Orchestra – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Barber Violin Concerto
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Unsuk Chin
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subito con forza
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
$35-$135
BRAVO Youth Orchestras Spring Strings Concert
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR, United States
Joins us for a spring concert featuring the elementary ensembles from Rosa Parks Elementary and Peninsula Elementary, plus the George Middl…
Free
Seattle Symphony: Barber Violin Concerto
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Unsuk Chin
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subito con forza
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Samuel Barber — Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (James Ehnes, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
$35-$135
Met Opera: John Adams' 'El Niño'
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
John Adams
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El Niño
(Met Opera premiere)
$37-$490 ($25 rush tickets)
Washington National Opera: Turandot
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (EDT)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC, United States
$51-$264 (MyTix/BravO tickets available)
Sejong Here & Now Festival
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Augusta Read Thomas — Haemosu's Celestial Chariot Ride (world premiere)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Augusta Read Thomas — Haemosu's Celestial Chariot Ride (world premiere)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$44-$64
New York City Ballet: All Stravinsky
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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Scènes de Ballet
Igor Stravinsky — Pulcinella Suite (part of 'Pulcinella Variations')
Igor Stravinsky — Symphony in Three Movements
Igor Stravinsky — Pulcinella Suite (part of 'Pulcinella Variations')
Igor Stravinsky — Symphony in Three Movements
$82-$218
Austin Symphony: 'In Nature's Realm'
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (CDT)
The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX, United States
Antonín Dvořák
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In Nature's Realm, Op. 91, B. 168
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
$29-$115
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra: Márquez, Schumann, Sibelius
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Church, Beaverton, OR, United States
Arturo Márquez
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Danzón No. 2
Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Robert Schumann — Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
$15 ($10 senior; ages 18 & under free)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Concert & Symphony Orchestras
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Georges Bizet
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Selected works
Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
Aram Khachaturian — Selected works
Arthur Sullivan — Selected works
Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
Aram Khachaturian — Selected works
Arthur Sullivan — Selected works
Free
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Out of This World (Open Rehearsal)
Friday, May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Josef Strauss — Music of the Spheres, Op. 235
Henri Duparc — Aux étoiles
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Josef Strauss — Music of the Spheres, Op. 235
Henri Duparc — Aux étoiles
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Free (RSVP required)
Met Opera: The Hours
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
$37-$470 ($25 rush tickets)
Classic NYCB II
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
$40-$218
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Ephemeral Bloom (Family Concert)
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
First United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Yifeng Yvonne Yuan
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Ephemeral Bloom
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
$20 ($15 seniors, $5 youth)
UW Campus Philharmonia: Beethoven, Bach, Moncayo
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Emmanuel Chabrier — España
George Gershwin — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Wolfgang Birtel)
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Emmanuel Chabrier — España
George Gershwin — "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess (arr. Wolfgang Birtel)
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Free
American Composers Orchestra & Boston Lyric Opera: An American Soldier
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York, NY, United States
Huang Ruo
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An American Soldier
(NYC premiere; libretto by Danny Chen)
$54-$148
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
Met Opera: Carmen
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
The Met begins the New Year with a vital new production of one of opera's most enduringly powerful works. Acclaimed English director Carrie…
$37-$490
GSO: Beethoven's Universe
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States
$29-$45 ($29 wheelchair/companion, $26.10-$40.50 senior/military, $15 student)
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112