Contemporary (1945+) – Upcoming Concerts

Met Opera: John Adams' 'El Niño'

The Metropolitan Opera and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
John Adams — El Niño (Met Opera premiere)

$37-$400 ($25 rush tickets)

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NY Phil Young People's Concert: Celebration

New York Philharmonic
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by Leonard Bernstein, Dmitri Shostakovich, György Ligeti, George Socolow, Wang Jie, and Eleanor Alberga.

$22-$57

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Seattle Symphony: Spirit Chief Names the Animal People

Seattle Symphony
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini — Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Reena Esmail — Vishwas ("III. Testament")
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Spirit Chief Names the Animal People

$25 ($20 student/senior)

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Classic NYCB I

New York City Ballet and New York City Ballet Orchestra
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Igor Stravinsky — Rubies: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (part of 'Rubies')
Vijay Iyer — Dig the Say for string quartet (part of new J. Peck work)
Philip Glass — Four Movements for Two Pianos (mvts. I & III; part of 'In Creases')
TBA — Selected works (part of new Amy Hall Garner work)

$40-$218

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Capital City Chorus: Requiem by Herbert Howells & 'It is Happiness' by Joan Szymco

Capital City Chorus of Olympia
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Olympia, WA, United States
Herbert Howells — Requiem
Joan Szymko — It is Happiness

Free (donations gratefully accepted)

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Music From Home: Music by Black Composers Active in the United States

Lakewold Gardens
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Dorothy Rudd Moore — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Richard Thompson — Selected works

$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)

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Maryland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart & Bruckner

Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
The Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown, MD, United States
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — Worship: A Concert Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449
Anton Bruckner — Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"

$29-$79 (students free)

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Love/Earth: Intimate piano evening with Beyza Yazgan (Loft concert)

Groupmuse
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30am (EDT)
Private residence in Chelsea, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Jean Sibelius, Olivier Messiaen, Brian Field, and Edvard Grieg.

$5 to reserve; $20+ suggested donation at event

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Classic NYCB I

New York City Ballet and New York City Ballet Orchestra
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Igor Stravinsky — Rubies: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (part of 'Rubies')
Vijay Iyer — Dig the Say for string quartet (part of new J. Peck work)
Philip Glass — Four Movements for Two Pianos (mvts. I & III; part of 'In Creases')
TBA — Selected works (part of new Amy Hall Garner work)

$40-$218

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Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Manuel Barrueco

Seattle Classic Guitar Society
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by Anonymous, Oscar Chilesotti, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sor, Lou Harrison, Francisco Tárrega, and Joaquín Turina.

$45 ($35 student/senior/SCGS member)

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Portland Columbia Symphony: ¡Adelante! Voices of Tomorrow

Portland Columbia Symphony
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Portland First United Methodist Church, Portland, OR, United States
Georges Bizet — Carmen Suite No. 1
Alberto Ginastera — Impresiones de la Puna for Flute and Strings
Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Freddy Vilches — Latin American Suite

$33-$55 ($15 child/student, $10 student musician, $5 Arts for All)

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Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach, Beethoven, & Bass

Northwest Sinfonietta
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Clarice Assad — Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

$25-$55 ($20 student guardian, $10 student); military discount available

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Seattle Symphony: Noah Gellar's Playlist

Seattle Symphony
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Samuel Carl Adams — Movements (for Us and Them)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"

$35-$135

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CMNW presents Gabriel Kahane + Pekka Kuusisto: Council

Council and Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR, United States
Gabriel Kahane — Selected works
Pekka Kuusisto — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Nico Muhly — Selected works

$36-$66

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Seattle Pro Musica: A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with the Auburn Symphony Orchestra

Seattle Pro Musica and Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi — Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae

$52 prime, $42 general ($37 senior/youth; students free w/ ID)
At the door: +$5

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National Gallery of Art: F-PLUS Trio

F-PLUS, National Gallery of Art, and Thalea String Quartet
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
George Tsontakis — Low Bar (East Coast premiere)
Gemma Peacocke — Flight Recorder
Emma O’Halloran — Dream On
George Tsontakis — Portraits of El Greco (selections)

Free (RSVP required)

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SydeBoob Duo: soft bodies//hard music IV

SydeBoob Duo
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (EDT)
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Max Johnson — Selected works (world premiere)
Anthony R. Green — Selected works (NYC premiere)
Giacinto Scelsi — Selected works
Evan Williams — Selected works
Alex Temple — Selected works
Andrew Hamilton — Selected works

$15 + fee

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Fear No Music: De-Mystifying New Music Series Concert 5

Fear No Music
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Eliot Hall Chapel at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States

Join Fear No Music in a unique lecture/performance experience, as the musicians deconstruct and de-mystify one or two works. This hour-long…

Free (RSVP required; $25 suggested donation)

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Met Opera: The Hours

The Metropolitan Opera and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
Kevin Puts — The Hours

$37-$470 ($25 rush tickets)

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National Gallery of Art: F-PLUS Trio

F-PLUS, National Gallery of Art, and Thalea String Quartet
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
George Tsontakis — Low Bar (East Coast premiere)
Gemma Peacocke — Flight Recorder
Emma O’Halloran — Dream On
George Tsontakis — Portraits of El Greco (selections)

Free (RSVP required)

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