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OCTOBER 2019 OCTOBER THOMAS DAUSGAARD, MUSIC DIRECTOR Beatrice Rana plays Schumann’s Piano Concerto Dausgaard conducts Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony & Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto with Lang Lang Mozart’s Requiem Augustin Hadelich plays Brahms’ Violin Concerto My legacy. My partner. You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes. Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and future generations. To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Lisa Roberts Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 415-705-7159 Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2019 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM CONTENTS OCTOBER 2019 4 / Calendar 6 / The Orchestra 50 / Benaroya Hall Guide FEATURES 5 / Community Connections 7 / Meet the Musicians 10 / On a High Note 12 / Thomas Dausgaard on the Season Ahead 51 / The Lis(z)t CONCERTS 14 / October 9 My legacy. My partner. Lang Lang with the Seattle Symphony 20 / October 10 & 12 Mozart Jupiter Symphony You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave 24 / October 17, 19 & 20 behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can Mozart Requiem help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes. 31 / October 18 [untitled] 1 Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and NATHALIE STUTZMANN 34 / October 24 & 26 Photo: Simon Fowler. Simon Photo: future generations. 39 Schumann Piano Concerto 38 / October 25 To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Mendelssohn Untuxed 39 / October 31 & November 2 Augustin Hadelich Brahms Lisa Roberts Violin Concerto Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 415-705-7159 NOAH GELLER AUGUSTIN HADELICH Photo: JamesHolt Photo: 24 Photo: Valentina Luca 39 ON THE COVER: Beatrice Rana by Nicolas Bets COVER DESIGN: Jadzia Parker EDITORS: Rachel Spain, Heidi Staub Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. © 2019 Seattle Symphony. All rights reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without written permission ©2019 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. encorespotlight.com 3 Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM LOOKING AHEAD: PERFORMANCE SPACE: ON THE DIAL: Tune in to Classical KING ■ S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM FM 98.1 every Wednesday at 8pm for a ■ ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL Seattle Symphony spotlight and the first NOVEMBER ■ OCTAVE 9: RAISBECK MUSIC CENTER Friday of every month at 9pm for concert ■ SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM GRAND LOBBY broadcasts. AT BENAROYA HALL ■ SYMPHONY EVENTS AWAY FROM THE HALL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 1pm NPR’s 2 Wow in the World Pop Up Party NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO 7:30pm Jazz of the Harlem Renaissance SEATTLE REPERTORY JAZZ ORCHESTRA 8pm Augustin Hadelich Brahms Violin Concerto SEATTLE SYMPHONY 4pm 3 4 5 7:30pm 6 7:30pm 7 8pm 88 7:30pm 9 Passage: Confronting Chick Corea Trace Bundy The Movie Music of Duo Melis Intolerance Rhapsody in Blue LIVE @ BENAROYA John Williams SEATTLE CLASSIC MUSIC OF SEATTLE SYMPHONY HALL SEATTLE SYMPHONY GUITAR SOCIETY REMEMBRANCE 9pm 8pm 6pm Suicide Girls: The Movie Music of Dialogues: Kate Blackheart John Williams Soper in Recital Burlesque SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SUICIDE GIRLS LLC 2pm 10 7:30pm 11 7:30pm 12 13 7:30pm 14 12pm 15 8pm 16 The Movie Music of Veterans Day Amor Towles Rachmaninov Rachmaninov Rachmaninov John Williams Celebration SEATTLE ARTS & Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 2 SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE WIND LECTURES SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SYMPHONY 7pm 8pm 8pm An Evening with LEONID & FRIENDS Mateo Messina's David Sedaris - A Tribute to the 22nd Benefit NORTHWEST Music of Chicago Concert: Origin -The ASSOCIATED ARTS, EMPORIUM PRESENTS Symphony KNKX 88.5 FM & THE LUMA GUILD STRANGER 8pm Beethoven & Ravel SEATTLE SYMPHONY 3pm 17 7pm 18 19 20 10am Friends 21 7:30pm 22 9:30 & 11am 23 Russian Masters Musical Open Rehearsal & Casa Patas Meet the Clarinet SEATTLE YOUTH Conversations: Discussion Flamenco: Raíz De 4 SEATTLE SYMPHONY SYMPHONY Stravinsky SEATTLE SYMPHONY LIVE @ BENAROYA 2 & 7:30pm ORCHESTRA SEATTLE SYMPHONY HALL 7:30pm Artist/ Casa Patas