Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
UW World Series: Jonathan Biss, piano
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata in C minor, K457
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Schönberg – Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Mozart – Sonata in F major, K533/494
Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
$41-$46 (age 17 & under free)
St. Helens Quartet performs Borcherding's 'Sound Games'
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Cornish student Roderick Borcherding's new string quartet, a contemporary classical work exploring techniques in sound.
Free
Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 1
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Karpen – Program Music (world premiere)
Joël-François Durand – Mundus Imaginalis (world premiere)
Huck Hodge – pulse - cut - seethe - blur (world premiere)
Joël-François Durand – Mundus Imaginalis (world premiere)
Huck Hodge – pulse - cut - seethe - blur (world premiere)
$15
Racer Sessions
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
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