LUDOVIC MORLOT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, AT 8PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, AT 2PM
MORLOT CONDUCTS BERLIOZ Ludovic Morlot, conductor Ian Bostridge, tenor BERLIOZ: Les nuits d’été BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
Nights of love, days of wrath! Two fantastical visions — one sentimental, the other diabolical — reveal Berlioz as the ultimate Romantic artist, overflowing with feelings so enormous that he had to revolutionize the symphony orchestra just to express them. To add to the excitement, the famed English tenor Ian Bostridge graces our stage for the first time.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, AT 8PM
BERLIOZ REQUIEM Ludovic Morlot, conductor Kenneth Tarver, tenor Seattle Symphony Chorale Seattle Pro Musica BERLIOZ: Requiem
Berlioz’s Requiem shakes the earth below and soars to the heavens above, all while surrounding us with a profusion of orchestral and choral colors. This glorious work unites the spiritual and physical aspects of sound like nothing else in music. Berlioz Requiem is generously underwritten by Barney and Rebecca Ebsworth, in memory of Muriel Mueller.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, AT 2PM
JEREMY DENK IN RECITAL
DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS SERIES
Jeremy Denk, piano MOZART: Rondo in A minor PROKOFIEV: Vision fugitives BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 30 SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes Seattle Symphony 2017–2018 Featured Artist Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists — an artist The New York Times hails as someone “you want to hear no matter what he performs.”
RACHEL YORK
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, AT 8PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, AT 2 & 8PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, AT 2PM
HOLIDAY POPS SEATTLE POPS Title Sponsor
Stuart Chafetz, conductor Rachel York, vocals Darius de Haas, vocals University of Washington Chorale Featuring holiday classics, traditional favorites and that WOW you’ve grown used to, this year’s Holiday Pops kicks off the season with humor, joy and the heartfelt warmth of the season.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, AT 8PM
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9 HOLIDAY SPECIALS
Alastair Willis, conductor Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola Angela Meade, soprano Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano Isaiah Bell, tenor Michael Sumuel, baritone Seattle Symphony Chorale MOZART: The Magic Flute Overture WILLIAMS: Flos campi BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, “Choral” The beauty and drama of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony is alternately awe-inspiring and uplifting, with the Ode to Joy the crowning jewel atop this transformative piece. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for the ages is a wonderful way to end the year. Susan Gulkis Assadi’s performances are generously underwritten by Sue and Robert Collett and an anonymous donor.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, AT 9PM
NEW YEAR’S EVE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! HOLIDAY SPECIALS
Michael Krajewski, conductor Tony DeSare, piano & vocals Pianist/singer Tony DeSare takes you on a journey, spanning more than a century of piano’s greatest hits. Stops along the way highlight the perennial favorites of Elton John, Ray Charles, John Lennon and finishes off with Rhapsody in Blue. Follow the performance with a post-concert party that includes a glass of champagne, a live performance and dancing all the way to the midnight countdown and beyond!