Downtown · Seattle, WA · 200 University St, Seattle, WA 98101

concert-hall~2479 cap🔊 World-renowned acoustics engineered by Cyril M. Harris; the hall is acoustically isolated from outside vibration and customized wood paneling tunes the room's resonance.

The Seattle Symphony's downtown home, a world-class concert hall engineered by acoustician Cyril M. Harris, with the auditorium physically floated on rubber isolation pads to eliminate transit-tunnel vibration. It occasionally hosts melodic-bass and orchestral-electronic crossover shows that want serious acoustics, alongside its regular classical programming.

Getting there

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Parking

400-space underground garage with entrance on 2nd Ave just south of Union St, though the venue itself recommends transit given limited downtown parking.

Transit

Sits above University Street Station on the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel / Sound Transit light rail, with buses stopping directly in front.

Accessibility

Fully ADA-compliant: accessible seating and restrooms, elevators to upper levels, RF hearing-assistance headphones and induction loops, transfer wheelchairs, and ushers for limited-mobility patrons.

What ravers say

92/100

Reviewers are near-unanimous that Benaroya Hall's acoustics and sightlines are exceptional, with no bad seat in the house consistently cited as its defining strength.

Loved

+ world-class acoustics+ excellent sightlines from every seat+ full ADA accessibility

Gripes

− limited/expensive downtown parking

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