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Patron Services & Tickets
Through collaborations with artists, educators, community leaders, and institutional partners, Washington Performing Arts brings wide-ranging artistic programs to stages, schools, and neighborhoods throughout our nation’s capital, and, with our virtual platforms, share our work throughout the world.
Subscribe to Washington Performing Arts Events
Subscribing is a commitment to sharing singular, sublime experiences featuring the world’s best artists in our city’s most outstanding venues. Subscribers secure terrific seats at locked-in prices, no matter the demand. Enjoy seamless exchanges with no fees, plus additional discounts for select performances and special events.
There are two ways to subscribe to Washington Performing Arts:
- Fixed Series Subscription
- Build Your Own Subscription
What packages are available?
Orchestra Series
Experience awe-inspiring symphonic sounds from top-tier orchestras. Hear the London’s Philharmonia Orchestra with star pianist Víkingur Ólafsson under principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Oct. 27) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under new music director Klaus Mäkelä (Feb. 27). Subscriptions: $90 to $235
Hayes Piano Series
Three early-career pianists comprise this year’s Hayes Piano Series. Curated this season by 2025/26 Ambassador for the Arts Sir András Schiff, this season’s series featuring three of his outstanding current or former students: Avery Gagliano (Oct. 25), Mishka Rushdie Momen (March 14), and Julia Hamos (May 16). Subscriptions: $120
Recitalist Series
Hear industry icons and artists-on-the-rise in our Recitalist Series. Midori returns with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute for a program that traverses lyricism, passion, and brilliance and anchored by Beethoven’s radiant “Spring” Sonata (Nov. 15). Pianist Igor Levit brings his breathtaking technique to Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, and to Frederic Rzewski’s revolutionary The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, (January 11). Early-music ensemble Ruckus and bass-baritone Davóne Tines invite us to reflect on the American experiment through a bold reimagining of songs, hymns, and ballads spanning four centuries, which confront American tensions and aspirations (January 28). Experience the fourth-annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital (April 12) with Revolutionary Portraits: Our Better Angels featuring the Pacifica Quartet with narrator Sigourney Weavers. The Danish String Quartet pairs with the 50-member Danish National Girls’s Choir for the world premiere of in wildness, a new work co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts and composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang, and arrangements of traditional folk tunes (April 18). Pianist Vadym Kholodenko thrills with Beethoven’s monumental “Hammerklavier” Sonata, and works by Liszt and Lyatoshinsky (May 5). Subscriptions: $294
Experience awe-inspiring symphonic sounds from top-tier orchestras. Hear the London’s Philharmonia Orchestra with star pianist Víkingur Ólafsson under principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Oct. 27) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under new music director Klaus Mäkelä (Feb. 27). Subscriptions: $90 to $235
Three early-career pianists comprise this year’s Hayes Piano Series. Curated this season by 2025/26 Ambassador for the Arts Sir András Schiff, this season’s series featuring three of his outstanding current or former students: Avery Gagliano (Oct. 25), Mishka Rushdie Momen (March 14), and Julia Hamos (May 16). Subscriptions: $120
Hear industry icons and artists-on-the-rise in our Recitalist Series. Midori returns with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute for a program that traverses lyricism, passion, and brilliance and anchored by Beethoven’s radiant “Spring” Sonata (Nov. 15). Pianist Igor Levit brings his breathtaking technique to Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, and to Frederic Rzewski’s revolutionary The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, (January 11). Early-music ensemble Ruckus and bass-baritone Davóne Tines invite us to reflect on the American experiment through a bold reimagining of songs, hymns, and ballads spanning four centuries, which confront American tensions and aspirations (January 28). Experience the fourth-annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital (April 12) with Revolutionary Portraits: Our Better Angels featuring the Pacifica Quartet with narrator Sigourney Weavers. The Danish String Quartet pairs with the 50-member Danish National Girls’s Choir for the world premiere of in wildness, a new work co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts and composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang, and arrangements of traditional folk tunes (April 18). Pianist Vadym Kholodenko thrills with Beethoven’s monumental “Hammerklavier” Sonata, and works by Liszt and Lyatoshinsky (May 5). Subscriptions: $294
The City is our Stage!
For 60 years, we have brought you top artists in venues of different capacities, aesthetics, and layouts throughout the region. The 2025/26 season emphasizes the transformative power of live performances as a unifying force, highlighting how the arts revitalize individuals and communities, inspire discovery, and forge meaningful connections among audiences.
Explore our main 2025/26 season venues:
Fixed Concert Subscriptions
Orchestra Series, Hayes Piano Series, Recitalist Series
- Save up to 20%* off single-ticket prices when you subscribe to our Orchestra Series, Hayes Piano Series, or Recitalist Series.
- Secure the same seats for every performance in your series.
- If your plans change, exchange your tickets for free into other current season performances.
- $10 handling fees per order, whereas single tickets incur a handling fee of 15% of the order total.
Build Your Own Subscription
Custom Subscriptions are available by calling the box office at (202) 785-9727, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT.
Custom 3 Performance Series
- Save up to 10%* off single-ticket prices when you choose three (3) paid events.
- Secure seats before tickets are available to the general public.
- If your plans change, exchange your tickets for free into other current season performances.
- $10 handling fees per order, whereas single tickets incur a handling fee of 15% of the order total.
Custom 5 Performance Series
- Save up to 15%* off single-ticket prices when you choose five (5) or more paid events.
- Secure seats before tickets are available to the general public.
- If your plans change, exchange your tickets for free into other current season performances.
- $10 handling fees per order, whereas single tickets incur a handling fee of 15% of the order total.
* Some seating sections or performances are excluded from discounts. Reservations for free events do not count toward the minimum number of events for Custom 3 or Custom 5 subscriptions.
The Benefits of Being a Washington Performing Arts Subscriber
Instead of buying and seeing just one concert, subscribers reserve seats for multiple events. Free ticket exchanges, reduced handling fees, advance access to special events, guest pass tickets, and more. Subscribers receive deeper savings, access to seats before the general public, and better access to all Washington Performing Arts offers. Subscribers enjoy benefits not available to single-ticket holders, and the more shows you see, the lower the tickets cost.
Become a Friend!
Our annual donor’s group, the Friends of Washington Arts, provides invaluable support for our artistic and education programming throughout the year. As a thank-you, we offer Friends these exceptional subscription benefits:
- Higher seating priority: During our subscription-only period (June 2025) Friends subscription orders are available by donor level ahead of orders from the general public.
- Waived order fees: Friends subscribe without a handling fee—a $10 savings. Throughout the season, Friends also enjoy waived fees for additional single-ticket orders—a savings of 15% on the ticket order.
Questions?
Questions? Contact our Patron Services.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Staff work hybrid schedules in the office during business hours.
On performance days, Patron Services representatives are available in the lobby or box office of our venues 90 minutes before performance start times.
Contact
Patron Services
(202) 785 9727
PatronServices@WashingtonPerformingArts.org
Mailing Address
Washington Performing Arts Patron Services
1400 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005