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4 / CALENDAR

6 / THE ORCHESTRA

8 / SIMPLE GIFTS SPOTLIGHT

10 / NOTES

FEATURES 12 / WE ARE THE ART Giving Voice to Plymouth Housing Group Residents

14 / CLASSICAL MIXOLOGIST Gabriel Prokofiev on his new work for the Seattle Symphony

CONCERTS 17 / September 14 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES

18 / September 17 OPENING NIGHT CONCERT & GALA WITH LUDOVIC MORLOT & JOYCE DIDONATO

22 / September 22, 24 & 25 MORLOT CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN & PROKOFIEV

25 / September 29, 30 & October 1 ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO

18 / JOYCE DIDONATO

Photo: Florian Kalotay Florian Photo: 38 / GUIDE TO BENAROYA HALL

39 / THE LIS(Z)T

17 / AMY ANDERSSON 25 / XAVIER PHILLIPS Photo: Caroline Doutre Caroline Photo:

ON THE COVER: Ludovic Morlot by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco EDITOR: Heidi Staub COVER DESIGN: Helen Hodges

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7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 5pm Opening Night Guangdong National Guangdong National The Legend of Concert & Gala* Orchestra of China Orchestra of China Zelda: Symphony presents Autumn presents Silk Road of the Goddesses 8pm Melody Melody with the Seattle Live @ Benaroya Symphony Hall: An Evening with George 11 12 13 14 15 16 Winston 17

7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Byron Schenkman & Morlot Conducts SCGS presents Friends: Bach & the Beethoven & Thibault Cauvin Mendelssohns Prokofiev 8pm Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Prokofiev 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

2pm 7:30pm 12pm ■ OCTOBER Morlot Conducts Elgar Cello Concerto Elgar Cello Concerto Beethoven & 8pm Prokofiev Elgar Cello Concerto

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7:30pm 7pm 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Live @ Benaroya Isha Foundation Goldyhands and the Tiny Tots: Goldyhands Hall: Squeeze presents Sadhguru Three Bows and the Three Bows in Seattle 7:30pm Chanticleer: 8pm The Washing of the Cirque Goes to the Water Cinema 8pm Cirque Goes to 2 CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE3 4 5 6 7 the Cinema 8

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2pm 7:30pm 8pm 8pm 11am Perlman Conducts Ensign Symphony & Live Nation presents Handel Water Music Lemony Snicket The Mozart Requiem Chorus: True Light Norah Jones Composer is Dead

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2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 9am 7:30pm 10pm 7:30pm National National National Donor Open Morlot Conducts [untitled] 1 Seattle Baroque Geographic Live: A Geographic Live: A Geographic Live: A Rehearsal & Beethoven Orchestra: Photographer’s Life Photographer’s Life Photographer’s Life Discussion* Tafelmusik of Love and War of Love and War of Love and War 8pm Morlot Conducts 23 24 25 26 27 28 Beethoven 29

2pm Hilary Hahn in Recital 7pm Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King 30 31 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE

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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, Jenufa 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 Prokofiev. All of this will be complemented by the Seattle Symphony’s School of Music in Seattle and lives in Seattle with his wife, highly innovative series, Sonic Evolution and [untitled]. This season Ghizlane, and 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 Emma McGrath** Penelope Crane PICCOLO Mark Robbins Supported by Eliza and Brian Sheldon Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Wesley Anderson Dyring Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Associate Principal Cordula Merks Sayaka Kokubo Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo Jonathan Karschney KEYBOARD Assistant Concertmaster Rachel Swerdlow Assistant Principal Kimberly Russ, piano +** Simon James Julie Whitton OBOE Jenna Breen Joseph Adam, organ + Second Assistant Concertmaster Mary Lynch John Turman PERSONNEL MANAGER Jennifer Bai CELLO Principal Adam Iascone Mariel Bailey Efe Baltacıgil Supported by anonymous donors Scott Wilson Cecilia Poellein Buss Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Ben Hausmann TRUMPET ASSISTANT PERSONNEL Ayako Gamo Meeka Quan DiLorenzo Associate Principal David Gordon MANAGER Timothy Garland Assistant Principal Chengwen Winnie Lai The Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Supported by their children in memory of Keith Higgins Leonid Keylin Stefan Farkas Alexander White Helen and Max Gurvich Mae Lin Assistant Principal Eric Han LIBRARY Mikhail Shmidt ENGLISH HORN Geoffrey Bergler Bruce Bailey Patricia Takahashi-Blayney Clark Story Stefan Farkas Roberta Hansen Downey Principal Librarian John Weller TROMBONE Walter Gray Robert Olivia Jeannie Wells Yablonsky CLARINET Ko-ichiro Yamamoto Vivian Gu Associate Librarian Arthur Zadinsky Benjamin Lulich Principal Joy Payton-Stevens Jeanne Case Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal David Lawrence Ritt SECOND VIOLIN David Sabee Librarian Clarinet Stephen Fissel Elisa Barston** Laura DeLuca Rachel Swerdlow Principal BASS Assistant Librarian Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet BASS TROMBONE Michael Miropolsky Jordan Anderson Eric Jacobs Stephen Fissel John & Carmen Delo Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Assistant Principal Second Violin Principal String Bass Joseph E. Cook E-FLAT CLARINET Joseph Kaufman TUBA Kathleen Boyer ARTIST IN ASSOCIATION Assistant Principal Laura DeLuca Christopher Olka** Gennady Filimonov Dale Chihuly Principal Evan Anderson Ted Botsford BASS CLARINET Natasha Bazhanov Jonathan Burnstein MUSIC ALIVE Brittany Boulding Jennifer Godfrey Eric Jacobs TIMPANI COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Trimpin Stephen Bryant Travis Gore Michael Crusoe BASSOON Principal Linda Cole Jonathan Green HONORARY MEMBER Xiao-po Fei Seth Krimsky Matthew Decker Cyril M. Harris † Artur Girsky FLUTE Principal Assistant Principal + Resident Andrew Yeung Open Position Paul Rafanelli Principal Mike Gamburg PERCUSSION * Temporary Musician for 2015–2016 Season VIOLA Supported by David J. and Shelley Michael A. Werner Hovind In Memoriam Susan Gulkis Assadi CONTRABASSOON Principal † Jeffrey Barker PONCHO Principal Viola Mike Gamburg Michael Clark ** On Leave Associate Principal Arie Schächter Matthew Decker Assistant Principal

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Eric Jacobs moved to Seattle in January 2015 to join the Seattle Symphony — and promptly became addicted to The Great British Bake Off, a BBC television show. “The show follows a group of amateur bakers who are competing for the title of ‘Star Baker’ each week,” said Jacobs. “I found it incredibly inspiring and it made me want to give baking a try.”

While balancing the demands of a new job with life in a new city, Jacobs says that baking bread provided him with a way to relax and unwind. “I’m a spontaneous person, so the schedule of a musician works well for me,” said Jacobs. “Baking bread, however, requires careful planning and timing. I think that’s why I find it so relaxing.”

While baking in his Capitol Hill apartment, he says he frequently listens to music, but usually not classical — with the exception of Mozart. “I love Mozart, especially his clarinet concertos.” According to Jacobs, his baking playlist includes music by Björk, Hiatus Kaiyote and James Blake.

So what happens to all that home baked bread? Some of it ends up in his freezer, but most is shared with colleagues in the Monika Meyer Clowes Musicians’ Lounge at AlanaJewelry.com 206.362.6227 rehearsals and concerts. Northgate Mall Seattle, WA

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The Seattle Symphony began working with Path with Art in 2015. Path with Art is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of people recovering from homelessness, addiction, and other trauma by harnessing the power of creative engagement as a bridge to community and a path to stability. Next month, Path with Art students begin a 16-week residency with the Seattle Symphony to create an original score, inspired by artistic banners created by Path with Art students as part of the organization’s interdisciplinary, community-based, year-long We Are All Here project. The resulting score will be premiered by Path with Art students and a Seattle Symphony chamber ensemble on March 8, 2017 against the backdrop of the banners.

Path with Art is one of 15 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s

Photo: James Holt James Photo: Simple Gifts initiative which brings the healing power of The Path with Art Singers performing at the Seattle Symphony’s Community music to those who previously or are currently experiencing Connections Thank You Luncheon on June 21, 2016, at which the Simple Gifts homelessness. initiative was announced.

OUR MISSION THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY UNLEASHES THE POWER OF MUSIC, BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND LIFTS THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

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DIRECTORS Elizabeth Ketcham Carmen Spofford Ruth Gerberding Linda Stevens Marco Abbruzzese Ryo Kubota President, Seattle Symphony James Gillick Patricia Tall-Takacs Rebecca Layman Amato Ned Laird* Volunteers Barbara Goesling Marcus Tsutakawa René Ancinas Paul Leach* Valerie Muzzolini Gordon Gerald Grinstein Cyrus Vance, Jr. Orchestra Representative Claire Angel Jeff Lehman Cathi Hatch Karla Waterman Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Erikka Arone Dawn Lepore Steven Hill Ronald Woodard Orchestra Representative Sherry Benaroya Brian Marks* Ken Hollingsworth Arlene Wright Simon Woods James Bianco Michael Mitrovich Pat Holmes President & CEO SEATTLE SYMPHONY Rosanna Bowles Hisayo Nakajima David Hovind FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Renée Brisbois Cookie Neil LIFETIME DIRECTORS Henry James Nancy Neraas Hubert Locke Jean-François Heitz Paul Brown Llewelyn Pritchard Laurel Nesholm* J. Pierre Loebel President Susan Detweiler Chair Sheila Noonan Kenneth Martin Kathleen Wright Kathy Fahlman Dewalt Richard Albrecht Jay Picard* Yoshi Minegishi Vice President Larry Estrada Susan Armstrong Dana Reid Marilyn Morgan Michael Slonski Nancy Evans Robert Ash Elisabeth Beers Sandler Isa Nelson Treasurer Jerald Farley William Bain Bayan Towfiq Marlys Palumbo James Bianco Judith Fong Bruce Baker Nicole Vogel Sally G. Phinny Brian Grant Brian Grant Cynthia Bayley Robert Wallace James Raisbeck Martin L. Greene Alexandra Brookshire Leslie Jackson Chihuly Patty Hall Sue Raschella J. Pierre Loebel DESIGNEES Phyllis Byrdwell Bernice Rind Terry Hecker Phyllis Campbell Laurel Nesholm Robin Denis Jill Ruckelshaus Jean-François Heitz* Mary Ann Champion David Tan President, Seattle Symphony Chorale H. Jon Runstad Joaquin Hernandez Robert Collett Muriel Van Housen Ryan Douglas Martin Selig Jeff Hussey David Davis President, WolfGang Advisory Rick White Walter Ingram John Shaw Council Dorothy Fluke Langdon Simons, Jr. Susan Johannsen David Fulton * Executive Committee Member Charles Z. Smith+ Nader Kabbani Jean Gardner + In Memoriam

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encoreartsseattle.com 9 NEWS FROM: LUDOVIC MORLOT, MUSIC DIRECTOR

It is my privilege to welcome you to the 2016–2017 season. We have so much incredible music in store for you this year!

I am excited to welcome the incredible violinist Hilary Hahn to serve as our Featured Artist this season. Not only will she perform Bruch’s fiery Violin Concerto with the orchestra in February, but she will present a recital, and participate in our educational and community programs. Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: Hilary is a very generous artist who is sure to inspire us all during her time in Seattle.

This month, we kick off the second year of our two-year cycle of the complete Beethoven symphonies and piano concertos. It’s a treat to be able to explore this music in depth — and in doing so better understand and appreciate Beethoven’s artistic evolution. In particular, I look forward to the very special “joy” of conducting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, along with music by Messiaen, next January.

In addition to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, I know you will enjoy our tour of the fifth symphonies of Mahler, Bruckner, Dvorˇák, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Each work will be programmed in a context which will cast a new and different light on how we hear this music.

Alongside these treasured classics, we’ll introduce some new gems of the orchestral literature. The Seattle Symphony will perform world premieres by a few of today’s most innovative composers. These include Agata Zubel’s In the Shade of an Unshed Tear, Gabriel Prokofiev’s When the City Rules and Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto, with violinist James Ehnes.

Speaking of firsts, I am thrilled to direct a semi-staged performance of Ravel’s enchanting L’enfant et les sortilèges (“The Child and the Spells”), our first opera staged during my tenure. Ravel’s fantastical opera is an experience like no other, and one which will provide us with an opportunity to continue our exploration of the French sound world, and to collaborate with the amazing Canadian mezzo-soprano Michèle Losier, among others.

As always, thank you for joining me on this musical journey. I look forward to sharing the music with you!

