Visualization by design firm Mithun of planned renovation of the Seattle Symphony’s Benaroya Hall.
In Thursday’s (2/19) Seattle Times, Margo Vansynghel writes, “Benaroya Hall, the longtime home of the Seattle Symphony … will close for six weeks beginning in July for the final phase of a $20 million renovation to the building’s entrances, lobby and public-facing spaces, the Symphony announced Thursday…. While some work will start while Benaroya Hall remains open throughout the spring, the downtown music venue will be fully closed to the public and no performances will take place between mid-July—the close of the Symphony’s current season—and the end of August. The Symphony’s last July performance will be … July 12. All areas will reopen in time for the Symphony’s 2026-27 season opening night on Sept. 19, a concert led by music director Xian Zhang and featuring pianist Yuja Wang … ‘The temporary closure has been strategically scheduled to a period of time with the least amount of disruption to patrons and performances,’ said Alison Ward, a publicist for the Symphony…. The renovation is meant to make Benaroya Hall’s public spaces, as well as its main lobby, more welcoming and modern, and attract more people both to the building itself and to downtown more broadly…. Last summer’s phase one of construction focused on exterior work.”
