Seattle Symphony Orchestra at Benaroya Hall
The multi award-winning Seattle Symphony Orchestra unleashes the power of music, bringing people together from across the community with their internationally acclaimed and inventive programming. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle from September through July, reaching over 500,000 people annually through live performances and radio broadcasts.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Tickets:
December 2024
Dec
06
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Holiday Pops
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
07
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Holiday Pops
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
08
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Holiday Pops
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
11
Seattle Symphony: Canadian Brass Making Spirits Bright
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
13
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Home Alone In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
14
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - The Snowman
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
14
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Home Alone In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
15
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Home Alone In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
19
Seattle Symphony: Aram Demirjian - Handel Messiah
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
20
Seattle Symphony: Aram Demirjian - Handel Messiah
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
21
Seattle Symphony: Aram Demirjian - Handel Messiah
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
22
Seattle Symphony: Aram Demirjian - Handel Messiah
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
23
Seattle Symphony: Jacob Winkler & Northwest Boychoir - A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Dec
31
Seattle Symphony: New Year's Eve Concert & Party
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
January 2025
Jan
03
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Black Panther in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
04
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Black Panther in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
05
Seattle Symphony: Anthony Parnther - Black Panther in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
09
Seattle Symphony: Jun Markl - Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
10
Seattle Symphony: Jun Markl - Beethoven Untuxed
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
11
Seattle Symphony: Jun Markl - Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
23
Seattle Symphony: Anja Bihlmaier - Midori Plays Brahms
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
25
Seattle Symphony: Anja Bihlmaier - Midori Plays Brahms
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
26
Seattle Symphony: Anja Bihlmaier - Midori Plays Brahms
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
30
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel's Mother Goose
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jan
31
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel's Mother Goose
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
February 2025
Feb
01
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel's Mother Goose
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
06
Seattle Symphony: Giancarlo Guerrero & Abel Selaocoe - Tchaikovsky
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
07
Seattle Symphony: Giancarlo Guerrero - Tchaikovsky Untuxed
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
08
Seattle Symphony: Giancarlo Guerrero & Abel Selaocoe - Tchaikovsky
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
14
Seattle Symphony: La La Land in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
15
Seattle Symphony: La La Land in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
16
Seattle Symphony: La La Land in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
21
Seattle Symphony: Disney's Frozen In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
22
Seattle Symphony: Nicholas Buc - Disney's Frozen In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
22
Seattle Symphony: Disney's Frozen In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Feb
27
Seattle Symphony: tenThing Brass Ensemble
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
March 2025
Mar
06
Seattle Symphony: Constantine Kitsopoulos - Baahubali: The Beginning Live in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
13
Seattle Symphony: Peter Oundjian - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
14
Seattle Symphony: Peter Oundjian - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
15
Seattle Symphony: Peter Oundjian - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
21
Seattle Symphony: Susie Benchasil Seiter - Disney's Fantasia In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
22
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - A Trip to Outer Space
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
22
Seattle Symphony: Susie Benchasil Seiter - Disney's Fantasia In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
23
Seattle Symphony: Susie Benchasil Seiter - Disney's Fantasia In Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
27
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang - Holst's The Planets: An HD Odyssey
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
29
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang - Holst's The Planets: An HD Odyssey
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Mar
30
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang - Holst's The Planets: An HD Odyssey
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
April 2025
Apr
03
Seattle Symphony: Aziz Shokhakimov & Nobuyuki Tsujii - Rachmaninov
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
05
Seattle Symphony: Aziz Shokhakimov & Nobuyuki Tsujii - Rachmaninov
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
06
Seattle Symphony: Aziz Shokhakimov & Nobuyuki Tsujii - Rachmaninov
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
08
Seattle Symphony: Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexander Melnikov
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
10
Seattle Symphony: Alexander Shelley & Esther Yoo - Dvorak's New World Symphony
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