Cordialement,

Ludovic Morlot Music Director NOTA BENE {

JUST RELEASED! On August 12 Seattle Symphony Media released Volume 3 in its

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Music Director Ludovic Morlot are essential listening for any lover of French orchestral music. Get yours today! seattlesymphony.org/recordings { {

RETIRING MUSICIAN Last season we said goodbye to violinist Sande Gillette, who retired after 49 years in the orchestra. Sande also served as Personnel Manager for many years, and is still helping out in the Library from time to time. We wish you a happy { retirement, Sande! 10 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG ■ NEW FACES The Seattle Symphony I hear that pet-friendly, welcomes two new musicians this September: Jenna Breen, 62+ Village Cove horn and Matthew Decker, timpani & percussion. is open on JENNA BREEN Horn Green Lake. Australian horn player Jenna Breen comes to the Seattle Symphony Let’s from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, where she spent 2012– Visit! 14 contracted as tutti horn, and in 2014 won the permanent position. In the same year she was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to study with some of the best low horn players across the globe, visiting Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. Breen had previously studied with Peter Luff at the Village Cove by The Hearthstone is the Queensland Conservatorium of Music on an Academic Scholarship, and also best-kept secret in Seattle…but not for long. received the Kurt Blumenthal Music Scholarship and the Yvonne Haysom Women in Music Bursary. • Spacious new 1- and 2-bedroom apartments

MATTHEW DECKER • One block from Green Lake, steps from restaurants Assistant Principal Timpani and shopping

Before joining the • Gorgeous fitness center and exercise studio Seattle Symphony in the • Pet-friendly and nonsmoking 2016–2017 season as Assistant Principal • New pricing and contracts available Timpani/section percussionist, Matthew • Move-in assistance Decker spent two seasons as the • Part of The Hearthstone, a 62+ Life Plan Community Assistant Principal Percussionist of the North Carolina Symphony. He was also a fellow of the New Grand Reopening Party World Symphony during the 2013–2014 season. He made his solo debut in 2009 September 21 • 10am-2pm with Battle Creek Symphony in Michigan, Delicious hors d’oeuvres, beverages, performing Russell Peck’s triple percussion concerto The Glory and the Grandeur. door prizes and tours. Decker was a 2011 fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and also spent two summers at the Music Academy of the Call (206) 641-9035 or VisitVillageCove.org West and Round Top Festival. to RSVP or to learn more! VILLAGE COVE Living Life at Green Lake 6850 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 Village Cove is owned and operated by The Hearthstone.

encoreartsseattle.com 11 WE ARE THE ART Giving Voice to Plymouth Housing Group Residents

BY JAMES HOLT

This summer, residents of Plymouth Housing Group participated in a unique Seattle Symphony-led composition experience. Plymouth Housing Group houses over 1,000 formerly homeless “I got my story out individuals in 13 apartment buildings, transforming lives by for the first time.” providing permanent, supportive homes to those experiencing homelessness. – Rene, resident

Ten residents attended a six-week class where they shared personal stories, explored various thematic ideas inspired by The class was led by Seattle Symphony Teaching Artist Lena their own experiences, and then considered what those ideas Console who said, “this has been one of my favorite things to might sound like in music. The resulting composition, titled We do as a Teaching Artist because I really feel like I’ve been able Are the Art was performed by the participants along with Seattle to dive more into the community. The Seattle Symphony isn’t Symphony violist Wesley Anderson Dyring and clarinetist Eric contained in Benaroya Hall, our community is bigger and we’re Jacobs, in a recital on August 4 at Benaroya Hall. going out to them. I get to be in the field, and for me that’s some of the most powerful work that I’ve ever done.” Deana Plymale, Housing Case Manager with Plymouth Housing Group, sees the impact that this collaboration has on their For the participants the experience was about more than just the residents. “From my perspective, this experience has been very final live performance. much about unity and the cathartic opportunity that creativity allows. I have noticed the artistic contagion that occurs which According to Rene, “I’m getting to hear other people’s stories gives our tenants inspiration, connection and motivation and getting to know my neighbors — I think it’s kinda cool. I for the goals they have in their new stories about music, art went home and I told my son ‘I felt musical’ and he couldn’t stop and relationships. This group in particular has made closer laughing because I’ve never felt musical. I felt musical for the connections with each other and individually connected to their first time.” Searetha added, “I’m excited to be here. This is truly creative selves.” an awesome opportunity for us to be able to connect with music Photos: James Holt James Photos:

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and be able to tell our stories through music because music is something that unites people.” SIMPLE GIFTS Console’s expectations about the project were “that this is partly The Seattle Symphony’s work with individuals experiencing group composition and music-writing and finding our voices, and homelessness began in 2013 with the Lullaby Project, a partly social bonding and building community.” partnership with Mary’s Place, serving homeless women, children and families. The program has grown to include “When we engage someone in art-making, we hear how it artistic residencies and free ticket programs with 15 partner changed the way they see themselves and process trauma,” nonprofits whose missions are focused on homelessness adds Laura Reynolds, Seattle Symphony Director of Education & issues. Now under the name Simple Gifts, this program will Community Engagement. expand as an organization-wide commitment to share the power of music to spark joy, alleviate trauma and connect “It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of homelessness individuals with their creativity. today, but we have solutions, right here in Seattle,” added Paul Lambros, Plymouth Housing Group Executive Director. “At The “Gifts” refer to the simple dignity, joy and hope that Plymouth, we often say that housing is just the beginning. And it music and the creative process can bring to others, and what is, because helping men and women recover from homelessness the Seattle Symphony hopes to bring to all members of its is about so much more than housing. It’s also about building a community. The name “Simple Gifts” comes from the Shaker healing community in which our tenants can grow and thrive — tune, written in 1848 by Joseph Brackett and made famous by and that’s just what the Symphony has helped us do through their American composer Aaron Copland. Now used throughout Simple Gifts program.” popular culture, this well-loved tune has come to symbolize

simplicity, joy and freedom. As the Seattle Symphony begins a new season a major focus both on- and off-stage, inside and outside Benaroya Hall, is giving Thank you to each and every supporter of the Seattle voice to our community. “We have a unique opportunity to build Symphony! Your donations help make programs like Simple on the work we already do in the community to create a sense Gifts possible. of belonging, provide respite, give hope and share the healing power of music with those in need,” said Seattle Symphony To support the Seattle Symphony’s work in the community, President & CEO Simon Woods. “We believe that engaging in visit seattlesymphony.org/give or call Donor Relations at creative work makes the ‘invisible’ visible, it builds confidence, 206.215.4832. Every gift makes a difference! influences self-perceptions and connects people to their own creativity.” The Community Connections Program, which includes Simple Gifts, is sponsored by The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Fales Photos L to R: Participants & musicians take bows following the performance; Foundation Trust, The League Of American Orchestras, Russell On day one participants collaborated on, and signed, the Community Investments, Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund and The U.S. Bank Agreement; Improvisation guided by Teaching Artist Lena Console (right); Foundation. Plymouth Housing Group participants and staff alongside Seattle Symphony musicians, staff and Teaching Artist.

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for Turntables No. 1 was performed the two chandeliers hanging in The Boeing by the Seattle Symphony at its very Company Gallery, Crystal Cascade. first [untitled] concert. Following that Norman Sandler, an architect, has designed successful debut, Music Director Ludovic homes and commercial spaces across Morlot commissioned Prokofiev to write Seattle, Hawaii and the country. He is the a tribute to Seattle hip-hop legend Sir designer of the Litvak Contemporary Art Mix-A-Lot as part of the Symphony’s Sonic Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel. Gabriel Prokofiev Evolution concert in 2014. That piece, Dial 1-900 Mix-A-Lot, shared the stage with “These two amazing women have Evening was falling in Porto, Portugal Prokofiev’s arrangements of music by Sir supported our artistry for decades. Dale when I caught up with Gabriel Prokofiev. Mix-A-Lot. His arrangements subsequently and I wanted to find a special way to At the time he was sequestered in a hotel went viral after the Symphony shared the honor their love, companionship and room, mixing samples recorded earlier the concert videos on YouTube. support,” said Sandler. “Our lives have same day with the Orquestra Sinfónica centered around bringing new works of do Porto Casa da Música for the world “I was particularly impressed with how art into the world. We wanted to honor premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra the orchestra dealt with hip-hop. The tuba them through a new artistic expression.” and Turntables No. 2. The concert was player managed to get the dirtiest tuba less than 24 hours away. notes I’ve ever heard, he totally got it,” You can read more about the commission said Prokofiev. “The piece was inspired in the program notes on pages 23–24. That energy and profound urgency of by a hip-hop artist and everyone in the Stop by the Ticket Concierge in the Grand creation infuses all of Prokofiev’s music, orchestra got it, they knew hip-hop. Lobby (available for most performances) whether he’s producing an album of Although they are classical musicians, they before your concert or during intermission electronica, remixing Beethoven’s totally embraced it. Not every orchestra to get tickets to witness the world premiere Symphony No. 9 or writing music for will do that.” performances of Gabriel Prokofiev’sWhen symphony orchestra. the City Rules on September 22, 24 and After working with Morlot and the Seattle 25, or purchase on our Listen Boldly app, “I believe a really important part of Symphony in 2014, Prokofiev told me that online, in-person at the Ticket Office or by classical music is to connect with the he was eager to explore a different side of calling 206.215.4747. rhythms and the culture of our time,” the orchestra in his latest composition. Prokofiev told me. “We don’t need to mimic or try and pastiche, but there’s “I’ve seen [the Seattle Symphony] perform energy, there’s rhythms, there’s textures music by Dutilleux and Debussy. I’ve seen that I really enjoy and they come into my that Ludovic Morlot has really focused on classical work.” this incredibly magical, impressionistic sound,” said Prokofiev in our conversation. Best known for his background in “Obviously my last piece didn’t really electronic music — including hip-hop, touch on that, so I was really interested to grime and funk — Prokofiev’s approach explore the subtly of tone and texture that to composition blends the ritual of the the orchestra can produce.” nightclub with the language of the concert hall. That he happens to be the grandson His latest commission, When the City of one of the 20th century’s preeminent Rules, will receive its world premiere composers, Sergey Prokofiev, seems during concerts with Music Director inconsequential beside the dizzying Ludovic Morlot on September 22, 24 and array of styles that he gracefully moves 25. The commission is sponsored by Dale between every day. Chihuly and Norman Sandler in honor of their wives, Leslie Jackson Chihuly and His divergent influences make Prokofiev Elisabeth Beers-Sandler. a perfect fit for a music director and an Sir Mix-A-Lot performing Gabriel orchestra who are eagerly exploring the Visitors to Benaroya Hall will be familiar Prokofiev’s arrangements at Sonic Evolution in 2014.

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SOPRANO TENOR ACT I 60’ Heidi Kim Jacob Buys Teresa Nemeth David Horton INTERMISSION Ada Ng Jim Howeth Katie Skovholt Brian Minnick Jan Strand Will Myers ACT II 50’ Jennylynn Vidas Danny Szydlo

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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks, 13’ HWV 351

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from 4’ Solomon, HWV 67

GIOVANNI PACINI “Ove t’aggiri, o barbaro” 5’ (“Where are you, O cruel man?”) from Stella di Napoli (“Star of Naples”) JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL “Ombra mai fu” from Xerxes, HWV 40 4’ JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO

GIOACHINO ROSSINI “Tanti affetti” (“So many emotions”) from 8’ La donna del lago (“The Lady of the Lake”) JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO INTERMISSION

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH The Star-Spangled Banner 2’ JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO

TRADITIONAL (IRISH) “Danny Boy” 2’ /lyric Frederick Weatherly/ JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO arr. Chris Hazell We proudly support the 2016 – 2017 season RICHARD RODGERS “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel 3’ /lyric Oscar Hammerstein II/ JOYCE DIDONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO with the arr. Robert Russell Bennett Seattle Symphony. LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to West Side Story 5’

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Born in Germany, musically educated well as appearing in instrumental versions. largely in Italy, George Frideric Handel The languid aria is sung by the eponymous (1685–1759) lived most of his creative King of Persia as he extols the comforting life in England, embracing British ways. presence of a plane tree (a deciduous tree Enjoying royal patronage throughout related to the North American sycamore). his English years it was natural that he would be asked to compose the Music Of the 39 operas composed by Gioachino for the Royal Fireworks (1749), written in Rossini (1792–1868), La donna del lago celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. (“The Lady of the Lake”) is the first of It begins with an elaborate, grandly his works drawing from the pen of Sir scaled French Overture in four sections Walter Scott, in this case from the Scottish — slow–fast–slow–fast. Imaginatively writer’s poem of 1810. The opera was not scored for a battery of brass and well received at its premiere except for woodwinds and battle-ready percussion, the aria that concludes the work, “Tanti the music fully asserts royal authority. affetti” (“So many emotions”). In this Through his canny sense of sonority, scene the heroine Elena learns that the Handel creates a range of dynamics character Uberto is none other than King and textures of awe-inducing richness, James, who intends on wreaking severe adding to the music’s galvanic power. punishment on Elena’s father and her lover. Moved by her pleas the King forgives Without question the brief and fast-paced all, a gambit that has served countless Entrance of the Queen of Sheba that opera composers before Rossini. opens Act III of Handel’s oratorio Solomon (1748) remains a stand-alone piece that has The touching ballad “Danny Boy” is graced the concert stage in performances a setting by English lawyer and lyricist that far outnumber presentations of the Frederic Weatherly (of the traditional entire oratorio. This energetic sinfonia is Irish tune “Londonderry Air”) in 1910. Its a veritable mini-concerto demanding two popularity continues unabated to this expert oboists with fast fingers and good day throughout Ireland and indeed breath control. Vibrant and scintillating, the throughout much of the Western world. SEATTLE piece is over almost as quickly as it begins Sweet and touchingly sentimental, the and serves as a fine way to focus the familiar song is but one of many such SYMPHONY audience’s attention to the events on stage, evocative ballads that Ireland has bestowed to wit: King Solomon’s excited anticipation upon listeners for hundreds of years. Thanks for enriching our of the arrival of the legendary queen. city every day with your After the rousing success of Oklahoma inspiring performances Though his name has faded in the wake in 1943 Richard Rodgers (1902–79) and and educational programs. of such bel canto luminaries as Rossini, Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) Donizetti and Bellini, Giovanni Pacini collaborated two years later on Carousel, (1796–1867) was a popular and prolific which still enjoys star status. “You’ll composer with some 80 operas to his Never Walk Alone” is sung by the credit. Dating from 1845, his opera Stella character Nettie Fowler to console her di Napoli has retained a toe-hold by cousin Julie Jordan after the latter’s virtue of the bracing and virtuosic aria husband Billy Bigelow takes his own life “Ove t’aggiri, o barbaro” (“Where are following a failed robbery attempt. you, O cruel man?”). This dramatic tour de force employs the familiar gestures of the Among the best-known American musicians day: challenging leaps, copious trills and of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein descending chromatic scale fragments, (1918–90) was a true polymath, bringing all put to the service of brilliant technical passion and great skill to his multiple facility and, if somewhat secondarily, roles as conductor, pianist, teacher and forceful emotional expression. An engaging composer. His far-reaching interests led melodic sense courses through the aria. him to compose music that tapped into American jazz and pop, as well as the Handel’s Xerxes (1738) may have been inherited legacy of traditional classical a commercial failure but the tenderly music. A smash both on Broadway and ravishing aria “Ombra mai fu” (“Never was later on film, Bernstein’sWest Side Story a shade”) has lived a full life outside of the is among the most successful updates of opera. Originally composed for castrato, it Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet since has been sung by all manner of voices as the original play hit the Globe Theater

