Concert – Upcoming Concerts
Concert Imaginaire: Another Day in Suck City
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Settings of Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe, a dance for an orangutan, the lament of SHE–the cyber-ant goddess, an exploration of God as a virus, and the premiere of JUST A KISS AWAY, a 5-minute opera.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Handel, Vivaldi & More
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – Chaconne in G minor
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! BWV 51
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, R. 589
$20-$76
Universal Language Project presents: The Soldier's Tale and Saci
Saturday, May 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
To complement our production of Stravinsky's theatrical work The Soldier's Tale, Jovino Santos Neto has written Saci – a Brazilian Folk Tale for seven musicians, narrator and dance.
$25 ($10 youth)
The Taiwan Connection
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Mingxin Du – Springtime Hills
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
Che-Yi Lee – Green Island Serenade
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
$40
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Bienvenue en France!
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Chabrier – Joyeuse marche
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
Lalo – Symphony in G minor
Chopin – Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Turina – Danzas fantasticas
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Romantic Untuxed
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
R. Strauss – Don Juan
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
R. Strauss – Don Juan
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
$17-$81
OSSCS: 1954 in America
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
Whitacre – Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Dohnányi – American Rhapsody, Op. 47
Bernstein – On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite
Broadway and radio hits of 1954
World premiere of a new work from the winner of the 2014–2015 OSSCS Composer Competition
$25 ($20 seniors; $10 students)
Rainier Symphony: Classical Concert IV
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Karelia Overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 "Spring"
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Ladies Musical Club: Operas Adapted from Great Literature
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.
Free
Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, WA, United States
BSYO season finale, featuring Lydia Buck playing Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1.
Free
1600: Winds of the Renaissance
Monday, May 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
The elusive dulcian, the rarely heard renaissance transverse flute and the lute will be showcased in an evening of 16th and early 17th-century chamber music.
$15-$25 suggested donation
UW World Series: Angela Hewitt
Monday, May 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Scarlatti – Sonatas
Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Liszt – Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de pèlerinage: Italie)
Scarlatti – Sonatas
Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Liszt – Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de pèlerinage: Italie)
$40-$45
1600: Winds of the Renaissance
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
San Juan Island Grange, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
The elusive dulcian, the rarely heard renaissance transverse flute and the lute will be showcased in an evening of 16th and early 17th-century chamber music. Bag-lunch concert!
$15-$25 suggested donation
1600: Winds of the Renaissance
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
The elusive dulcian, the rarely heard renaissance transverse flute and the lute will be showcased in an evening of 16th and early 17th-century chamber music.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Maplewood Student Orchestra at Folklife
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 12:40pm – 1:10pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Students in 6th, 7th and 8th Grade perform at Folklife, a highlight of their musical year.
Free
Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble at Folklife
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the 80-member Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble.
Free
Steven Arntson at Folklife: New Music for Concertina & Voice
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 4:40pm – 5:10pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Steven Arntson performs new music for the duet concertina and voice.
Free
Breath of Aire at St. Stephen the Martyr
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, Renton, WA, United States
A benefit concert for Terrific Tuesday Meals.
Free
Mallethead Series: Collier and Dean 50 Year Anniversary
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussionist and UW professor Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean celebrate their 50-year musical partnership with an evening of music from throughout their performance career.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Seattle Pacific University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
Free