Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
The Daphnes
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing compositions for strings and voice.
Free (Free)
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: Mandolympics
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Green Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An internationally themed program that finds the orchestra performing music as a team sport.
$10-$15
Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco with Seattle Pro Musica: Life Passages
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Young Women's Chorus, the touring ensemble of the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco, joins the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$10-$20
Discrete Infinity
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Vivier – Samarkand (1981) – Seattle premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Spring Blossoms of the Earth
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Tender Land
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, Op. 73, "Pastoral"
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Brahms – Symphony No. 2, Op. 73, "Pastoral"
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
$10-$20
Inverness Chamber Players: Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Free (Free)
Out of this World: Music of stars, spheres, and the spirit
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Bozza, Lehar, Ponce-Heifetz, Liszt-Iverson, and Josef Strauss, as well as a world-premiere arrangement of a song cycle by Northwest composer John Muehleisen.
$5-$20 freewill donation
Racer Sessions: Tom Varner / Cornish Improvisers
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 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's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Thursday, June 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
$25
NOCCO: Handel, Milhaud, Mozart
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Handel – Concerto Grosso
Milhaud – Chamber Symphony No. 5 for 10 winds
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Milhaud – Chamber Symphony No. 5 for 10 winds
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$12-$15
Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson in Concert
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Langlais – "Épilogue sur un Thème de Frescobaldi pour pédale solo" from Hommage à Frescobaldi
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Improvisation is For Everyone (Haley Freedlund)
Saturday, June 19, 2027 @ 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's SPELLBOUND: The Theremin Returns
Sunday, June 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Witness a true virtuoso, trained by inventor Léon Theremin himself, work her wizardry on an electronic instrument that sings and swoops without any physical contact.
$25
Seattle Symphony's STAGE & SCREEN: From Appalachian Spring to the Red Violin
Wednesday, June 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emotions run deep in music from Schindler’s List, The Red Violin, and Copland’s portrayal of 19th century American life, Appalachian Spring.
$25
Seattle Symphony's BERNSTEIN & BEYOND: Great American Chamber Music
Thursday, June 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Cowell – Suite for Violin and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
$25
Jonathan Feil & Friends: Benefit concert for Common Tone Arts / Universal Language Project to honor the memory of R. Joseph Scott
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for trumpet with piano, organ, and chamber orchestra including works by Torelli, Enesco, Bolling, and Hovhaness.
$20 suggested donation
The Seattle Symphony Plays Gershwin
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
Enjoy a picnic under summer skies while Gershwin's crackling rhythms and sultry swing transport you to far-off musical hotspots.
$25-$69.50
Racer Sessions: Nat Evans (Seattle Composer)
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free