Seattle Symphony January 2017 Encore
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JANUARY 2017 SHOSTAKOVICH FESTIVAL TWO POWERFUL CONCERTS THREE RISING STARS MEGAN HILTY SINGS SINATRA & MORE LEARNING ITALIAN WITH PAUL RAFANELLI CONTENTS Laird Norton is a very proud supporter of the Seattle Symphony. Community building and the pursuit of excellence are core values shared by both the Symphony and Laird Norton. In partnership, we celebrate the relentless pursuit of innovation and musical excellence that unite our community and create lasting legacies. EAP full-page template.indd 1 10/24/16 2:12 PM CONTENTS JANUARY 2017 4 / CALENDAR 6 / THE ORCHESTRA 8 / SIMPLE GIFTS 10 / NOTES FEATURES 12 / BREAKING THE FRAME Can Shostakovich escape our demands for a political martyr? 14 / IF LUCK BE A LADY Her name might be Megan Hilty CONCERTS 17 / January 5, 7 & 8 BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9 26 / January 10 WINDBORNE’S THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE: A ROCK SYMPHONY WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 28 / January 13–15 LUCK BE A LADY MEGAN HILTY SINGS SINATRA & MORE 30 / January 19 SHOSTAKOVICH CONCERTO FESTIVAL I 34 / January 20 28 / MEGAN HILTY SHOSTAKOVICH CONCERTO FESTIVAL II Photo: Sidney Beal Sidney Photo: 36 / January 26 & 28 MENDELSSOHN & SCHUBERT 40 / January 27 SCHUBERT UNTUXED 42 / January 27 [UNTITLED] 2 54 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 30 / KEVIN AHFAT 30 / ALEKSEY SEMENENKO 55 / THE LIS(Z)T ON THE COVER: Edgar Moreau (p. 30) by Julien Mignot COVER DESIGN: Jessica Forsythe EDITOR: Heidi Staub © 2017 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 from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change. encoreartsseattle.com 3 ON THE DIAL: Tune in to January & Classical KING FM 98.1 every February Wednesday at 8pm for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and CALENDAR the first Friday of every month at 9pm for concert broadcasts. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ■ JANUARY 7:30pm 8pm Beethoven Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1pm 7:30pm 8pm 7:30pm Metropolitan Opera Live @ Benaroya Luck Be A Lady EMG presents National Council Hall: Windborne’s Megan Hilty Sings Musica Pacifica: Auditions The Music of David Sinatra & More Alla Napolitana Bowie: A Rock 8pm Luck Be A Lady 2pm Symphony with the Megan Hilty Sings Beethoven Seattle Symphony Sinatra & More Symphony No. 9 8 9 10 11 MEGAN HILTY12 13 14 2pm 7:30pm 8pm Luck Be A Lady Shostakovich Shostakovich Megan Hilty Sings Concerto Festival I Concerto Festival II Sinatra & More 15 NATIONAL16 GEOGRAPHIC LIVE17 18 19 20 21 2pm 12:30pm Watjen 7:30pm 7:30pm 7pm 2pm National Geographic Concert Organ National Geographic Mendelssohn Schubert Untuxed Seattle Philharmonic Live: Point of No Recital – Free Demo Live: Point of No & Schubert Orchestra: Mozart’s Return Return Piano Concerto No. 24 7:30pm National 10pm Geographic Live: 7:30pm [untitled] 2 8pm Point of No Return UW Side-by-Side Mendelssohn Concert & Schubert 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12pm Roosevelt HS ■ FEBRUARY 7:30pm 7:30pm EMG 10am & 12pm Side-by-Side Concert Emanuel Ax presents Seattle Sensory Friendly 10am Friends Open Beethoven Emperor Baroque Orchestra: Concerts: Two Cats 7pm NWAA, KNKX Rehearsal* Le Mozart Noir 88.5 FM & The 8pm Emanuel Ax Beethoven Emperor Stranger present 7:30pm Seattle Arts 7:30pm CAF An Evening with Ira & Lectures presents presents Masters of 8pm Seattle Music Glass Exchange Project 29 30 31 Helen Macdonald 1 2 Scottish Arts 3 4 10am & 12pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Northwest 8pm Sensory Friendly Hilary Hahn Bruch Sinfonietta: Hilary Hanh Bruch Concerts: Two Cats Violin Concerto No. 1 Prokofiev & Violin Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky 8pm Leonidas Kavakos & Yuja 5 6 7 8 9 Wang in Recital 10 11 2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Hilary Hahn Bruch Joseph Adam Live @ Benaroya Mother Goose Goes Tiny Tots: Mother Goose Violin Concerto No. 1 Hall: Taylor Hicks to the Symphony Goes to the Symphony 2 & 8pm Joshua Bell 7pm 8pm Joshua Bell Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Byron Schenkman Tchaikovsky Violin 7:30 pm Seattle & Friends: Russians Concerto Repertory Jazz & Jews 12 13 14 HILARY HAHN15 16 17 Orchestra 18 12 & 5:30pm 7:30pm 10am 8pm 8pm WA Music Educators Schubert Octet Friends Onstage Bach & Handel Bach & Handel Association Rehearsal* Concerts 7:30pm 8pm Live @ Benaroya Hall Live @ Benaroya RAIN: A TRIBUTE Hall: Hot Tuna TO THE BEATLES 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2pm National 7:30pm 7:30pm Geographic Live: National Geographic National Geographic The Risky Science of Live: The Risky Live: The Risky Exploration Science of Science of 2pm Pacific Exploration Exploration MusicWorks presents Handel’s Tenor: Beard’s Beauties 26 27 28 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information Photos: Megan Hilty (January 