Clarinetists join Cascade Symphony in season finale concert

Two clarinetists from the Seattle Symphony, Benjamin Lulich and Emil Khudyev, will perform with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra for its season finale concert.

The concert – under the direction of maestro Michael Miropolsky – will wrap up the orchestra’s 60th season. The program will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), 410 4th Ave. N.

A pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m., by KING-FM radio personality Dave Beck, will preview the musical highlights for the evening.

“We are fortunate to have the rare opportunity of hearing a duo of extraordinary clarinetists perform the Clarinet Double Concerto of Czech composer František Kramár-Krommer,” Miropolsky said of Lulich and Khudyev. “Kramár-Krommer was a contemporary of (Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus) Mozart and (German composer Ludwig van) Beethoven, and he is best known today for his music for winds.”

Lulich is the principal clarinet in the Seattle Opera, having previously served as acting principal clarinet with the Cleveland Orchestra while holding other prominent positions with the Pacific Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Colorado Music Festival, and Sunriver Music Festival. He also has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra, Festival Mozaic, Chamber Music Northwest, and many other ensembles.

He also has played frequently with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra, recording numerous film scores, record albums, and

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Khudyev has performed with numerous music organizations, including the Chicago Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. He became an instructor of clarinet at see SEASON FINALE page 12 u