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400 hundred years ago. With its timely GIOVANNI PACINI story of ethnic New York rivalries, juvenile “Ove t’aggiri, o barbaro” (“Where are you, O cruel man?”) from Stella di Napoli delinquency and doomed love, it appealed (“Star of Naples”) deeply to Bernstein’s humanitarianism and played to one of his great musical STELLA STELLA strengths, his ability to absorb and make Ove t’aggiri, o barbaro Where are you, cruel man his own the musical gestures of jazz, rock, da me cotanto amato? I love so dearly? diverse national styles, Broadway and his Ai ceppi del supplizio See me dragged, you ingrate, thorough training as a classical musician. vedimi trarre, ingrato! in chains to execution! The Overture suggests the intense rivalry Ah, vieni, e l’estremo anelito Ah, come, receive the dying between the two gangs, the Jets and the accogli del mio seno… sigh my breast exhales… Sharks. The song “I Feel Pretty” is sung ch’io possa dirti almeno: so then at least I can tell you: by Tony’s girlfriend Maria who has not Moro, crudel, per te! I die, cruel man, for you! yet learned that he has killed her brother Bernardo. Giddy and hopelessly in love, Maria’s short-lived joy puts in high relief the GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ensuing tragedy. “Ombra mai fu” from Xerxes, HWV 40

Composer George Gershwin (1899–1937) Frondi tenere e belle Tender and beautiful fronds and his lyricist brother Ira Gershwin del mio platano amato of my beloved plane tree, (1896–1983) penned “Embraceable You” per voi risplenda il fato. let Fate smile upon you. in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named Tuoni, lampi, e procelle May thunder, lightning, and storms East is West. Two years later the song non v’oltraggino mai la cara pace, never disturb your dear peace, found its new berth in the pair’s Broadway né giunga a profanarvi austro rapace. nor may you by blowing winds be profaned. musical Girl Crazy, sung by a young Ginger Rogers. In the 1943 film Judy Garland sang Ombra mai fu Never was a shade the number, and the following year Billie di vegetabile, of a growing thing Holiday recorded it in a version that was cara ed amabile, more dear and charming, inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in soave più. or more sweet. 2005. The song was also featured in the filmAn American in Paris in 1997. A romantic and unhurried love song, “Embraceable GIOACHINO ROSSINI You” merges the Gershwin brothers’ gifts “Tanti affetti” (“So many emotions”) from La donna del lago (“The Lady of the Lake”) of expressive music and language.

Seattle-born composer/pianist William ELENA ELENA Bolcom (b. 1938) enjoys a wide reputation Tanti affetti in tal momento In this moment so many feelings... in the overlapping worlds of classical and mi si fanno al core intorno, So many feelings stir in my heart. non-classical music. He was instrumental che l’immenso mio contento And I have no words to describe in resurrecting ragtime and other popular io non posso a te spiegar. the immense joy I feel. music from the turn of the 20th century, Deh! il silenzio sia loquace... Let silence speak for me… courtesy of a highly regarded album (and tutto dica un tronco accento... let silence utter all that I cannot… many recitals) of songs from that era with ah signor! la bella pace my sovereign! his wife, the mezzo-soprano Joan Morris. tu sapesti a me donar. You have brought peace to me at last. His “art-music” pedigree is first-rate, having studied composition variously with Fra il padre, e fra l’amante My father, and my beloved at my side! Darius Milhaud and Olivier Messiaen. oh qual beato istante! O wonderful moment! Ah! chi sperar potea tanta felicità! I dared not hope for such happiness! Bolcom composed Ragomania A Classic Festival-Overture in tribute to George Cessi di stella rea la fiera avversità. The stars have carried away adversity. Gershwin and pianist Eubie Blake in 1982. Energetic and filled with the sonorities and rhythms of the 1920s/’30s the music is infectious and celebratory.

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Much in demand on the concert and recital circuit she has recently held residencies at Carnegie Hall and at London’s Barbican Centre, toured extensively in South America, Europe by lorraine hansberry and Asia, and appeared as guest soloist directed by timothy mccuen piggee at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms. Recent operatic highlights include her first Charlotte in Werther for The Royal Opera/ Pappano, the title roles in Maria Stuarda (Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Opera and the Liceu Barcelona) and in Alcina on tour with the English Concert/Bicket, as well as Marguerite in La damnation de Faust with the Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle. september 30 - october 30 title sponsor season sponsor DiDonato’s acclaimed discography seattlerep.org | 206.443.2222 includes Grammy Award-winning Diva Divo, Drama Queens, ReJoyce!, Stella di Napoli, and most recently Joyce and Tony: Live at Wigmore Hall (Erato/ Warner Classics). Other honors include the Gramophone Artist of the Year and Recital of the Year Awards, two German Welcome home Echo Klassik Awards as Female Singer of the Year, and an induction into the Gramophone Hall of Fame.

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INTERMISSION GABRIEL PROKOFIEV When the City Rules (World Premiere) 29’ The Classical and Largo—Allegro animato—Marziale vigoroso Andante Nostalgico—Mesto Neoclassical Beethoven Allegro—Tranquilamente—Animato Last season, Seattle Symphony Rondo Brilliante—Scherzando— commenced a survey of Beethoven’s Marcato vigoroso—Trionfante— complete output of symphonies and Marcato vigoroso concertos, works that long have been cornerstones of the orchestral literature. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 27’ This ambitious project continues with the Allegro vivace e con brio first Masterworks concerts of the current Allegretto scherzando season, whose program includes two of Tempo di Menuetto the composer’s symphonies. Allegro vivace Beethoven’s exalted position among Pre-concert Talk one hour prior to each performance. symphonic composers rests on his most Speaker: Dr. Geoffrey Block, University of Puget Sound Distinguished Professor of bold and original orchestral works, Music History which forever transformed the sound of symphonic music. But no genius, even Ask the Artist on Saturday, September 24, in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby following the concert. the greatest, is entirely self-created, and Beethoven’s music emerged from the See page 14 for more on Gabriel Prokofiev. Classical style of the late 18th century, a style perfected by Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn. Beethoven’s early The commission by Gabriel Prokofiev is generously underwritten byNorman Sandler and Dale Chihuly. compositions partake of that style, and his First Symphony, heard on the first half of our program, is indebted to Haydn, Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. some novel details notwithstanding. Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. More remarkable is his Eighth Symphony, Performance ©2016 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording written after most of the revolutionary equipment, and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. works of Beethoven’s middle years, which revisits that style in an innovative manner.

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It is, among other things, the first WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: Following the Its first two movements correspond to Neoclassical symphony. example of Haydn’s mature symphonies, important characters in the opera. First Beethoven prefaces the first movement we encounter a kind of comic Greek The example of Beethoven, who came with an introduction in slow tempo. Here he chorus: a group of Ridiculous People who from the most humble background, characteristically avoids harmonic routine in observe, comment on and occasionally prompts us to ask where artistry favor of something unique: yearning chords intervene in the action. The second originates. Is it the product of an searching unsuccessfully for resolution movement portrays the opera’s villains: intellectual or creative environment? in the home key of C major. The main a magician, Celio, and the evil sorceress Is it inherent in some of us and not body of the movement, with its statement, Fata Morgana. We meet them as they others? If so, does it pass genetically development and reprise of two contrasting play cards, the outcome of the game from one generation to another? There themes, adheres closely to classical supposedly determining the fate of their are no clear answers to such questions, procedure, but the extended coda passage nemesis, the young Prince. There follows but our program offers a rare example that closes the movement is another of a march, scherzo, love scene and finale. of familial musicianship on a high the composer’s innovative touches. level. Sergey Prokofiev was one of the WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: Prokofiev’s music foremost composers of the 20th century. Beethoven introduces the theme of the for the chorus of The Ridiculous People His grandson, Gabriel, has established a relaxed second movement in a series begins with brilliantly raucous music, then reputation as a creative musician in his of staggered statements, and further moves to a gentler march section and a own right, and our concert includes a contrapuntal treatment of this subject cheerful lyrical episode before concluding new work he has written for the Seattle follows in the movement’s central episode. with a brief reprise of the initial sounds. By Symphony. The scherzo-like third movement features contrast, the sonic portrait of Celio, and the kind of incisive rhythmic figures the evil sorceress Fata Morgana strikes LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN that would become an essential part a menacing and supernatural tone. The of Beethoven’s musical vocabulary. mock-martial character of the ensuing March Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 conveys Prokofiev’s signature sardonic The composer begins the finale by humor. Following the Scherzo, Prokofiev teasing us, offering tantalizing fragments uses a restrained orchestral palette to BORN: December 16, 1770, in Bonn of the movement’s principal theme. portray the meeting of The Prince and DIED: March 26, 1827, in Vienna Each repetition adds another note until, the Princess, with solos for cello, violin, WORK COMPOSED: 1800 having stretched the joke as far as he and muted trumpet. Near the end of the WORLD PREMIERE: April 2, 1800, in Vienna dare, Beethoven breaks at last into the opera, Fata Morgana’s agents have been principal Allegro portion of the movement. apprehended and sentenced to hang. At Because his nine symphonies constitute the last minute, however, they manage to his best-known body of music, it is SERGEY PROKOFIEV escape, their flight accompanied by the somewhat surprising that Beethoven madcap music that closes the suite. turned to this genre relatively late. The Love for Three Oranges Symphonic Suite, Op. 33bis Although only 29 when he completed GABRIEL PROKOFIEV his First Symphony, in the spring of 1800, the composer already had several dozen When the City Rules (World Premiere) mature works to his credit, including at BORN: April 23, 1891, in Sontsovka, Ukraine least 10 piano sonatas, half a dozen string DIED: March 5, 1953, in Moscow quartets and two piano concertos. WORK COMPOSED: 1918–19, 1924 BORN: 1975, in London WORLD PREMIERE: November 19, 1925, in Paris NOW RESIDES: London Beethoven’s hesitation in the area of WORK COMPOSED: 2016 orchestral composition was in no way Sergey Prokofiev’s The Love for Three WORLD PREMIERE: At this week’s Seattle due to lack of ambition. The composer Oranges is an unusual opera, one that Symphony concerts, conducted by Ludovic had, in fact, begun a symphony in the ironically subverts the conventions Morlot mid-1790s but eventually abandoned it, of its genre. Its fantastical libretto, using its themes in several other works. based on a fable by the 18th-century To say that Seattle is a growing city is, The orchestra was, at that time, a far less Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi, avoids if anything, to understate the matter. familiar medium to Beethoven than was serious portrayal of passion or dramatic Throughout the downtown core and the piano, which figures so prominently in conflict, allowing Prokofiev to avoid the elsewhere, construction cranes and his early music. Moreover, he was mindful earnestness of the greatest Romantic congested traffic, but also a vibrant of the imposing standards set by Mozart opera composers, Verdi and Wagner. cultural life, attest to the transformation and Haydn in their late symphonies. And of our one-time port town into a so Beethoven approached symphonic Composed in 1918–19, The Love for Three major metropolis. Of course, Seattle composition cautiously, carefully preparing Oranges reached the stage in 1921. is hardly unique in this. Around the a successful debut in the genre that would Three years later, Prokofiev extracted six globe, cities are expanding rapidly to see his most conspicuous triumphs. orchestral interludes from the opera into accommodate growing populations. the concert suite that opens our program.

