UW Symphony Orchestra – Upcoming Concerts
Side-by-Side: UW Symphony and the Seattle Symphony
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Free
UW Symphony with Maria Larionoff: Sibelius, Stravinsky, Beethoven
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Two Humoresques, for violin and orchestra, Op. 87
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
$10-$15
UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$10-$15
Michael Gibbs and Bill Frisell with the UW Symphony and Jazz Studies Faculty
Thursday, January 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Guitarist Bill Frisell revisits arrangements by composer Michael Gibbs’ arrangements, joined by the UW Symphony and Jazz Studies faculty Cuong Vu, Ted Poor, and Luke Bergman.
$20 (students $10)
UW Symphony with Glenn Dicterow
Friday, February 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Barber – Violin concerto, Op. 14
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Stravinsky – Suite from The Firebird, 1919
Barber – Violin concerto, Op. 14
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Stravinsky – Suite from The Firebird, 1919
$10-$15
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winner
Thursday, March 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
$10-$15
Oppression-Faith-Rebellion-Freedom: A View of Beethoven’s Fifth
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kane Hall Room #130, University of Washington Campus, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Symphony Orchestra and director David Alexander Rahbee present a lecture-concert exploring deeper themes of Beethoven's masterwork.
Free (Free)
UW Symphony: Satie, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Williams
Thursday, June 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Satie – Two Gymnopédies
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, Mvt. 1
Williams –Tuba Concerto
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, Mvt. 1
Williams –Tuba Concerto
$10-$15
UW Symphony with Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Martinů – Memorial to Lidice, H. 296
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op. 107
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op. 107
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$10-$15
UW Symphony with Jonathan Biss
Thursday, December 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Moritz Moszkowski – Prelude and Fugue, Op. 85
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
$10-$15
UW Symphony & Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Side by Side
Wednesday, January 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor
Berlioz – Judges of the Secret Court, Overture, Op. 3
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor
Berlioz – Judges of the Secret Court, Overture, Op. 3
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Free (Free, RSVP required)
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners and Ludovic Morlot
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Les offrandes oubliée
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
UW Symphony Orchestra,
UW Chorale,
UW Chamber Singers,
Seattle Jewish Chorale,
Symphony Tacoma Voices, and
Defiant Requiem Foundation
Friday, June 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:25pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A profoundly moving multimedia concert-drama combining the magnificent music of Verdi with video testimonials and narration, to tell the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp who performed the celebrated Verdi Requiem while experiencing the depths of human degradation.
$15/$10
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
UW Symphony Orchestra,
UW Chorale,
UW Chamber Singers,
Seattle Jewish Chorale,
Symphony Tacoma Voices, and
Defiant Requiem Foundation
Saturday, June 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:25pm (PDT)
Tacoma Armory, Tacoma, WA, United States
A profoundly moving multimedia concert-drama combining the magnificent music of Verdi with video testimonials and narration, to tell the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp who performed the celebrated Verdi Requiem while experiencing the depths of human degradation.
$35 ($20 student/senior)
UW Symphony w/ Seattle Symphony Horns
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Schumann – Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op. 86
Dvořák – The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
Schumann – Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op. 86
Dvořák – The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
UW Symphony: Gershwin & Prokofiev with Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
UW Symphony at Benaroya Hall: Rossini, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Enesco
Monday, February 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Beethoven – Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Enesco – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
$22 / $12
UW Symphony w/ Concerto Competition Winners: Vaughan Williams, Liszt, Webbon & more
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Mvt. 1 (Natalie Hagwood, cello)
Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto, Mvt. 1 (Logan Esterling, oboe)
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
D. Webbon – That is to Say
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Mvt. 1 (Natalie Hagwood, cello)
Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto, Mvt. 1 (Logan Esterling, oboe)
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
D. Webbon – That is to Say
$15 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
UW Symphony Orchestra with Ben Lulich, clarinet
Friday, April 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Lutoslawski – Dance Preludes
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Haydn – The Haydn Experience
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Haydn – The Haydn Experience
$15 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
UW Symphony & Combined University Choirs: Debussy & Brahms
Friday, June 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – La Damoiselle Elue
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
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