Shostakovich
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Piano Trio
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Carter – Woodwind Quintet
Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
$39
NWSO: Doolittle, Van Kirk, Boshnack & more
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Emily Doolittle – Two Jigs and Some Fireworks
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with the Seattle Symphony
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score is performed by the Symphony while the film is shown on the big screen at Benaroya Hall.
$31-$112
Racer Sessions: Straighthorn
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Cristina Valdés Piano Recital
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 @ 7:30am – 9:00am (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Canteyodjaya
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
$10-$20
UW World Series: The Danish String Quartet
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Per Nørgaard – Quarteto Breve
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Schnittke – Quartet No. 3 (built on Grosse Fuge theme)
Beethoven – Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$38-$43 (age 17 & under free)
Town Music Presents Lisa Bielawa and Ensemble Variances: ‘Cri Selon Cri’
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Two composer-performers, two continents, and one very exciting collaborative work of art. Cri Selon Cri (“Cry by Cry”) brings together their compositions, performance, and, quite literally, their cries of pain.
$10-$25
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Bartok, Snow, Strauss
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7 for Winds
Snow – A Baker’s Tale for trumpet, violin, clarinet, bassoon, piano and narrator
$20 ($15 youth/senior)
Racer Sessions: Danny Godinez
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Verdi & Schubert
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – La camniale di matriomonio Overture
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
$20-$40
Vintage Band Concert – The Band of 1900
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Grace Lutheran Church, Des Moines, WA, United States
Strauss – Feierlicher Einzug
Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Jacob – An Original Suite
Alford – The Vanished Army
Barber – Commando March
Barber – Adagio
Sparke – Highland Cathedral
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky – Patriotic Songs
Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Jacob – An Original Suite
Alford – The Vanished Army
Barber – Commando March
Barber – Adagio
Sparke – Highland Cathedral
Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky – Patriotic Songs
Donations welcome
Northwest Sinfonietta: Verdi & Schubert
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Rossini – La camniale di matriomonio Overture
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
$20-$60
Northwest Sinfonietta: Verdi & Schubert
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Rossini – La camniale di matriomonio Overture
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at 90
Schubert (arr. Golijov) – She Was Here
Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Schubert – Symphony No. 3
$40
Racer Sessions: Carl Lawrence & Modern Recollections
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: The Sound Ensemble
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folksong
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Scarlatti – Sonata K. 208
R. Murray Schafer – Dance of the Bull from The Crown of Ariadne
Piazzolla – L’Histoire du Tango
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Scarlatti – Sonata K. 208
R. Murray Schafer – Dance of the Bull from The Crown of Ariadne
Piazzolla – L’Histoire du Tango
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Paul Taub: New Works for Flute + Ensemble
Friday, November 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of newly commissioned chamber works by Tom Baker, Andy Clausen, David Dossett, Jessika Kenney, and Angelique Poteat.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin, Brahms, Hsu
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin — Cuban Overture
Mike Hsu — Synchronicity
Brahms — Symphony No. 3
Mike Hsu — Synchronicity
Brahms — Symphony No. 3
$8 ($5 student/senior)
Hilary Field, Classical Guitar CD Release Concert
Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World premiere music by contemporary lyrical Latin American composers Jorge Morel, Douglas Lora, Alberto Cumplido, and more.
$10-$15
Seattle Pro Musica: Northern Lights in the South Sound
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
Free