Filmmaker Robin Flamenco: Raíz De 4 7:30pm 8pm LIVE @ BENAROYA HALL A Tuba To Cuba: The Layton presents the Orfeo ed Euridice 2pm Cascade Youth Preservation Hall lake with guitarist SEATTLE SYMPHONY Jazz Band with Yusa Will Ackerman Symphony Orchestra and Special Guests LIVE @ BENAROYA Concert CASCADE YOUTH LIVE @ BENAROYA HALL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL 7:30pm Stravinsky 8pm Stravinsky The The Rite of Spring Rite of Spring SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 2:30pm 24 25 26 27 28 7:30pm 29 6pm 30 La Nef: Sea Songs The Tenors: Wonder Encanto Holiday and Chanties of Christmas Tour Concierto EARLY MUSIC SEATTLE LIVE @ BENAROYA ENCANTO ARTS HALL 7pm 7:30pm Sacred Sounds of 'Tis the Season Christmas SEATTLE MEN’S SEATTLE PACIFIC CHORUS UNIVERSITY *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG ■ COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS The Arc of King County Sandra Urite and Caroline April Urite; picture was taken by Tom Wolken during The Arc’s Latino Winter Party The Arc of King County serves all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan: from prenatal diagnosis through end of life care. They serve parents, tchaikovsky guardians, siblings, adults living in the community, individuals who need financial management assistance, families at risk of losing their housing, self-advocates, EUGENE and community allies seeking to make the community more systemically equitable for all people. The Arc of King County promotes and ONEGIN protects human and civil rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, actively supporting their full inclusion so that they can live, learn, work, and play in the JANUARY 11–25 community — making the world a better place for us all. The Arc of King County is one of nearly 80 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s Community Connections program which provides complimentary tickets to diverse communities in the Puget Sound region. © Philip Newton DECADENT RUSSIAN ROMANCE For Tatyana, it’s love at first sight. She bares her In Russian with English subtitles. soul in a passionate letter to Onegin, but their Evenings 7:30 PM hearts are out of sync. When he finally returns Sundays 2:00 PM her affections, it’s too late—a rival has appeared. Featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus Pushkin’s masterful verse novel fuses with and members of Seattle breathtaking music by Tchaikovsky (The Symphony Orchestra. CONNECT WITH US: Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture) for Share your photos using #ListenBoldly and poignant Russian romance at its finest. Lush orchestrations, elegant ballroom dances, and MCCAW HALL follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, 206.389.7676 Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Download elaborate costumes bring 1800s Russia to life on the McCaw Hall stage in this achingly beautiful the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/ONEGIN tale of longing, remorse, and love unfulfilled. tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. 2019/20 SEASON SPONSOR: IN MEMORY OF KARYL WINN PRODUCTION SPONSOR: SEATTLE OPERA FOUNDATION encorespotlight.com 5 ■ ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY THOMAS DAUSGAARD MUSIC DIRECTOR Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard is esteemed for his creativity and innovative programming, the excitement of his live performances and his extensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings. A renowned recording artist with over 70 discs to his name, Dausgaard’s releases with the Seattle Symphony have garnered critical acclaim resulting in international honors including a 2017 Gramophone Award nomination for Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 (Deryck Cooke version), Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year Award, and a 2019 Best Orchestral Performance Grammy nomination for Nielsen’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4. An avid champion of contemporary works and the music of his homeland, Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony will release the much-anticipated cycle of symphonies by Carl Nielsen. Performing internationally with many of the world’s leading orchestras, Dausgaard is also the Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Laureate of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and Honorary Conductor of the Orchestra della Toscana and