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OCTOBER 2, 4 & 5
XIAN CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV
Xian Zhang conductor
Alexander Malofeev piano
Seattle Symphony
MELISSA DOUGLAS Awaken
RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2
Alexander Malofeev’s performances are generously sponsored by Heidi Charleson and Lou Woodworth*.
Performances of Xian Conducts Rachmaninov are generously sponsored by Yuka Shimizu.
OCTOBER 10–12
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PRESENTS BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY
SEATTLE POPS SERIES
George Daugherty conductor
Seattle Symphony
Celebrate Bugs Bunny’s 85th anniversary with us! Enjoy classic Looney Tunes projected onto the big screen as their iconic scores are played live by the Seattle Symphony.
Created by George Daugherty & David Ka Lik Wong.
LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements © & TM Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s25)
George Daugherty’s performances are generously sponsored by Susan Y. Buske.
OCTOBER 16 & 18
HANDEL MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS
Ivars Taurins conductor
Joseph Adam organ
Seattle Symphony
HANDEL Organ Concerto, Op. 7, No. 4
TELEMANN Wassermusik
HASSE Sinfonia in G minor
HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks
The Seattle Symphony’s organ programming is generously supported by the Fluke | Gabelein Organ Endowment.
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OCTOBER 23 & 25
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A SEA SYMPHONY
Gemma New conductor
Gabriel Cabezas cello
Wendy Bryn Harmer soprano
Jarrett Ott baritone
Seattle Symphony Chorale
Seattle Symphony
GABRIELLA SMITH Lost Coast
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A Sea Symphony
Gabriel Cabezas’ performances are generously sponsored by the James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation.
NOVEMBER 6–8
TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO
Sunny Xia conductor
Simone Lamsma violin
Seattle Symphony
HOLMÈS La nuit et l’amour
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
Sunny Xia’s position is generously underwritten as the Douglas F. King Associate Conductor.
NOVEMBER 11
PIANIST PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD IN RECITAL
Celebrated pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard returns to Benaroya Hall to perform the latter half of J.S. Bach’s famed work, The Well-Tempered Clavier, showcasing the full harmonic spectrum of the keyboard.
NOVEMBER 13, 15 & 16
BEETHOVEN
& BRUCKNER
David Danzmayr conductor
Yulianna Avdeeva piano
Seattle Symphony
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
The Kanneh-Masons
NOVEMBER 20 & 22
MACKEY SAXOPHONE CONCERTO
Lawrence Renes conductor
Timothy McAllister saxophone
David Gordon trumpet
Stefan Farkas English horn
Seattle Symphony
COPLAND Quiet City
STEVEN MACKEY Anemology: Concerto For Saxophone and Orchestra (Seattle Symphony Co-commission)
JOHN ADAMS Harmonielehre
David Gordon’s position is generously underwritten as the Boeing Company Principal Trumpet.
Performances of Steven Mackey’s Anemology: Concerto for Saxophone are generously underwritten by the Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis Living Music Program.
JANUARY 2
MORGAN FREEMAN’S
SYMPHONIC BLUES
EXPERIENCE
IN CONCERT WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY
Martin Gellner conductor
Morgan Freeman narrator
Seattle Symphony
Morgan Freeman himself lands at Benaroya Hall to host this immersive production, which fuses the soulful sounds of Mississippi Delta blues with the grandeur of a symphony orchestra.
Limited availability.
JANUARY 8 & 10
BERNSTEIN & RACHMANINOV
Alevtina Ioffe conductor
Vadim Gluzman violin
Seattle Symphony
BARBER Intermezzo from Vanessa
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium)
RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 3
JANUARY 29, 31 & FEBRUARY 1
THE KANNEH-MASONS PLAY BEETHOVEN TRIPLE CONCERTO
Kahchun Wong conductor
Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Braimah Kanneh-Mason violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Seattle Symphony
ARNOLD Peterloo Overture
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
JANUARY 30
AN EVENING WITH NICOLA BENEDETTI IN RECITAL
Nicola Benedetti violin
Plínio Fernandes guitar
Hanzhi Wang accordion
Adrian Daurov cello
Sought-after violinist Nicola Benedetti presents an intimate recital program for her debut appearance at Benaroya Hall.
