Contemporary (1945+) – Upcoming Concerts

Washington National Opera: Turandot

Washington National Opera
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:45pm (EDT)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC, United States
Giacomo Puccini — Turandot
Giacomo Puccini / Christopher Tin — Turandot Finale (world premiere)

SOLD OUT

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Pioneer Valley Symphony 85th Season Finale: Visions of Hope

Pioneer Valley Symphony and Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Greenfield High School, Greenfield, MA, United States
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 2 in G minor "Song of a New Race"
Margaret Bonds — Credo
Mary D. Watkins — Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story (selected movements)

$15-$35 sliding scale ($5 student/youth; discounts available for WIC & EBT cardholders)

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WWU: Elaine Mee-sun Walters Bassoon Masterclass

Western Washington University (WWU) Department of Music
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Eugène Bourdeau — Selected works
Carl Maria von Weber — Selected works
Shao Fern Teo — Selected works

Free

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Queens New Music Festival 2024 Concert No. 4: Hypercube

Hypercube and Queens New Music Festival
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
The Secret Theatre, Queens, NY, United States

About Queens New Music Festival 2024: 4 days, 6 concerts, May 9-12. RAM (Random Access Music) supports and produces the creation and perfor…

Individual concert: $20 ($10 student) |
Festival Pass for all concerts: $60

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Annapolis Symphony: Masterworks VI – This Midnight Hour

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Anna Clyne — This Midnight Hour
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

$33.40-$91 ($10 student – the box office at (410) 263-0907 to purchase)

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Handel Choir of Baltimore: From Baroque to Barnes

Handel Choir of Baltimore, Handel Period Instrument Orchestra, and Third Practice
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach — Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich ("For Thee, O Lord, I long"), BWV 150
Jasmine Barnes — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Claudio Monteverdi — Gloria à 7 voci, SV 258
George Frideric Handel — Chandos Anthem No. 9: Praise the Lord with one consent, HWV 254

$37 ($10 student)

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92NY presents Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane

Council and 92Y
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Buttenwieser Hall at 92Y, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Nico Muhly — Selected works

In person: $30-$55 (discounts available for Friends of 92Y & XYZ) |
Stream: $25

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Met Opera: John Adams' 'El Niño'

The Metropolitan Opera and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
John Adams — El Niño (Met Opera premiere)

$37-$490 ($25 rush tickets)

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NSO: Benjamin Grosvenor plays Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 | Anja Bihlmaier conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

National Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Bryce Dessner — Mari (NSO co-commission)
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle"
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

$19-$112

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Salon à Trois: Ann Moss, Justin Ouellet, & Hillary Nordwell

Various artists
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Hillary Nordwell's Music Studio, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by Clara Schumann, Cécile Chaminade, Amy Beach, Vartan Aghababian, Rebecca Clarke, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Nancy Bachmann.

$22

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Blockbuster Film Classics

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
Program includes works by Richard A. Whiting, Maurice Jarre, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, Kenneth J. Alford, Elmer Bernstein, John Williams, Kris Bowers, Michael Giacchino, and James Horner.

$15-$92

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ASO: Robert Spano & pianist Garrick Ohlssohn

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO)
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, United States
Jennifer Higdon — blue cathedral
Adam Schoenberg — Picture Studies
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

$40-$115

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Classic NYCB II

New York City Ballet and New York City Ballet Orchestra
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by Morton Gould, Frédéric Chopin, Caroline Shaw, and Sufjan Stevens.

$40-$218

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Portland Baroque Orchestra & Trinity Music: A World Apart – Music of Haydn & Pärt

Portland Baroque Orchestra and Trinity Music (Portland)
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Arvo Pärt — Selected works

$22-$60 ($15 student/senior, $5 Arts For All)

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Oregon Symphony: Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Oregon Symphony
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Dobrinka Tabakova — "III. Timber and Steel" from Earth Suite
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

$25-$132

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Las Vegas Philharmonic: Saint-Saëns' "Organ" Symphony w/Paul Jacobs, organ

Las Vegas Philharmonic
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, United States
Ernest Chausson — Viviane, Op. 5
Michael Daugherty — Once Upon a Castle
Camille Saint-Saëns — Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony"

$29-$121

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Choral Arts Northwest: Malhaar – A Requiem for Water

Choral Arts Northwest
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Northshore Performing Arts Center, Bothell, WA, United States
Reena Esmail — Malhaar: A Requiem for Water (Pacific Northwest premiere)

$25 Advanced purchase/$35 At-the Door.

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Seattle Wind Symphony: Out of This World

Seattle Wind Symphony
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Daniel Barry — Beneath the Heavens (world premiere)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

$25 ($10 student)

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NonSeq: Warren Realrider + Nathan Young

Nonsequitur and Wayward Music Series
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Warren Realrider — Selected works
Nathan Young — Selected works

$5-$20 donation; in advance or at the door

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Opus 7: All Northwest

Opus 7
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by Jessica French, Morten Lauridsen, Karen P. Thomas, Jacob Malpocker, Abraham Kaplan, John Michael Paulson, John Muehleisen, Sascha Beamer, Calvin Rice, Bern Herbolsheimer, Claudio Monteverdi, Reginald Unterseher, and Joan Szymko.

$20-$40 (students pay-as-able); see event description for details

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