Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Community Concert in Renton
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present original music and new works by faculty composers and visiting ensembles.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Community Concert at Seattle City Hall
Wednesday, February 26, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Wednesday, February 26, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Seattle Pacific University: Orchestra Concert
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The SPU Symphony Orchestra explores the dance music of black composers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in honor of African American Heritage Month.
Free (Free)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Winners
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Ciranda das sete notas ("Dance of the seven notes")
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
Free
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 8:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers’ Salon
Thursday, February 27, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Keith Eisenbrey, Doug Palmer, Sheila Bristow, Mariza Costa-Cabral, and Jeremiah Lawson.
$5 – $15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 1:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Evening of music, song, and poetry that explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Wayward Music Series: Snapping the line against a wayward plot
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Michaud Savage and friends present a collection of electro-acoustic chamber works, centering on Michaud's experience as a fourth generation Seattle-ite.
$5-$50 suggested donation
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia: Dvořák and Price
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
The Conservatory Orchestra pairs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, plus performances from the SOGO Brass Choir, Academy Orchestra, and Debut Orchestra.
$8-21 (age 6 & under free)
University of Washington: Fantasies, Folk, and Fairy Tales
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students and guests perform works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and others, plus a pre-concert lecture by UW Department of Classics faculty member Olga Levaniouk.
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weiss, Arriaga, Schumann
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Matthew Weiss – Overture to "Octava"
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
$20 / $18 / $15 / $13 / free
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grimaud stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov.
$61-$69 (FREE ages 5-17)