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The rise of modern cities fascinated artists contrapuntal web of sound that seems, the first movement is more vigorous early in the last century. Painters, from at times, redolent of the Near East. Later, than even Haydn would have ventured, Joseph Stella to Piet Mondrian, captured solo cello leads what the composer while the good-natured humor of the urban landscapes in imaginative ways, while calls “a sad yet hopeful conversation.” second movement is worlds removed Fritz Lang envisioned a dystopian city life in from the sublime slow movements of his film Metropolis. Today cities continue to The third movement evokes the nervous Mozart’s mature symphonies. And who but inspire, as we find in When the City Rules, pace of contemporary urban life through Beethoven could have created the bustling a new orchestral piece commissioned by a mosaic of angular phrases interlocking finale, with its startling clash of rhythms? Seattle Symphony and Real Orquestra in rhythmically complex patterns. Rhythmic Sinfónica de Sevilla. Its composer, Gabriel syncopation is even more conspicuously the In short, the Eighth Symphony follows Prokofiev, calls it “a symphonic fantasy/ hallmark of the finale. This features a jumpy the formal outline of the Classical-period exploration of life in the 21st-century city.” theme, heard at the start and several times symphony but fills the venerable mold again between excursions to other material, with music revealing the expanded Gabriel Prokofiev has faced the unusual the formal pattern of a classical rondo. power and range of musical invention its challenge of being a direct descendent creator had recently brought into being. of one of the 20th century’s most famous LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Hector Berlioz, ever Beethoven’s admirer, composers. “It’s difficult,” he admits of placed the work in proper perspective being a musician and Sergey Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 when he wrote: “Naivete, grace, gentle grandson, but adds: “The more work I joy ... do not exclude grandeur in the do, the more I compose, the more I feel form of art which reproduces them. This WORK COMPOSED: 1812 comfortable in my own voice.” Indeed, symphony, then, seems wholly worthy Prokofiev has strongly defined his own WORLD PREMIERE: February 27, 1814, in of those [by Beethoven] that preceded musical interests and concerns, which Vienna. Beethoven was nominally the conductor, and followed, and is more remarkable are very much of the present moment. though reports suggest that the orchestra largely because it is in no way like them.” He cites electro and techno pop music ignored his ungainly gestures and followed the among his influences, though more classical principal violinist instead. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: The first movement elements also inform his compositions. appears straightforward in its statement, Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is among development and reprise of two principal Gabriel Prokofiev sees the symphony the composer’s most surprising works. themes, the first robust and marked by orchestra as a metaphor for contemporary There is good reason for this. As we surging energy, the second more gentle and city life, “on one hand representing the many have heard, Beethoven began his career pliant. Yet it features some of Beethoven’s different characters in an urban community, as a symphonist by writing in a style signature audacious harmonic dislocations. on the other the powerful machinations close to that of Haydn and Mozart. Then, The composer explores his ideas not only of a mega-city itself.” If the many players beginning in 1804, with the appearance in the central passage, where the initial of the orchestra stand for residents of a of his Third Symphony, Beethoven motif of the principal theme is tossed about metropolis in When the City Rules, four introduced to symphonic composition a the orchestra, but also in the long coda instruments — flute, cello, trumpet and harp greatly expanded scale and boldness of passage that concludes the movement. — emerge as key characters, “sharing their gesture, qualities that disturbed as much personal stories, hopes and frustrations,” as they excited his contemporaries. But The ensuing Allegretto is replete with Prokofiev observes, against the background eight years and five symphonies later humorous touches: onomatopoetic of urban life created by the orchestra. came a piece that appeared to return to reference to the ticking of a metronome, the more restrained language and modest a mock-naive first subject, unexpected WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: When the City Rules dimensions of the 18th-century symphony, outbursts, sudden shifts of the melodic unfolds in four movements. The first begins a work more brief and lightly scored line from upper to lower registers, with dense, cloud-like sonorities sustained than any of its recent predecessors in occasional doubling of rhythmic by string instruments. Against these, cello, Beethoven’s symphonic output. Moreover, speeds, and an abrupt ending. flute and French horn sing brief, nostalgic it replaced the elevated character of those phrases. Soon, however, the mood previous symphonies with one whose A hardy, almost rustic quality pervades the changes, as mechanical rhythms appear. chief attribute is a kind of droll humor. third movement’s minuet, whose central Growing stronger, they support march-like This Eighth Symphony therefore has section includes prominent roles for the horn melodies that create a brutal, surreal quality. seemed to many listeners a renunciation of and clarinet. The finale is as rhythmically Beethoven’s achievements of the preceding intricate as anything Beethoven composed, The second movement begins with a spare decade, an inexplicable regression. with duple and triple rhythms frequently rhythmic tattoo and a melody, in the style juxtaposed. An audacious extension a folk tune, played by the harp. Soon a But the Eighth Symphony, despite its of the final resolution provides a fitting saxophone adds a new, more sinuous, formal clarity and melodic grace, is very conclusion to a movement that manages theme. Trumpet, alto flute and other much a work of the 19th century, and to be both dramatic and humorous. instruments echo this idea in turn. All of unmistakably by Beethoven. The loud © 2016 Paul Schiavo these elements continue, playing against passage for full orchestra that opens each other to create an increasingly rich

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Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 7:30pm Friday, September 30, 2016, at 12 noon A MESSAGE FROM MUSIC Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 8pm DIRECTOR LUDOVIC MORLOT I consider the connection between the music of R. Strauss and Elgar to be very ELGAR strong. Both composers wrote a lot of detail into their music, and Elgar’s music has an CELLO CONCERTO operatic quality that ties it to the sound world of Richard Strauss.

It is thrilling to welcome back cellist Xavier Ludovic Morlot, conductor Phillips, who recorded Dutilleux’s Tout Xavier Phillips, cello un monde lointain with us on the Seattle Seattle Symphony Symphony Media label. Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a kind of narrative, a story told RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227: 12’ between recitative passages. Xavier’s big First Waltz Sequence sound will certainly enhance this piece’s gorgeous melodies.

EDWARD ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 30’ I have a special love of Slavic music. Adagio—Moderato Dvořák’s Fifth Symphony has that quality Lento—Allegro molto of great symphonic sound combined with Adagio beautiful melodies and dancing rhythms. Allegro—Moderato—Allegro, This program is a continuation of our work ma non troppo from two years ago, when we performed XAVIER PHILLIPS, CELLO three Dvořák symphonies over three weeks.

INTERMISSION See Ludovic Morlot’s biography on page 6.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 5 in F major, 39’ Op. 76, B. 54 Allegro, ma non troppo Bright Dances, Andante con moto Sober Meditation and Scherzo: Allegro scherzando a Symphony Finale: Allegro molto The first half of this program presents music by Richard Strauss and Pre-concert Talk one hour prior to each performance. Edward Elgar. These musicians were Speaker: Dr. Gary D. Cannon, Artistic Director of the Emerald Ensemble, Cascadian contemporaries and mutual admirers, Chorale and Vashon Island Chorale and they maintained a warm if distant friendship over many years. Yet the two pieces that open our concert could Xavier Phillips’ performances are generously underwritten by Sheila B. Noonan and hardly be more dissimilar. From Strauss Peter M. Hartley. we hear music drawn from his opera Der Rosenkavalier, completed in 1910. Like the opera itself, these excerpts convey humor, opulence and elegant sensuality. Elgar’s Cello Concerto, which rounds out the first portion of the concert, was composed less than a decade later, but the world had changed epochally during that time. The catastrophe of World War I had more than decimated Europe’s pleasure-loving aristocracy, a social class Der Rosenkavalier celebrates. Moreover, Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. it had swept away the optimistic spirit Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. of the early 20th century, leaving in its Performance ©2016 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording place a sense of spiritual malaise that equipment, and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. seems reflected in many passages of Elgar’s magnificent concerto.

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RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227: First Waltz Sequence

BORN: June 11, 1864, in Munich DIED: September 8, 1949, in Garmish- Partenkirchen, Bavaria WORK COMPOSED: 1909–10, adapted in 1944 WORLD PREMIERE: Unknown

Only a handful of 20th-century works have gained a secure place in the operatic repertory, and only one can truly be called a comedy. This is Der Rosenkavalier, one of several fruitful collaborations between playwright Hugo von Hoffmansthal and MUSIC FEEDS THE SOUL. composer Richard Strauss. Hoffmansthal’s libretto is marvelous in the multi-layered WE CAN HELP WITH THE REST OF YOU. telling of its story. On one level it is a romantic farce, a ribald succession of flirtations, secret encounters and mistaken identities. But its burlesque elements are balanced by more serious ones: strains of tenderness, nobility and deep poignancy. START YOUR NIGHT Strauss’ contribution is equally complex. AT THE SYMPHONY WITH DINNER The music of Der Rosenkavalier inhabits AT BENAROYA HALL three centuries at once. Since the action takes place during the late 18th century, Strauss wrote certain passages Choose the dinner-club elegance of Muse, tucked away as a pastiche of Mozartean elegance. upstairs in our Norcliffe Founders Room, or nouveau Less congruously, but to the delight of nearly all listeners, he also evoked barbecue and other craveable creations from Davids & Co., Vienna of the mid-19th century in a in The Boeing Company Gallery. Both offer delicious fare, series of waltzes that run through the opera. Finally, there is Strauss’ own attentive service, and the convenience of being just post-Romantic idiom, whose surprising steps from your seat. harmonies and virtuoso use of the orchestra are distinctly of the 20th century.

dsquaredcompany.com The waltzes Strauss composed for Der Rosenkavalier contributed greatly to the opera’s success, and within a short time of its initial production arrangements of these dances began issuing from the presses of several music publishing firms. These were not Strauss’ work, however, but that of other musicians, and they varied considerably in quality. Not until 1944, by which time the aged composer had taken

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to revisiting many of his works written EDWARD ELGAR solo for the featured instrument. That decades earlier, did Strauss fashion Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 soliloquy returns late in the finale, bringing his own arrangement of Rosenkavalier the composition full circle to its point waltzes with, as he described it, “a new of departure. Despite the perennial and brilliant ending.” In a letter to the BORN: England, June 2, 1857, in Lower popularity of the Enigma Variations, the conductor Karl Böhm, Strauss admitted Broadheath Cello Concerto has recently become that he had undertaken this work, in part, DIED: February 23, 1934, in Worcester, England Elgar’s most admired work. Its prominent so that it might supercede one of the early role in the 1998 film Hilary and Jackie, WORK COMPOSED: 1919 waltz suites whose clumsy transitions and based on the life of the English cellist WORLD PREMIERE: October 27, 1919. The other details had irritated him for decades. Jacqueline du Pré, introduced the piece composer conducted the London Symphony to a wide audience while demonstrating The brilliant orchestrations and inventive Orchestra; Felix Salmond was the soloist. its deep emotional resonance. harmonies of Strauss’ Rosenkavalier dances go well beyond the classic Edward Elgar composed his Cello waltz style of Johann Strauss. (These Concerto in the autumn of his life. two composers, incidentally, were This was for the composer the best of … the tone of the not related to each other, despite times and the worst of times. Now past Cello Concerto their shared surname.) In this, the 60, he could take satisfaction in his Rosenkavalier waltzes are modern accomplishments and his recognition as is one of solitary updates of a 19th-century musical artifact. the foremost English musician of his time. But Strauss’ music upholds the spirit of Yet this recognition had come only after and at times its older Viennese model without the years of neglect and discouragement, irony with which other 20th-century and it brought relatively little in the way of quite somber composers approached the waltz. material reward. Worries over his finances and health plagued Elgar throughout meditation. As WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: Strauss begins not the years of the First World War, and with a waltz melody but with the opera’s the global conflict itself depressed him such, it is arguably introduction. This sets the opening greatly. As a result, he composed little a more personal, scene, which finds two of the principal of consequence during that period. characters wrestling amorously in bed, complex and and Strauss prepares it with unabashedly But life was not entirely bleak. Before erotic music formed from virile horn the Armistice Elgar moved to a peaceful meaningful piece calls, trilling woodwinds, and deliciously country house, and the proximity to lush string figures. The scoring of the nature cheered him considerably. Here of music. first waltz melody features clarinets and at last he began to compose again. In bassoons, and the music has an antique June 1919 he informed a friend: “I am character more redolent of Mozart than of frantically busy writing & have nearly WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: The soloist’s Johann Strauss. A new melody entails an completed a Concerto for Violoncello — a prefatory recitative establishes the extended violin solo, with brief answering real large work & I think good & alive.” character of the entire concerto and phrases from various woodwinds. leads to the main body of the first Elgar finished the concerto that summer, movement. This, despite the lilting Following a lively interlude, we hear and it received its first performance in rhythms of its themes, proves earnest and a quiet statement of the opera’s most October, at a concert in London. Audience solemn. A recollection of the opening famous melody. Beginning with a series and critical response was cool, partly recitative, now played pizzicato rather of three-note figures, this waltz is sung due to a poorly rehearsed performance, than bowed, provides a transition to in Der Rosenkavalier by the boorish but also because the concerto sounded the scherzo-like second movement. and lecherous Baron Ochs as he so unlike Elgar’s pre-war music. Works anticipates his conquest of the ingenue such as the famous Enigma Variations There follows a poignant and intensely Sophie. That pleasure will be denied and Pomp and Circumstance Marches lyrical Adagio. A brief introductory flourish him, however, and Strauss counters the were extroverted, confident and social and another recitative-like solo precede famed melody with a merry tune that in spirit. But the tone of the Cello the finale. The cello then announces this celebrates the Baron’s comeuppance Concerto is one of solitary and at times movement’s principal theme, an energetic in the opera’s final scene. The piece quite somber meditation. As such, it yet melancholy idea. Several contrasting ends with a triumphant recollection of is arguably a more personal, complex episodes provide the concerto’s only the horn call of its initial measures. and meaningful piece of music. conspicuous displays of virtuosity. But as if Elgar regarded such sport unseemly, all The concerto unfolds in four movements, athleticism suddenly stops, and we hear confirming Elgar’s proclamation of “a a remembrance of the elegiac material real large work.” The composer prefaces of the Adagio. The composer develops the first movement with a declamatory