13–15) by Sidney Beal; National Geographic Live (January 22–24) by Hilaree O’Neill; 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Hilary Hahn (February 9, 11 & 12) by Michael Patrick O’Leary; National Geographic Live (February 26–28) by Wes Skiles SSO057-Calendar.indd 1 12/22/16 3:09 PM ■ ON THE BEAT See Who’s Here to Hear Through Sep 10, 2017 MOHAI.org | #edibleMOHAI FIRST TIME AT THE 5TH! THE PAJAMA GAME FEBRUARY 10 – MARCH 5, 2017 Things are getting pretty steamy at the Sleep- Photo: James Holt James Photo: Tite Pajama Factory where the new boss is falling hard for the fiery union rep. Sparks fly “I come to concerts all the time. I’m a when the workers go on strike. It seems love, huge Beethoven fan. I mean, over the sex and politics are as hot as ever. top. Did you know his favorite meal was macaroni and cheese? His Ninth Symphony is so fantastic, but Seven is wicked good. The louder the better! I was raised in the ‘60s and ‘70s, so I grew A COMEDY TO DIE FOR! up listening to a lot of rock and roll — The Beatles, Creedence, Rolling Stones. Now MURDER FOR TWO I mostly listen to Classical KING FM and MARCH 25 – JUNE 11, 2017 NPR. I also enjoy gardening. I helped put A Co-Production presented at ACT- A Contemporary Theatre together a 28,000 square foot garden for a community out in Issaquah where I live, Everyone is a suspect in Murder for Two—a drop-dead funny murder mystery musical so I guess you could say I’m enjoying with a twist: One actor investigates the crime; harvesting green beans and listening to the other plays all the suspects—and they classical music right now.” both play the piano! A zany blend of classic — Gary musical comedy and madcap mystery, this ninety-minute whodunit is a highly theatrical duet loaded with killer laughs. CONNECT WITH US: Share your photos using #SeattleSymphony and follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Download the Listen THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE - THE NATION’S LEADING MUSICAL THEATER! Boldly app to easily purchase tickets, skip the ( ) Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. 206 625-1900 WWW.5THAVENUE.ORG GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE CALL 1-888-625-1418 | ON 5TH AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 2016/17 SEASON SPONSORS seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 encoreartsseattle.com 5 LUDOVIC MORLOT SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR French conductor Ludovic will also see the release of several more recordings on the Morlot has been Music Director Orchestra’s label, Seattle Symphony Media. A box set of of the Seattle Symphony music by Dutilleux was recently released to mark the 100th since 2011. Amongst the anniversary of the composer’s birth. many highlights of his tenure, the orchestra has won two Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie for Grammy Awards and gave an three years (2012–14). During this time he conducted several exhilarating performance at new productions including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenu°fa Carnegie Hall in 2014. and Pelléas et Mélisande. Concert performances, both in Brussels and Aix-en-Provence, included repertoire by During the 2016–2017 season Beethoven, Stravinsky, Britten, Webern and Bruneau. Morlot and the Seattle Symphony will continue to Trained as a violinist, Morlot studied conducting at the invite their audiences to Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal “listen boldly,” presenting College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: Ravel’s L’enfant et les Conducting Fellowship. Morlot was elected a Fellow of sortilèges, completing their the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his cycle of Beethoven symphonies and piano concertos and several significant contribution to music. He is Chair of Orchestral world premieres including compositions by Agata Zubel and Gabriel Conducting Studies at the University of Washington School Prokofiev. All of this will be complemented by the Seattle Symphony’s of Music and lives in Seattle with his wife, Ghizlane, and highly innovative series, Sonic Evolution and [untitled]. This season their two children. SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ROSTER LUDOVIC MORLOT Thomas Dausgaard, Principal Guest Conductor Pablo Rus Broseta, Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director Joseph Crnko, Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Gerard Schwarz, Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Conductor Laureate FIRST VIOLIN Mara Gearman Judy Washburn Kriewall HORN HARP Open Position Timothy Hale Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Jeffrey Fair Valerie Muzzolini Gordon David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Vincent Comer Charles Simonyi Principal Horn Principal Open Position Penelope Crane PICCOLO Mark Robbins Supported by Eliza and Brian Shelden Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Wesley Anderson Dyring