Seattle is fortunate to have a fabulous symphony. Not all big cities do. If you haven't yet attended a symphony concert at Benaroya Hall downtown, go for it. You can't go wrong.
The Seattle Symphony I believe has the makings of a great orchestra. Not only is Gerard Schwartz, the music director, fabulous to watch on stage, but the organization does a great job of bringing in top tier guest conductors and soloists from throughout the world. The orchestra plays a wide range of repertoire, and the aucostics of Benaroya Hall are splendid.
I've subscribed to the Symphony for a couple of seasons now, and love the packages they offer. If you are into just a couple of concerts (like dipping your toes in, you can do that--they have packages of 3 concerts) or more, there are lots of options. Best of all, the Seattle Symphony is reasonably priced and for $45/ticket you can get great seats to most all concerts. One of the other things I love about being a season ticket holder is that they have an online exchange program where its easy to swap your existing tickets for other concerts, no questions asked.
In particular, Benaroya Hall has a great organ so concerts with organ are great. Also, the concertmaster there is fabulous and if you can catch her on an evening where she's got a solo, that's wonderful.
I've found that the best tickets for a Seattle Symphony concert are those seats in the Prime Orchestra section, and the best value is in the Preferred Orchestra, but NOT under one of the overhang sections in the Preferrred Orchestra section, because the sound is blocked by the overhang.
There are a lot of young people who attend the Seattle Symphony nowadays as well. If you haven't been yet, go check them out! Perfect for a date night.
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