Concert – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Handel & Vivaldi
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in C major, No. 2
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
Corelli – Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 11
Albinoni – “Pianta bella” from Il Nascimento dell Aurora
Handel – “Furibondo” from Partenope in D minor
Locatelli – Concerto grosso in E-flat major, No. 6, “Il pianto d'Arianna”
Handel – “But who may abide the day of his coming” from Messiah
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, No. 7
$20-$76
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Neil Diamond
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
SRO celebrates the man, the myth, the legend, with hidden gems and revered hits alike.
$20-$37
Ladies Musical Club: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A free concert in tribute to Cole Porter (1891-1964).
Free (Free)
SYSO: Magnificent Tone Poems
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$39-$65
Seattle Bach Choir: Bach Cantatas 9 & 164
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church - Parish Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Es ist das heil uns kommen Herr, BWV 9
J.S. Bach – Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164
J.S. Bach – Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164
Free (Free will offering)
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Opera on Tap: Much Ado About Opera
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Scenes from Shakespeare's greatest works plus a few surprises.
$5
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Versailles
Sunday, May 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring music and instruments from the early 18th-century court of Louis XIV.
$15-$25 suggested donation
UW Visiting Scholar Concert: Gül Fahriye Evren
Sunday, May 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A voice recital of art songs and arias, as well as traditional music from Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, and beyond.
Free (Free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Versailles
Monday, May 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
Featuring music and instruments from the early 18th-century court of Louis XIV.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Long Piece Fest III: Kolat/Baldwin World Premieres
Monday, May 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with the premiere of works by Seattle composers Kevin Baldwin and Takemitsu Prize-winner Yigit Kolat.
Free ($5-$15 suggested donation)
Ladies Musical Club: Schumann, Granados, Chopin
Tuesday, May 11, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Free (Free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Versailles
Tuesday, May 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Grace Church, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Featuring music and instruments from the early 18th-century court of Louis XIV.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Versailles
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Featuring music and instruments from the early 18th-century court of Louis XIV.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Music at St. James: A Choral Celebration
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bruckner – Locus iste
Palestrina – Super flumina Babylonis
Herbolsheimer – It was not you who chose me
Additional works TBA
Palestrina – Super flumina Babylonis
Herbolsheimer – It was not you who chose me
Additional works TBA
Free (Free)
Wider Than the Sky: Emily Dickinson in Poetry & Song
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A relaxed, salon-inspired concert showcasing the life of Emily Dickinson.
$10 suggested donation
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Flight of Fire
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Classics to moderns, fugues to Firebird.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Cappella Romana: New Mystics from East & West
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works with a deeply personal quality and a rare devotion to ancient chant. Colorful sonorities and intricate structures give the music an unmistakably mystical quality.
$10-$44
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Versailles
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring music and instruments from the early 18th-century court of Louis XIV.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Ravel & Strauss
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Strauss – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Strauss – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
$20-$40