Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
UW Degree Recital: Karen Haining, BM, Piano Performance
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Franz Liszt — Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171
George Gershwin — Impromptu in Two Keys
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Franz Liszt — Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171
George Gershwin — Impromptu in Two Keys
Free
Orchestra of Flight: Spring Series
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Burien, WA, United States
Performances on May 6, 11, & 13.
Free
PLU Woodwind Students Recital
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance featuring woodwind students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Northwest Chorale: Celebrate Spring! Songs of Life, Love, & Faith
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Free
Seattle Opera 60th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Georges Bizet
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"Habanera" from Carmen
Giuseppe Verdi — "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco
Gaetano Donizetti — Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)
Georges Bizet — The Pearl Fishers (selections)
Richard Wagner — Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), WWV 86B (selections)
Richard Wagner — Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (selections)
Giuseppe Verdi — "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco
Gaetano Donizetti — Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)
Georges Bizet — The Pearl Fishers (selections)
Richard Wagner — Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), WWV 86B (selections)
Richard Wagner — Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (selections)
$99-$1,500
PLU Brass Students Recital
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance featuring brass instrumental students of Pacific Lutheran Unviersity.
Free
Salon à Trois: Ann Moss, Justin Ouellet, & Hillary Nordwell
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
Judith Cohen: The Schumann Piano Quartet
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stage 7 Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Claude Debussy
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Préludes Book II, No. 1: Brouillards ("Mists")
Claude Debussy — Préludes, Book II, No. 3: La Puerta del Vino
Claude Debussy — Préludes Book I, No. 10: La cathédrale engloutie ("The Sunken Cathedral")
Claude Debussy — Études, L. 136 ("IV. Etude in Sixths," "XI. Etude in Arpeggios," "V. Etude in Octaves," & "VI. Etude for Eight Fingers")
Robert Schumann — Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Claude Debussy — Préludes, Book II, No. 3: La Puerta del Vino
Claude Debussy — Préludes Book I, No. 10: La cathédrale engloutie ("The Sunken Cathedral")
Claude Debussy — Études, L. 136 ("IV. Etude in Sixths," "XI. Etude in Arpeggios," "V. Etude in Octaves," & "VI. Etude for Eight Fingers")
Robert Schumann — Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$20
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: La Nuit et L'Amour (Night & Love)
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Augusta Mary Anne Holmès
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"II. La Nuit et l'Amour" from Ludus pro patria
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
$25 ($20 student/senior)
Seattle Rock Orchestra Performs The Beatles: Number 1's
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
The Beatles
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Selected works
$35-$52
Symphony Tacoma: Portraits
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$28-$89
PLU Opera: 'H.M.S. Pinafore' by Gilbert & Sullivan
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eastvold Auditorium, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts | Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
$16 ($10 senior/military/alum/PLU community, $8 family of performer/ages 18 & under)
SYAMFA & Philharmonia Northwest: Young Artists Concerto Competition Winners in Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11
("I. Vivace")
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 ("III. Allegro vivace")
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 ("IV. Allegro')
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ("I. Allegro molto appassionato")
Francis Poulenc — Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, FP 146 ("I. Allegretto")
Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 ("I. Allegro molto moderato")
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 ("III. Allegro vivace")
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 ("IV. Allegro')
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ("I. Allegro molto appassionato")
Francis Poulenc — Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, FP 146 ("I. Allegretto")
Edvard Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 ("I. Allegro molto moderato")
$20
Choral Arts Northwest: Malhaar – A Requiem for Water
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Northshore Performing Arts Center, Bothell, WA, United States
Reena Esmail
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Malhaar: A Requiem for Water
(Pacific Northwest premiere)
$25 Advanced purchase/$35 At-the Door.
Seattle Wind Symphony: Out of This World
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
$25 ($10 student)
Opus 7: All Northwest
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
Westerlies Fest 2024: Closing Night
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
The Westerlies return to The Royal Room on May 11 for the closing night of Westerlies Fest 2024, featuring two sets of music premiering new…
$25 ($15 student)
Seattle Rock Orchestra Performs The Beatles: Number 1's
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
The Beatles
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Selected works
$35-$52
Seattle Opera: The Barber of Seville
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$35-$399
PLU Opera: 'H.M.S. Pinafore' by Gilbert & Sullivan
Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Eastvold Auditorium, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts | Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
$16 ($10 senior/military/alum/PLU community, $8 family of performer/ages 18 & under)