encoreartsseattle.com 27 XAVIER PHILLIPS SEATTLE SYMPHONY PROGRAM NOTES continued Cello Born in Paris, Xavier DONORS Phillips started the cello this until the recitative that opened of woodwind flourishes and conveys a at the age of 6 and the concerto makes a reappearance. rustic Czech flavor. A yearning second entered the Paris Having essentially completed the melody assumes a playful quality Conservatoire at 15. He composition’s journey, Elgar has through the unexpected rhythmic has won several only to append a swift-moving coda syncopation in its second measure. international prizes passage to bring the work to a close. Dvořák develops both ideas energetically including Second Prize Photo: Caroline Doutre Caroline Photo: during the course of the movement. and Special Prize of ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Jeunesses Musicales of Belgrade, Special The second movement, a flowing Prize at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in F major, Andante, unfolds in a broad A–B–A Competition, Third Prize and Special Prize Op. 76, B. 54 format, with a wistful serenade framing the at Rostropovich Competition in Paris, and more cheerful, dance-like central section. First Prize unanimously in the First Dvořák then effects a skillful transition, Competition of Helsinki. BORN: September 8, 1841, in Nelahozeves, using the principal motif of the Andante Bohemia to lead into the ensuing scherzo. Here we His eclectic and varied discography DIED: May 1, 1904, in Prague find music whose robust character and includes Lalo and Caplet concertos (EMI), WORK COMPOSED: 1875 colorful instrumentation anticipate those of Beethoven complete works for cello WORLD PREMIERE: March 25, 1879, in Prague, the composer’s famed Slavonic Dances. and piano (Evidence Records), Kodaly conducted by Adolf Čech. solo cello sonata (Harmonia Mundi), The finale begins abruptly with a fiercely and Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain Antonín Dvořák, the great Czech dramatic subject in A minor, the key of the (Seattle Symphony Media) with the composer of the 19th century, wrote his second movement. At length, however, Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot. Symphony in F major, Op. 76, during just Dvořák arrives at quite exultant version of This recording garnered three Grammy over a month of concentrated work in this same theme in the symphony’s true Award nominations in 2015, including Best the summer of 1875. As the fifth of his key of F major, and much of the music Instrumental Solo for Phillips’ performance. nine symphonies, this composition stands that follows can be heard as a struggle at the center of Dvořák’s symphonic between these conflicting strains and their He has performed internationally with output and marks his true emergence respective major and minor tonalities. The many prestigious orchestras including the as a symphonist. Largely self-taught as a decisive event is the recollection, late in Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York composer, he had mastered symphonic the movement, of the theme that opened Philharmonic and Washington National form and procedure by trial and error in the symphony. (We encountered a similar Symphony Orchestra. Xavier Phillips plays writing four lesser works, and he could event in the last movement of Elgar’s a Matteo Gofriller cello from 1710. now use the symphony as a vehicle Cello Concerto. We owe the tradition of for arresting and personal expression. the retrospective finale to Beethoven, FROM THE ARTIST: “The first time I If the Fifth Symphony does not quite who popularized its use in his Fifth and performed this piece was in 1995 in achieve the dramatic power of Dvořák’s Ninth symphonies.) Its reappearance tips Skopje, and I was very excited about Seventh or the expansive breadth of his the balance toward a satisfying major- performing this legendary piece for the Eighth and Ninth symphonies, it sets the key resolution, which Dvořák confirms first time… it went well, however this music stage for those works while standing beyond doubt in the jubilant coda requires a solid life experience which I quite well on its own musical merits. passage that brings the work to a close. didn’t have that much at that time! I still love performing it because, although © 2016 Paul Schiavo One of the first to recognize the worth of some great cellists seemed to have put a this symphony was Hans von Bülow, the spell on it, I have the feeling that I have great German conductor of Dvořák’s time, something different to say and that the who accepted the dedication of the score great passion emerging from this music by telling its author: “A dedication from is also tempered sometimes by a great you, next to Brahms the most God-gifted sense of dignity and sobriety (so British!). composer of the present day, is a higher The third movement, for example, is a decoration than a Grand Cross from the great illustration of this. I love sharing great hand of any ruler.” Dvořák, who shared and touching moments of music with my Bülow’s almost worshipful admiration fellow colleagues and passing it to the of Johannes Brahms, undoubtedly felt audience.” flattered rather than slighted by the conductor’s estimation of his talent.

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Franklin Rosalie Contreras and David Trenchard + 5 Barney Ebsworth and Rebecca The Nakajima Family o 5 Diana P. Friedman James and Barbara Crutcher Layman-Amato o Erika J. Nesholm Karen Gamoran Cami and Ray Davis William O. and K. Carole Ellison John and Laurel Nesholm o 15 Bob and Eileen Gilman Cindy Dobrow Foundation Melvyn and Rosalind Poll 5 Family Foundation 15 Jim and Gaylee Duncan Katharyn Alvord Gerlich 15 Jane and James Rasmussen 15 D. Wayne* and Anne E. Gittinger Mr. Colin Faulkner and Dr. Martin L. Greene and Rao and Satya Remala Donald G. Graham, Jr. 15 Judith Feigin Faulkner Kathleen Wright o 10 Tom and Teita Reveley 15 Sebastian Gunningham Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg 5 Lyn and Gerald Grinstein ^ 15 Jon and Judy Runstad ^ 5 Doug and Barbara Herrington Jean Gardner ^ 15 Ilene and Elwood Hertzog o 15 Douglas and Theiline Scheumann Terry Hecker and Dan Savage o Doris H. Gaudette 15 Hot Chocolate Fund 5 Seattle Met o Margaret M. Hess William and Cheryl Geffon Douglas F. King 15 Frank and Harriet* Shrontz 15 Glen and Ann Hiner Erica L. Gomez Dana and Ned Laird o 15 Amy Sidell* 15 Bob and Melinda Hord Michele and Bob Goodmark Harold Matzner Donald and Mary Anne Strong 15 Walt Ingram, Barbara Hannah and Jean McTavish 15 Betty Tong 5 Wright Runstad & Company o Ellen-Marie Rystrom 15 Pamela Merriman 5 M. Barton Waring 5 JNC Fund 5 Jane Hargraft and Elly Winer + 5 Linda Nordstrom 15 Gary and Karla Waterman ^ 5 Charles and Joan Johnson 10 Michèle and Dan Heidt 5 Jay Picard o Selena and Steve Wilson 15 Sally Schaake Kincaid Deena J. Henkins James and Sherry Raisbeck ^ 10 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Wyman Karen Koon 10 Dick and Nora Hinton Patricia and Jon Rosen o 5 Anonymous (8) SoYoung Kwon and Sung Yang 5 Jeanne Kanach 5 Grant and Dorrit Saviers 5 Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington Michael Klein and Catherine Melfi Mel and Leena Sturman Foundation 15 Timothy Krueger The Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi FOUNDERS CIRCLE Corrinne Martin Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi Foundation 5 Gold ($7,500 – $9,999) Kevin McGuire Martha and Eugene Lee Muriel Van Housen and Tom McQuaid 5 Molly and Marco Abbruzzese o 15 Christine B. Mead 5 Steve and Donna Lewis 15 Stephen and Leslie Whyte o 5 René and April Ancinas o Sarah Merner and Craig McKibben Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva 5 Virginia and Bagley* Wright ^ 15 Robert Bismuth Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon Ian and Cilla Marriott 15 Anonymous (1) Rosanna Bowles o Carolyn R. Miller 15 Bill and Colleen McAleer 10 Renée Brisbois and Jay Burrell o Alison and Glen Milliman Ashley O’Connor McCready and MAESTROS CIRCLE 5 Barbara A. Cahill Reid and Marilyn Morgan ^ 15 Mike McCready 5 Gold ($15,000 – $24,999) Jonathan Caves and Susan and Furman Moseley Joy McNichols 15 Patricia Blaise-Caves 5 o 5 Richard and Constance Albrecht ^ 15 Cookie and Ken Neil Justine and John Milberg Jean Chamberlin Warren A. and Anne G. Anderson 5 Dr. L. Newell-Morris Ryan Mitrovich John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes 15 15 Thomas and Susan Bohn 15 Susan and Brian Olsavsky Laina and Egon Molbak Dragonfish Asian Cafe Sue and Robert Collett ^ 15 John and Deanna Oppenheimer Rena and Kevin O’Brien Foster/White Gallery 5 Martine and Dan Drackett Bob and Annette Parks Lourdes M. Orive Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Greenlee, Jr. 15 5 William and Janice Etzold Path Forward Leadership Development Steven C. Phelps Patty Hall o 15 15 Kathy Fahlman Dewalt and Tom and Sally Peyree Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Prince Joaquin and Jennifer Hernandez o 15 5 Stephen R. Dewalt o 5 Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pigott E. Paul and Gayle Robbins Ben Kolpa and Angelisa Paladin 15 15 Jerald Farley o 15 Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy Jonathan and Elizabeth Roberts Jon and Eva LaFollette 5 15 10 Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen 15 Douglass and Katherine Raff Chuck and Annette Robinson Flora Ling and Paul Sturm 10 15 Charles E. Higbee, MD and Dick and Alice Rapasky John Robinson and Maya Sonenberg Gary and Susan Neumann 15 ^ 15 Donald D. Benedict* 15 Sue and Tom Raschella Eric Robison Eric and Margaret Rothchild o Chuck and Pat Holmes ^ 10 Dana Reid and Larry Hitchon Mike and Marcia Rodgers Charitable Fund 5 Nader and Oraib Kabbani o Carrie Delaney Rhodes James T. and Barbara Russell Diane and Mark Rubinstein 5 ^ 5 Klorfine Foundation Bernice Mossafer Rind Dr. and Mrs. Werner E. Samson Michael Slonski o 5 Moe and Susan Krabbe 15 Heather and Michael Sandoval Jeffrey C. Sherman Ms. Barbara Snapp and ^ 15 15 Dawn Lepore and Ken Gladden o 5 Mr.* and Mrs. Herman Sarkowsky Evelyn Simpson Dr. Phillip Chapman Edmund W., Jr. and Laura Littlefield Haim N. Schoppik Nepier Smith and Joan Affleck-Smith Hope and Richard Stroble 15 Richard and Francine Loeb Jan and Peter Shapiro Margaret W. Spangler Hans and Joan* van der Velden 15 ^ 15 15 Kjristine R. Lund o 5 John F. and Julia P.* Shaw Sonia Spear Mark Wissmann and 15 15 Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi ^ 15 Buz and Helen Smith Lorna Stern Christine Coté-Wissmann 10 Robert Moser Burnley and Jim Snyder Alexander and Jane Stevens Anonymous (2) ^ 15 Dick and Joyce Paul o 10 Linda Stevens Esther M. Su 15 Sally G. Phinny ^ 5 John and Sherry Stilin Maryanne Tagney Silver ($5,000 – $7,499) Seattle Symphony Volunteers Michel and Christine Suignard David Tan and Sherilyn Anderson-Tan Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs ^ 15 Jim and Catherine Allchin 15 Sympaticos Steve Vitalich 5 Anonymous (2) Richard Andler and Carole Rush 5 S. Vadman Charlie Wade and John and Joan Baker 10 Jean Baur Viereck 10 Mary-Janice Conboy-Wade + Silver ($10,000 – $14,999) Suzanne M. Barker Dr. Robert Wallace o 5 M. Elizabeth Warren 5 Silas Beane and Kristin Bunce Bryna Webber and Dr. Richard Tompkins 5 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Werner Claire Angel o 5 Donna Benaroya 5 Ronald and Devorah Weinstein 5 Stephen and Marcia Williams Peter Russo and Kit Bakke 5 Leslie and Michael Bernstein 5 Laurie and Allan Wenzel 5 Kenneth and Rosemary Willman Dr. C. Bansbach Capt. and Mrs. Paul Bloch 5 Simon Woods and Karin Brookes + Larry Winn Jeanne Berwick and James Degel 5 Barbara BonJour 15 Martha Wyckoff-Byrne and Jerry Tone Wayne Wisehart Mardi and Frank Bowles Jim and Marie Borgman 15 Marcia and Klaus Zech Keith Yedlin Paul B. Brown and Margaret A. Watson o 5 Phillip and Karla Boshaw Anonymous (2) Anonymous (6) Jane and David R. Davis ^ 15 Jeffrey and Susan Brotman 15 Brooke Benaroya Dickson Amy Buhrig 5 Bronze ($3,500 – $4,999) Conductors Club ($2,000 – $3,499) Brittni and Larry Estrada o Susan Y. Buske 5 5 Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans o 15 John and Andrea Adams Bill and Janette Adamucci Ann Chandler Henry M. Finesilver 5 Alina Kostina Violins Harriet and Dan Alexander David Clark 15 Natalie Gendler 15 Lucius* and Phoebe Andrew Terry Allen Steven and Judith Clifford 5 5 Neil M. Gray and Meagan M. Foley 10 Geoffrey Antos Mike and Sumi Almquist Cogan Family Foundation 5 ^ 5 Margaret Haggerty Susan Y. and Charles G. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. John Amaya Ida Cole ^ 5 5 Dustin and Michelle Ingalls 10 Bill and Nancy Bain Drs. Linda and Arthur Anderson