11
Seattle Symphony: Alexander Shelley & Esther Yoo - Dvorak's New World Symphony
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
12
Seattle Symphony: Alexander Shelley & Esther Yoo - Dvorak's New World Symphony
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
24
Seattle Symphony: Dalia Stasevska & Augustin Hadelich - Prokofiev
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Apr
26
Seattle Symphony: Dalia Stasevska & Augustin Hadelich - Prokofiev
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May 2025
May
01
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
03
Seattle Symphony: Vinay Parameswaran - Songs and Dances of India
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
03
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
04
Seattle Symphony: Sunny Xia - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
15
Seattle Symphony: Tan Dun - Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
16
Seattle Symphony: Tan Dun - Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
30
Seattle Symphony: Steven Reineke - 100 Years of Epic Film Scores
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
May
31
Seattle Symphony: Steven Reineke - 100 Years of Epic Film Scores
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
June 2025
Jun
01
Seattle Symphony: Steven Reineke - 100 Years of Epic Film Scores
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
05
Seattle Symphony: David Robertson - Haydn The Creation
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
07
Seattle Symphony: David Robertson - Haydn The Creation
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
08
Seattle Symphony: David Robertson - Haydn The Creation
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
12
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang & Hilary Hahn - Beethoven
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
14
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang & Hilary Hahn - Beethoven
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
15
Seattle Symphony: Xian Zhang & Hilary Hahn - Beethoven
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
19
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel Bolero
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
21
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel Bolero
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jun
22
Seattle Symphony: Ludovic Morlot - Ravel Bolero
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
July 2025
Jul
11
Seattle Symphony: Dreamworks Animation in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jul
12
Seattle Symphony: Dreamworks Animation in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Jul
13
Seattle Symphony: Dreamworks Animation in Concert
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
With musical options to give even the choosiest music lover a wealth of options, The Symphony Orchestra perform Masterworks from Beethoven, Mozart and Stravinsky with either gust conductors or guest musicians all of which are world-class, each masterwork is performed for two nights, so you are guaranteed to catch one of these unforgettable shows. The Pops where the Symphony Perform a more modern evening, varying from music from the movies or an entire catalog of Warner Bros Bugs Bunny for the 30th anniversary. Pops performances are Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Throughout the year there will also be various other events, like wine? The baroque and wine evenings are perfect for you. Compliment your night of Baroque with up to four glasses of regional wine. Maybe you’re into geek culture, an evening of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY might be appealing. Seattle Symphony Orchestra covers it all and more! So, don’t miss out on an unforgettable evening and find an event that’s perfect for you. If you like violin concertos, the world’s top violinists take the stage at Benaroya Hall. These classical music rock stars bring an unmatched mix of extraordinary technique and profound artistic passion to the most spectacular pieces in the violin repertoire. If none of this sounds enough, The orchestra also serves as the accompanying orchestra for the Seattle Opera, which draws some of the world’s best opera singers to its stage.
The Orchestra received its first Grammy nomination in January 1990 for a 1989 recording of music of Howard Hanson. Won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. The Seattle Symphony has garnered five Grammy Awards, twenty-six Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year.
Seattle Symphony Reviews
“most vital American orchestras”
“Five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year”
“You can tell by the wild cheering emanating from Benaroya Hall: Thomas Dausgaard is back in town.”
Benaroya Hall Information
In 1998 the Seattle Symphony inaugurated its new home, Benaroya Hall, noted for its architectural and acoustical splendor. Featuring two auditoria, the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, a 2500-seat performance venue, as well as the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, which seats 536. Noted for its technology-infused acoustics, touches of luxury and prominent location in a complex thoroughly integrated into the downtown area. Benaroya occupies an entire city block in the center of the city, and also features two restaurants, a main Bar and Lobby bars and a coffee shop within.
Accessibility at the orchestra
Benaroya Hall is barrier-free and meets or exceeds all criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Requests for accommodations should be made when purchasing tickets.
One of the United States’ most prestigious symphony orchestras, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra holds international renown for its unique programming and history of extensive recording. The orchestra performs in the Benaroya Hall, known for its incredible acoustics and location in downtown Seattle, and considered to be one of the best concert venues in the world. Via live performances and radio broadcasts, the Symphony is heard by over 500,000 people, while its educational and community programs reach more than 65,000 children and adults every year. The Seattle Symphony is proud of its unique commitment to new music, and it commissions many works by living composers every season. The orchestra has created almost 150 recordings, which have received five Grammy Awards, twenty-six Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year.