FEBRUARY 12, 14 & 15
XIAN CONDUCTS IRIS UNVEILED
Xian Zhang conductor
Meng Meng Peking opera singer
Mei Gui Zhang soprano
Tess Altiveros soprano
Yang Jin (杨瑾) pipa
Chang Jing zheng
Cathy Yang erhu
Seattle Symphony
QIGANG CHEN Iris Dévoilée (Iris Unveiled)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
FEBRUARY 19–21
Xian Conducts Schumann & Beethoven
Xian Zhang conductor
Jan Vogler cello
Seattle Symphony
NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message
R. SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
MARCH 5 & 7
BACH, BUSONI & BRAHMS
Daniele Rustioni conductor
Francesca Dego violin
Seattle Symphony
J.S. BACH Ricercare a 6 (orch. Webern)
BUSONI Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 (orch. Schoenberg)
Francesca Dego’s performances are generously sponsored by Stephen Elop and Susan Johannsen.
MARCH 12–14
LISZT & KODÁLY
Kevin John Edusei conductor
Haochen Zhang piano
Seattle Symphony
LISZT Les Préludes
LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
KODÁLY Háry János Suite
MARCH 19 & 21
STRAVINSKY THE FIREBIRD
Andrew Litton conductor
Janai Brugger soprano
Seattle Symphony Chorale
Seattle Symphony
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
POULENC Stabat Mater
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1945)
Music Director
Xian Zhang
APRIL 9 & 11
RACHMANINOV SYMPHONIC DANCES
Peter Oundjian conductor
Svet Stoyanov percussion
Noah Geller violin
Seattle Symphony
JOAN TOWER Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS Double Concerto (Seattle Symphony Co-commission, West Coast Premiere)
RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances
Noah Geller’s position is generously underwritten as the David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster.
APRIL 16, 18 & 19
MENDELSSOHN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Nicholas McGegan conductor
Tess Altiveros soprano
Sarah Larsen mezzo-soprano
Seattle Symphony Chorale, Upper Voices
Seattle Symphony
MENDELSSOHN The Fair Melusine
MENDELSSOHN Three Motets, Op. 39 (arr. McGegan)
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nicholas McGegan’s performances are generously sponsored by Yuka Shimizu.
APRIL 23 & 25
XIAN CONDUCTS SAINT-SAËNS
FEATURING PIANIST DANIIL TRIFONOV
Xian Zhang conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Seattle Symphony
FAURÉ Pavane
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Daniil Trifonov’s performances are generously sponsored by Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs.
Performances of Xian Conducts Saint-Saëns Featuring Daniil Trifonov are generously sponsored by The Nakajima Family.
APRIL 30, MAY 2 & 3
XIAN CONDUCTS MOZART
Xian Zhang conductor
Benjamin Lulich clarinet
Seattle Symphony
ROSSINI Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
MOZART Symphony No. 39
Benjamin Lulich’s position is generously underwritten as the Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Clarinet.
MAY 28–31
XIAN CONDUCTS GERSHWIN
Xian Zhang conductor
Hélène Grimaud piano
Seattle Symphony
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
JUNE 11 & 13
XIAN CONDUCTS MAHLER 7
Xian Zhang conductor
Seattle Symphony
MAHLER Symphony No. 7
JUNE 18–21
XIAN CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9
Xian Zhang conductor
Alicia Olatuja mezzo-soprano
Steven Mackey electric guitar
Toni Marie Palmertree soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Robert Pomakov bass
Seattle Symphony Chorale
Seattle Symphony
STEVEN MACKEY Riot
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
Steven Mackey’s performances are generously sponsored by the James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation.
Performances of Xian Conducts Beethoven 9 are generously sponsored by the Nesholm Family Foundation.
Peking opera singer Meng Meng