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Tiffany Ashton and Curtis Freet Ms. Mary Ellen Mulder Linda Betts 10 Mary Lee Gowell Dr. Larry and DeAnne Baer Leone Murphy 10 Kathy Binder Kathleen Grant Khosrowshahi Richard Barbieri and Lyn Tangen Mika Nakamura Mrs. William E. Boeing Maridee Gregory Mr. Charles Barbour and Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom Marilyn Boss Julie Gulick Mrs. Diana L. Kruis Isabella and Lev Novik Bob and Jane Ann Bradbury 5 Frank and Gloria* Haas 5 Kris Barker Jerald E. Olson 15 Herb Bridge and Edie Hilliard 15 Mr. and Mrs. David Hadley 10 Patty and Jimmy Barrier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson Beverly C. Brown Mrs. Carol Hahn-Oliver* 5 Chris and Cynthia Bayley ^ 5 Ralph and Marlys Palumbo ^ S. Lori Brown William Haines 15 Natalie and Michael Bayne David F. Peck 15 Laurion Burchall and Arlene Kim Bruce Haldane Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck 5 Nancy and Christopher Perks 10 Cy and Kathleen Butler Mary Stewart Hall 10 Janice Berlin Rosemary Peterson Alan and Ciara Byars James and Darlene Halverson Ann and Bruce Blume Hera Phung 5 Frank and Phyllis Byrdwell ^ Darren Hamby William and Beatrice Booth Marcus Phung 5 Mary and Patrick Callan Leslie and Nick Hanauer Bob and Bobbi Bridge Guy and Nancy Pinkerton 5 April Cameron 5 Deena C. Hanke Claire and Aaron Burnett Mrs. Eileen Pratt Pringle 15 Karen Cameron Linda and Wolfram Hansis 15 Butler’s Hole Fund Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard ^ 15 Corinne A. Campbell Dr. and Mrs. James M. Hanson 5 Craig and Jean Campbell 15 Chip Ragen Wally and Sally Campbell Katrina Harris Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson 5 Linden Rhoads Janitta and Bob Carithers Susan and Tom Harvey Trish Carpenter Ed and Marjorie Ringness 15 Cory Carlson Ken and Cathi Hatch ^ Cecily Carver Richard and Bonnie Robbins Carol and John Austenfeld Brian Hawksford and Steve Crandall Jeffrey Christianson Cheryl Roberts and R. Miller Adams Charitable Trust 5 Ms. Jill Heerensperger Mr. and Mrs. Ross Comer 10 Nancy M. Robinson 15 Dan Carollo Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hegstrom 5 Donald and Ann Connolly Sharon Robinson 5 Benjamin Carr Cheryl Hoffman Herzog and Jeffrey and Susan Cook 5 Helen Rodgers 15 Emily Carroll 5 Mathias Herzog Scott and Jennifer Cunningham Marnie Roozen Anand Chakraborty Suzanne Hittman T. W. Currie Family 10 William and Jill Ruckelshaus ^ Ying Chang Bob Hoelzen Dr. Bob Day 5 Don and Toni Rupchock 15 Kent and Barbara Chaplin 10 Norm Hollingshead 5 Frank and Dolores Dean 15 Annie and Ian Sale Michael and Gayle Charlesworth Bob Holtz and Cricket Morgan 5 Tom DeBoer Thomas and Collette Schick 10 David and Lynne Chelimer 15 Margaret and Marc Horton Lyle Deobald and Jessie Kim-Deobald Eckhard Schipull 10 Chidem Cherrier 5 Mrs. Susanne F. Hubbach 15 Dr. Stella Desyatnikova Art Schneider and Kim Street Mr. James Chesnutt 5 Gretchen and Lyman* Hull 15 Anthony DiRe Esther and Walter* Schoenfeld Robert E. Clapp 5 Sara Hurley Aileen Dong Charles and Maria Schweizer Joshua D. Closson Richard and Roberta Hyman Daniel and Roberta Downey Tanya and Gerry Seligman 5 Jacqueline B. Coffroth Fund of the Ralph E. Jackson 15 Dr. Lewis and Susan Edelheit Barbara and Richard Shikiar 15 Sacramento Regional Community Eric Jacobs  Educational Legacy Fund 5 Jon Shirley and Kim Richter Foundation Randy Jahren 5 Charles Engelke and Laurie White Janice and Brad Silverberg Mr. Peter Cohen and Ms. Bettina Stix Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Janacek Andrew Faulhaber 5 Christopher Snow 5 Ellen and Phil Collins 15 Megan Hall and James Janning + Gerald B. Folland 5 Stella Stamenova Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conlon Lawrence Jen Robert Franklin Isabel and Herb Stusser 10 Peter and Lori Constable Robert C. Jenkins 5 Jack Freelander Mr. and Mrs. C. Rhea Thompson 5 The Honorable Dow Constantine and Clyde and Sandra Johnson 5 Tom and Sandra Gaffney 5 Kirsten and Bayan Towfiq o 5 Ms. Shirley Carlson David Johnson Jane and Richard Gallagher 5 Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger ^ 15 Herb and Kathe Cook 5 Rodney J. Johnson William Gates Sr. and Mimi Gardner Gates John and Fran Weiss 15 Joseph Crnko and Wendee Wieking  Christy Jones and Rob Lilleness Martin and Ann Gelfand Norma Wells 5 Richard Cuthbert and Cheryl Patricia E. Jones Nate Glissmeyer and Elizabeth Jennings Charles Wheeler Redd-Cuthbert Neil and Ciara Jordan Bill and Joy Goodenough 15 Cliff Burrows and Anna White 5 Russell Daggatt and Gemma Zagloul Kadah 5 Betty Graham Ms. Bethany Winham Valdez Daggatt Gretchen Kah 5 Catherine B. (Kit) Green 10 Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays Robert Darling 5 Suzanne and Steve Kalish Lucia and Jeffrey Hagander 5 Woodworth, Charleson Charitable Fund Tatiana Davidson 5 Glenn Kawasaki Molly and Mike Hanlon Richard and Barbara Wortley 5 Angela de Oliveira 5 Janet L. Kennedy Karin and Frederic Harder Carol Wright Margaret and Lou Dell’Osso Michael and Mary Killien 15 Ken Hayashi 5 Debbie and Rick Zajicek David and Helen Dichek Andrew Kim Frederick and Catherine Hayes 15 Kay H. Zatine 15 Anne and Bob Doane Hyeok Kim Terrill and Jennifer Hendrickson 5 Karen J. Zimmer* Betsy Donworth Ragan and Ed Kim Gabriel and Raluca Hera Christian and Joyce Zobel 5 Everett and Bernie DuBois 10 Karol King 5 Harold and Mary Fran Hill 10 Igor Zverev 15 Ken Duncan and Tanya Parish 5 Virginia King 5 Alice and Paul Hill Anonymous (14) Jeff Eby and Zart Dombourian-Eby  5 Carolyn and Robert Kitchell Mike and Liz Hilton Mr. Scott Eby 5 Peter and Susan Knutson Candyce Hogan Musicians Club ($1,000 – $1,999) Thomas* and Ruth Ellen Elliott 15 Vera Koch 5 Thomas Horsley and Cheri Brennan Abel Family Fund Leo and Marcia Engstrom Maryann and Tom Kofler Mr. Daniel Kerlee and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ackerley Mary and Geoffrey Evans Allan and Mary Kollar 10 10 + Mrs. Carol Wollenberg William K. Ahrens 15 Dr. and Mrs. R. Blair Evans Becky Kowals and Max Rose Douglas Kim Peter Aiau and Susan Ormbrek Raylene B. Ewing Mr. Gary Kretzschmar W. M. Kleinenbroich John Akin and Mary Stevens Randi Fatizzi Tatyana Kutsy 15 10 Albert and Elizabeth Kobayashi Ignacio Alvarado-Cummings Al Ferkovich and Joyce Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Kwiram 15 5 Masato and Koko Koreeda Jennifer Ament Houser-Ferkovich Eric Lam 15 Brian and Peggy Kreger Carlton and Grace Anderson 5 Maria Ferrer Murdock Bradley Lamb 10 15 15 Kathleen Leahy Larry Harris and Betty Azar 15 Jerry and Gunilla Finrow Ron and Carolyn Langford 15 Kori Loomis Michele and Charles Bacon Gerard Fischer Peter M. Lara Alison and James Luckman Kendall and Sonia Baker 5 Patty Fleischmann J&J Latino O’Connell 5 Gunilla and Vidur Luthra Tracy L. Baker 15 Debra and Dennis Floyd Dr. Gordon D. LaZerte 15 15 Mark P. Lutz Dr. and Mrs. John Baldwin Barry and JoAnn Forman Gregory and Mary Leach 15 10 Marilyn Madden Dr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball 5 Paula Fortier Virginia and Brian Lenker 5 Louisa and Scott Malatos Joel Barduson Dana A. Frank Don and Carla Lewis 10 Michael and Barbara Malone Stan and Alta Barer Ms. Janet Freeman-Daily Erica Lewis and Richard Erickson, Seed Elliot Margul Eric and Sally Barnum 10 Ed and Kathy Fries Fund of Greater St Louis Community 5 Bret Marquardt and Gerald Nelms Jane and Peter Barrett Terri and Joseph Gaffney Foundation ^ 5 5 Frank and Judith Marshall Foundation Sarah and Rich Barton Ruth and Bill* Gerberding James Light ^ 15 Ken and Robin Martin Douglas and Maria Bayer 15 Janice A. and Robert L. Gerth Jason Lin ^ 10 5 David Mattson Dr. Melvin Belding and Dr. Kate Brostoff James and Carol Gillick Lisa Lindell + 5 Diane Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Joe Belson Bernel Goldberg Michael Linenberger and Sallie Dacey 15 10 5 Drs. Pamela and Donald Mitchell Judith and Arnold Bendich Jeffrey and Martha Golub Robert and Marylynn Littauer 5 5 Chie Mitsui Geoffrey Bent and Katie Kemezis 5 Inger A. Goranson Eric Liu and Jena Cane

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Sharon Lott Heidi Riney Judith A. Whetzel 5 Gifts were made to the Seattle Lovett-Rolfe Family Trust Jean A. Robbins 10 Roger and June Whitson Symphony in recognition of those Fo-Ching Lu Ms. Jean C. Robinson 5 Michelle Whitten listed below between July 1, 2015 and Susan and Jeff Lubetkin Mike Robinson Mitch Wilk August 1, 2016. Please contact Donor Richard* and Beverly Luce 15 Jack Rodman and Koh Shimizu Michael Winter Relations at 206.215.4832 or friends@ Roy and Laura Lundgren Ken Rogers Mr. Eric Wong 5 seattlesymphony.org if you would like to Bryan Lung Joseph L. Romano Jessie and David Woolley-Wilson recognize someone in a future edition Douglas MacDonald and Lynda Mapes Stan and Michele Rosen Troy and Elizabeth Wormsbecker of Encore. Mary Ann and Ted Mandelkorn Dr. Len and Gretchen Jane Rosoff Jerry and Nancy Worsham 10 Mark Litt Family DAF of the Jewish Michelle Rudd Talia Silveri Wright Jennifer Adair, by Federation of Greater Seattle 5 Ruttler Mills PLLC Esther Wu Michelle Hamilton Anne and Karl Marlantes David Sabee and Patricia Isacson Sabee Matt Yang Pat and Tony Marshall 5 Mina Miller and David Sabritt Lee and Barbara Yates 15 John Adams, by David and Sally Maryatt Matthew Salisbury Mrs. Sarah Yeager 5 Mr. Roy Hughes Marcia Mason Sara Delano Redmond Fund Mr. Rocky Yeh Charles T. Massie 10 Kate and Matthew Scher Maeng-Soon Yu 10 Afman, by Carolyn and Richard Mattern 10 Dr. and Mrs. Jason Schneier 5 Robert and Eileen Zube Varun Chhabra and Natasha Gupta Erika and Nathan Mattison Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schocken Anonymous (20) Florence and Charlie Mayne Judith Schoenecker and Claire Angel, by Michael and Rosemary Mayo 15 Christopher L. Myers 5 5 5 years of consecutive giving Lyn and Gerald Grinstein Doug and Joyce McCallum Susan Schroeter-Stokes and 10 10 years of consecutive giving Mikal and Lynn Thomsen Mary Kay McCaw Robert Stokes 5 15 15 years or more of consecutive giving Andrea Wenet Elizabeth McConnell S. Andrew Schulman and  Musician Dr. and Mrs. Paul McCullough Elizabeth K. Maurer o Board Member Jared Baeten and Mark Ruffo, by Ashley McDougall Patrick and Dianne Schultheis ^ Lifetime Director Eugene Brown Diane and Scott McGee Nancy and James Schultz + 5 Æ Staff Brooke and Dre McKinney-Ratliff Stephen and Julie Scofield * In Memoriam Efe Baltacigil, by Hughes and Kelley McLaughlin Shannyn Scovil Patricia and Jon Rosen Karen and Rick McMichael 15 Annie and Leroy Searle 10 To our entire donor family, thank you for Jerry Meharg Janet Sears 10 your support. You make our mission and Becky Benaroya, by Jeffry L. Melville and Kim and Jeff Seely music a reality. Harold Matzner Maureen Campbell Melville + Janet and Thomas Seery 10 Beverly Schoenfeld Mary Mikkelsen 15 Leslie J. Shank Did you see an error? Help us update Ronald Miller and Murl Barker 5 Linda Sheely 15 our records by contacting friends@ Jane and John Bradfute, by Bill and Shirley* Miner 5 Anne Shinoda-Mettler seattlesymphony.org or 206.215.4832. Nora and Myron MacDonald Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz Charles Shipley 15 Thank you! Charles Montange and Robert and Anita Shoup Stella Chernyak, by Kathleen Patterson 15 William Shuman David Gaglione ESTATE GIFTS Gary Moresky Dr. Charles Simrell and Deborah Giles 10 We gratefully remember the following Christine B. Moss 15 Jill Singh Leslie Chihuly, by individuals for generously including Donald and Shirley Mottaz 5 Douglas Smith and Stephanie Ellis-Smith The Sam and Peggy Grossman Family the Seattle Symphony in their will, Kevin Murphy 15 Joan Smith Foundation trust or beneficiary designation. These Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Naughton 15 Stephen and Susan Smith Norm Hollingshead legacy gifts provide vital support for Paul Neal and Steven Hamilton Harry Snyder Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel the Symphony now and for future Mrs. Dianne Nelson Scott and Lorna Soules Harold Matzner generations. (Estate gifts since Robert and Claudia Nelson John Spear The M. C. Pigott Family September 1, 2014.) Kirsten Nesholm Kathleen and Robert Spitzer Matt Stevenson Marilyn Newland 5 Doug and Katie Sprugel 5 Barbara Tober Barbara and Lucile Calef Paul and Linda Niebanck Donald and Sharalyn Stabbert Su-Mei Yu Robert E. and Jeanne Campbell Eric Noreen and Suzi Hill Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stagman 15 Anonymous Carmen Delo Ken and Pearl Noreen Stephanie Standifer Sherry Fisher Sharon L. Norris Lee and Elizabeth Stanton Joseph Crnko and the Seattle Symphony Jane B. Folkrod Craig Norton and John French 5 Carrol Steedman Chorale, by Lenore Ward Forbes Tim O’Keefe Craig and Sheila Sternberg Norm Hollingshead Marion O. Garrison Mark and Sally Onetto Steve and Sandy Hill Family Fund at the Sandra and James Taylor Elizabeth C. Giblin Phillip O’Reilly Seattle Foundation ^ 15 Carol Hahn-Oliver Gordon Orians 10 Diane Stevens 5 Samantha DeLuna, by Harriet C. Barrett Trust Geneva R. Osburn 5 Ms. Heather L. Stotz 5 Megan Hall and James Janning Allan and Nenette Harvey Richard and Peggy Ostrander Cynthia Stroum Yveline Harvey Meg Owen 5 Lynanne and Brad Struss Will Dixon and Jay Picard, by Betty L. Kupersmith Dena and Tom Owens Victoria Sutter 5 David Gaglione E. Marian Lackovich David and Gina Pankowski Lina and Lino Tagliapietra Anna L. Lawrence Richard and Sally Parks Mabel and Jason Tang Zart Dombourian-Eby, by Arlyne Loacker Allan and Jane Paulson 5 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Taylor Ms. Marilyn E. Garner Peter J. McTavish Perspectives of New Music Bob and Mimi Terwilliger 10 Norman D. Miller Jasen Peterman Robert Toren Emily Evans, by Nuckols-Keefe Family Foundation Lisa Peters and James Hattori Vahe Torossian Ellen Hope Beatrice Olson Thomas Pfenning Elaine Tsai Carl A. Rotter Stewart Phelps Andy Tsoi Dr. Daniel Feller, by John C. Rottler Don and Sue Phillips Dolores Uhlman 15 Jeffrey Girardin Amy Sidell Stephen Phinny Arthur and Patricia Upham Phillip Soth Tom and Brooke Pigott Manijeh Vail 5 Jonas Flueckiger, by Ida L. Warren Prairie Foundation Mark Valliere Shon Schmidt Lori and Bill Price Mr. Leo van Dorp 5 Lucy and Herb Pruzan 5 Gretchen Van Meter 15 HONORARIUM GIFTS Steve Frank’s 75th Birthday, by Harry* and Ann Pryde Johanna P. VanStempvoort 15 Gifts to the Seattle Symphony are a Patricia and Jon Rosen Aimme Qiao Mary Lou and Dirk van Woerden wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Donald J. Verfurth honor a friend or note an anniversary. Nancy Page Griffin, by Robert F. Ranzenbach 10 Robert and Lisa Wahbe In addition to recognition in the Encore Mina Miller and David Sabritt Richard and Sharon Reuter 15 Doug* and Maggie Walker 5 program, your honoree will receive a card Michael Schick and Katherine Hanson Jean A. Rhodes 5 Stephanie Wallach from the Symphony acknowledging your Fred Richard 15 Judith F. Warshal and Wade Sowers 15 thoughtful gift. Augustin Hadelich, by John Richardson II 5 Ralph and Virginia Wedgwood 15 Norm Hollingshead Deborah and Andrew Rimkus 5 Ed and Pat Werner

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Megan Hall, by LISTEN BOLDLY Samantha DeLuna SEASON Patty Hall, by 2016/17 Michael and Kelly Hershey

Lenore Hanauer, by OCTOBER 7–9 Penelope Burke CIRQUE GOES Harald and Jenny Hille, friends of Ludovic Morlot, by TO THE CINEMA Margaret and Andrew Gordon SEATTLE POPS SERIES Title Sponsor:

Glen and Ann Hiner, by Stuart Chafetz, conductor Eugene Leibowitz Cirque de la Symphonie

Leila Josefowicz, by Cirque de la Symphonie returns to the Benaroya Norm Hollingshead Hall stage with an all-new program of awe- inspiring physical feats of power and beauty! Karneia, by Paired with the music from blockbuster movie Allen R. Schwerer classics, including Gone With the Wind, Indiana LUDOVIC MORLOT Sherri King, by Jones, Mission Impossible, Raiders of the Lost Ark Vince Koester and Titanic, this thrill ride includes the spectacle of acrobats, jugglers and aerial flyers soaring high Zhenlun Li, by Esther Wu above the heads of the orchestra. OCTOBER 27 & 29 Media Sponsor: MORLOT CONDUCTS Hayley Lyons, by Sue Lyons BEETHOVEN

Pat Marshall, by John and Laurel Nesholm OCTOBER 15 & 16 Ludovic Morlot, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano Reid and Marilyn Morgan, by PERLMAN CONDUCTS Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bonnett AGATA ZUBEL: In the Shade of an Unshed Tear MOZART REQUIEM (World Premiere) Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony, by BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 Norm Hollingshead BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 Anonymous Itzhak Perlman, conductor & violin Mary Lynch, oboe Prepare to be dazzled by the Third Piano Concerto Nu.Mu.Zu, by Seattle Symphony Chorale and the Second Symphony, two pivotal works that Scott Siken J.S. BACH: Concerto for Violin and Oboe blazed a path to glory for young Beethoven. The Oboe Section, by MOZART: Requiem The fascinating Polish-born composer and soprano Mark Linsey and Janis Traven Agata Zubel, recently hailed by The New York Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman graces a Times, brings a brand new orchestral work. Sue and Tom Raschella’s concerto by Bach — and then he trades his bow 50th Wedding Anniversary, by for a conductor’s baton to lead Mozart’s swan Bob and Clodagh Ash Jennifer Connors song, the Requiem. The Seattle Symphony Chorale Jeffrey Phillippe breathes new life into this haunting masterpiece. John Phillippe Mary Lynch’s performances are generously underwritten by an anonymous donor. Jon Rosen, by Joe and Linda Berkson Saturday night’s performance sponsored by

Pat Rosen’s Birthday, by Media Sponsor: Natalie Gendler Marcia and Mike Wiviott

Bernice Rind, by Bob and Clodagh Ash Howard Moss and Pauline Shapiro David and Julie Peha ITZHAK Kay Zatine PERLMAN

Arie Schächter, by S. Andrew Schulman and Elizabeth K. Maurer Elle Simon

Michael Schmitt, by Barbara Schlotfeldt FOR TICKETS: Seattle Symphony Volunteers, by Ken Abramson and Helen Santibanez

Richard and Barbara Shikiar, by 206.215.4747 | SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Sandra Smith

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Betsy and Gary Spiess, by Ling Chinn

Tuning Up!, by Roy L. Hughes

Alexander Velinzon, by Nancy McConnell

[untitled], by Norm Hollingshead

Karla Waterman, by Kay H. Zatine

Kathleen Wright and Martin Greene, by Joel Paisner Patricia and Jon Rosen

Julie Wotruba, by David Gaglione

MEMORIAL GIFTS Gifts were made to the Seattle Symphony to remember those listed below between July 1, 2015 and August 1, 2016. For information on remembering a friend or loved one through a memorial gift, please WORLDWIDE RELEASE AUGUST 2016 contact Donor Relations at 206.215.4832 or friends@ seattlesymphony.org.

Jane and Don Abel, by The Abel Family Fund In honor of the centenary of Henri Dutilleux’s birth, David Anderson, by the Seattle Symphony releases a commemorative Julie L. Antle-Anderson 3-disc box set of its critically acclaimed survey of Arval, by the composer’s major orchestral works, under Dr. L. Newell-Morris

Music Director Ludovic Morlot. These immaculate Wanda Beachell, by and thrilling performances are essential listening for E. A. Beachell any lover of French orchestral music. Jack Benaroya, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly

For More Details: Donald Benedict, by http://seattlesymphony.org/recordings Dr. Charles Higbee Gertrude Bergseth, by Constance Trowbridge

Arlene Mildred Berlin, by Janice Berlin

Donald W. Bidwell, MD, by Sharon Bidwell

Bev Bright, by Rita Gray GRAMMY NOMINATED GRAMMY WINNER RELEASES AUGUST 2016 Joan Burnett, by Toby Burnett

Kathryn G. Cavin, by James Cavin

Annette Chajes, by David Loring DISTRIBUTED BY NAXOS OF AMERICA, INC. Frederic Chopin, by RECORDINGS.SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Xiaoxia Zhou

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EAP House 1-3V 3.19.13.indd 1 3/20/13 2:56 PM SEATTLE SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT FUND The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $25,000 or more to the Endowment Fund since its inception. The following list is current as of August 1, 2016. For information on endowed gifts and naming opportunities in Benaroya Hall, please contact Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected].

$5 MILLION + C.E. Stuart Charitable Fund Sue and Robert Collett Mrs. Paul Friedlander* Dr. Alexander Clowes* and Frances O. Delaney* Adele Golub The Benaroya Family Dr. Susan Detweiler John and Carmen* Delo Patty Hall Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Richard and Bridget Cooley Estate of Lenore Ward Forbes Thomas P. Harville Sciences Mildred King Dunn Estate of George A. Franz Harold Heath* Anonymous (1) E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation Jean Gardner George Heidorn and Margaret $1,000,000 – $4,999,999 Estate of Clairmont L. and Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gattiker Rothschild* Evelyn Egtvedt Anne Gould Hauberg* Phyllis and Bob Henigson Leslie and Dale Chihuly Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen Michael and Jeannie Herr The Clowes Fund, Inc. Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Estate of William K. and Charles E. Higbee, MD and Priscilla Bullitt Collins* Fluke Capital Management Edith A. Holmes Donald D. Benedict Judith A. Fong Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett John Graham Foundation Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hornbeck The Ford Foundation Agnes Gund Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Jones Sonia Johnson* Dave and Amy Fulton Helen* and Max* Gurvich Estate of Betty L. Kupersmith The Keith and Kathleen Hallman Fund Kreielsheimer Foundation Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges John and Cookie* Laughlin David and Karen Kratter Marks Family Foundation Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman E. Thomas McFarlan Estate of Marlin Dale Lehrman Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein Estate of Virginia Iverson Estate of Alice M. Muench Estate of Coe and Dorothy Malone Leonard and Patricia Shapiro Estate of Peggy Anne Jacobsson Nesholm Family Foundation Estate of Jack W. McCoy Samuel* and Althea* Stroum Estate of Charlotte M. Malone Estate of Opal J. Orr Estate of Robert B. McNett Dr. Robert Wallace Bruce and Jolene McCaw M. C. Pigott Family Estate of Peter J. McTavish $500,000 – $999,999 Bruce and Jeanne McNae PONCHO Estate of Shirley Callison Miner Microsoft Corporation Estate of Mrs. Marietta Priebe PACCAR Foundation Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust National Endowment for the Arts Seattle Symphony Volunteers Estate of Elizabeth Parke Mrs. John M. Fluke, Sr.* Northwest Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy Douglas F. King Peach Foundation Estate of Frankie L. Wakefield Keith and Patricia Riffle Estate of Ann W. Lawrence Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer Estate of Marion J. Waller Rita* and Herb* Rosen and The Norcliffe Foundation Estate of Elizabeth Richards Washington Mutual the Rosen Family Estate of Mark Charles Paben Jon and Judy Runstad Anonymous (1) Jerry and Jody Schwarz James D. and Sherry L. Raisbeck Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher Seafirst Bank Foundation $25,000 – $49,999 Weyerhaeuser Company Seattle Symphony Women’s Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig The William Randolph Hearst Edward and Pam Avedisian Association M. Watjen Foundations Estate of Bernice Baker Security Pacific Bank $100,000 – $499,999 Estate of Helen L. Yeakel Estate of Ruth E. Burgess Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Estate of Victoria Zablocki Estate of Barbara and Lucile Calef U S WEST Communications Estate of Glenn H. Anderson Anonymous (3) Mrs. Maxwell Carlson Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Wade Volwiler Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Alberta Corkery* Estate of Marion G. Weinthal Bob and Clodagh Ash $50,000 – $99,999 Norma Durst* Estate of Ethel Wood Alan Benaroya Dr.* and Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr. Estate of Margret L. Dutton Anonymous (2) Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld Estate of Mrs. Louis Brechemin Estate of Floreen Eastman Mrs. Rie Bloomfield* Estate of Edward S. Brignall Hugh S. Ferguson* * In Memoriam The Boeing Company MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY

The Musical Legacy Society honors those who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate or retirement plan. Legacy donors ensure a vibrant future for the Seattle Symphony, helping the Orchestra sustain its exceptional artistry and its commitment to making live symphonic music accessible to youth and the broader community. To learn more about the Musical Legacy Society, or to let us know you have already remembered the Symphony in your long-term plans, please contact Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected]. The following list is current as of August 1, 2016.

Charles M. and Barbara Clanton Russell and Nancy Fosmire Douglas F. King Mary Ann Sage Ackerman Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Stephen and Barbara Kratz Thomas H. Schacht Joan P. Algarin Frankenberg Frances J. Kwapil Judith Schoenecker and Richard Andler and Carole Rush Cynthia L. Gallagher M. LaHaise Christopher L. Myers Ron Armstrong Jane and Richard Gallagher Ned Laird Annie and Leroy Searle Elma Arndt Jean Gardner Paul Leach and Susan Winokur Virginia and Allen* Senear Bob and Clodagh Ash William and Cheryl Geffon Lu Leslan Leonard and Patricia Shapiro Susan A. Austin Natalie Gendler Marjorie J. Levar Jan and Peter Shapiro Rosalee Ball Carol B. Goddard Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce John F. and Julia P.* Shaw David W. Barker Frances M. Golding Ted and Joan Lundberg Barbara and Richard Shikiar Donna M. Barnes Jeffrey Norman Golub Judsen Marquardt Valerie Newman Sils Carol Batchelder Dr. and Mrs. Ulf and Inger Goranson Ian and Cilla Marriott Evelyn Simpson Janet P. Beckmann Betty Graham Doug and Joyce McCallum Betty J. Smith Alan Benaroya Catherine B. Green Jean E. McTavish Katherine K. Sodergren Donald/Sharon Bidwell Living Trust Dr. Martin L. Greene William C. Messecar Althea C. and Orin H.* Soest Sylvia and Steve Burges James and Darlene Halverson Charles N. Miller Sonia Spear Dr. Simpson* and Dr. Margaret Burke Barbara Hannah Elizabeth J. Miller Diane Stevens Sue and Robert Collett Harriet Harburn Mrs. Roger N. Miller Liz Stokes Dr. Marshall Corson and Ken and Cathi Hatch Murl G. Barker and Ronald E. Miller Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Mrs. Lauren Riker Michele and Dan Heidt Reid and Marilyn Morgan Gayle and Jack Thompson Betsey Curran and Jonathan King Ralph and Gail Hendrickson George Muldrow Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Torgerson Frank and Dolores Dean Deena J. Henkins Marr and Nancy Mullen Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman Charles E. Higbee, MD Isa Nelson Muriel Van Housen Lorraine Del Prado and Harold and Mary Frances Hill Gina W. Olson Sharon Van Valin Thomas Donohue Frank and Katie Holland Sarah M. Ovens Dr. Robert Wallace John Delo Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth Donald and Joyce Paradine Nicholas A. Walls Dr. Susan Detweiler and Chuck and Pat Holmes Dick and Joyce Paul Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers Dr. Alexander Clowes* Richard and Roberta Hyman Stuart N. Plumb Douglas Weisfield Fred and Adele Drummond Janet Aldrich Jacobs Mrs. Eileen Pratt Pringle James and Janet Weisman Mildred King Dunn Robert C. Jenkins Roger Presley and Leonard Pezzano John and Fran Weiss Sandra W. Dyer Dr. Barbara Johnston Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy Gerald W. and Elaine* Millard West Ann R. Eddy Norman J. Johnston* and James and Sherry Raisbeck Selena and Steve Wilson David and Dorothy Fluke L. Jane Hastings Johnston J. Stephen and Alice Reid Ronald and Carolyn Woodard Gerald B. Folland Atul R. Kanagat Bernice Mossafer Rind Arlene A. Wright Judith A. Fong Don and Joyce Kindred Bill* and Charlene Roberts Janet E. Wright Jack and Jan Forrest Dell King Junius Rochester Anonymous (44) Jan Rogers * In Memoriam

36 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORT

The Seattle Symphony gratefully recognizes the following corporations, foundations and united arts funds for their generous outright and In-Kind support at the following levels. This list includes donations to the Annual Fund and Event Sponsorships, and is current as of August 1, 2016. Thank you for your support — our donors make it all possible!

$500,000+

Seattle Symphony Foundation

$100,000 – $499,999

$50,000 – $99,999 $10,000 – $14,999 EY Garden Conservancy Boeing Matching Gift Program Acucela Inc. Finlandia Foundation National Genworth Foundation Christensen O’Connor Johnson Angelo Consulting Johnson & Johnson Matching Hard Rock Cafe Seattle † Gifts Program Kindness PLLC † Crimson Wine Group ◊ IBM International Foundation Key Bank Classical KING FM 98.1 ◊ Foster Pepper PLLC Inn at the Market † MacDonald Hoague & Bayless † Google Inc. † Fran’s Chocolates ◊ KAN Orchids & Flowers † Mayflower Park Hotel † KEXP † Holland America Line ◊ Music4Life NAREIG John Graham Foundation Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Pacific Coast Feather Co. Peg and Rick Young Foundation Laird Norton Wealth Management Lakeside Industries Peo Tours, Inc. Russell Family Foundation Microsoft Corporation Milliman † Sam and Peggy Grossman Family Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Foundation Nesholm Family Foundation Norman Archibald Foundation Skanska USA Seattle Symphony Volunteers Seattle Met Magazine † Peoples Bank Sullivan’s Steakhouse † Talking Rain † Perkins Coie LLP Vitalogy Foundation Treveri Cellars † $25,000 – $49,999 Rosanna, Inc. † Vitus Group Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Russell Investments UBS Employee Giving Programs CTI BioPharma Corp. Sheraton Seattle Hotel † $3,000 – $4,999 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Classic Pianos ◊ U.S. Bank Foundation & Rosati Foundation Clowes Fund, Inc. Washington Employers † Amphion Foundation Encore Media Group † Weill Music Institute † Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Four Seasons Hotel † Wild Ginger Restaurant † † In-Kind Support The Capital Grille † Garvey Schubert Barer † Anonymous ◊ Financial and In-Kind Support Glazer’s Camera † J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Motif Hotel † Microsoft Matching Gifts $5,000 – $9,999 Thurston Charitable Foundation Nordstrom AETNA Touchstone Group at Morgan Stanley Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Apex Foundation Wyman Youth Trust Seattle Foundation Bank of America Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Barnard Griffin Winery † $1,000 – $2,999 Wells Fargo Private Bank Bellevue Children’s Academy Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund The Benaroya Company Barghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc. $15,000 – $24,999 Bessemer Trust Brandon Patoc Photography † Aaron Copland Fund For Music Brown Bear Car Wash CityBldr Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and Chihuly Garden + Glass the League of American Orchestras DreamBox Learning Davis Wright Tremaine Chihuly Studio † Eaton Vance Dover Corporation Coca-Cola Company Matching Gifts Educational Legacy Fund D.V. & Ida McEachern Charitable Trust Elizabeth McGraw Foundation Fales Foundation

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Important grant funding for the Seattle Symphony is provided by the government agencies listed below. We gratefully acknowledge their support, which helps us to present innovative symphonic programming and to ensure broad access to top-quality concerts and educational opportunities for underserved schools and communities throughout the Puget Sound region. For more information about the Seattle Symphony’s family, school and community programs, visit seattlesymphony.org/families-learning.

encoreartsseattle.com 37 SEATTLE SYMPHONY YOUR GUIDE TO BENAROYA HALL SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORS & SYMPHONICA, THE SYMPHONY STORE: SMOKING POLICY: Smoking is not COMMITTEES Located in The Boeing Company Gallery, Symphonica is permitted in Benaroya Hall. Smoking areas open weekdays from 11am–2pm and 90 minutes prior to are available along Third Avenue. Special Events provide significant funding each season all Seattle Symphony performances through intermission. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: Please leave the to the Seattle Symphony. We gratefully recognize our PARKING: You may purchase prepaid parking appropriate phone number, listed below, and your exact presenting sponsors and committees who make these for the Benaroya Hall garage when you purchase seat location (aisle, section, row and seat number) with events possible. Individuals who support the events concert tickets. Prepaid parking may be purchased your sitter or service so we may easily locate you in below are included among the Individual Donors online or through the Ticket Office. If you wish to the event of an emergency: S. Mark Taper Foundation listings. Likewise, our corporate and foundation partners are recognized for their support in the add prepaid parking to existing orders, please Auditorium, 206.215.4825; Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Corporate & Foundation Support listings. For more contact the Ticket Office at 206.215.4747. Hall, 206.215.4776. information about Seattle Symphony events, please The 430-space underground parking garage at Benaroya DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE: Virginia Mason visit seattlesymphony.org/give/special-events. Hall provides direct access from the enclosed parking Medical Center physicians frequently attend area into the Hall via elevators leading to The Boeing Seattle Symphony performances and are ready OPENING NIGHT GALA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 Company Gallery. Cars enter the garage off Second to assist with any medical problems that arise. Honoring William Gates Sr. and Mimi Gardner Gates Avenue, just south of Union Street. There are many SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: GALA SPONSOR other garages within a one-block radius of Benaroya Benaroya Hall is barrier-free and meets or exceeds all JP Morgan Chase & Co. Hall as well as numerous on-street parking spaces. criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR COAT CHECK: The coat check is located in The Act (ADA). Wheelchair locations and seating for those Nordstrom Boeing Company Gallery. Patrons are encouraged with disabilities are available. Those with oxygen to use this complimentary service. For safety, tanks are asked to please switch to continuous flow. CO-CHAIRS coats may not be draped over balcony railings. Requests for accommodations should be made when Renée Brisbois purchasing tickets. For a full range of accommodations, Nader Kabbani LATE SEATING: For the comfort and listening pleasure please visit our website at seattlesymphony.org. Betty Tong of our audiences, late-arriving patrons will not be seated while music is being performed. Latecomers will be SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: COMMITTEE seated at appropriate pauses in the performance, and An infrared hearing system is available for patrons Rosanna Bowles Terry Hecker are invited to listen to and watch performances in the who are hard of hearing. Headsets are available Meredith Broderick Hisayo Nakajima S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium on a monitor at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis Leslie Jackson Chihuly Paul Rafanelli located in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. in The Boeing Company Gallery coat check and Linda Cole Jon Rosen at the Head Usher stations in both lobbies. Christine Coté-Wissmann Christine Suignard CAMERAS, CELL PHONES, RECORDERS, Kathly Fahlman Dewalt Kirsten Towfiq ADMISSION OF CHILDREN: Children under the age of BEEPERS & WATCH ALARMS: The use of 5 will not be admitted to Seattle Symphony performances cameras or audio-recording equipment is strictly except for specific age-appropriate children’s concerts. HOLIDAY MUSICAL SALUTE, DECEMBER 6, 2016 prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all personal electronic devices prior to the performance. BENAROYA HALL: Excellent dates are available for CO-CHAIRS those wishing to plan an event in the S. Mark Taper Rebecca Layman-Amato LOST AND FOUND: Please contact the Head Foundation Auditorium, the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Katrina Russell Usher immediately following the performance or Recital Hall, the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand call Benaroya Hall security at 206.215.4715. COMMITTEE Lobby and the Norcliffe Founders Room. Call Matt Claire Angel Tiffany Moss PUBLIC TOURS: Free tours of Benaroya Hall Laughlin at 206.215.4813 for more information. Michelle Codd Rena O’Brien begin at noon and 1pm on select Mondays and SHARE THE MUSIC THROUGH TICKET DONATION: Roberta Downey Marnie Roozen Tuesdays; please visit benaroyahall.org or call If you are unable to attend a concert, we encourage Kathleen Mitrovich Jill Singh 206.215.4800 for a list of available dates. Meet you to exchange your tickets for another performance Ghizlane Morlot Leslie Whyte your tour guide in The Boeing Company Gallery. or donate your tickets prior to the performance. When To schedule group tours, call 206.215.4856. you donate your tickets to the Seattle Symphony for TEN GRANDS, MAY 14, 2016 COUGH DROPS: Cough drops resale, you not only receive a donation tax receipt, Kathy Fahlman Dewalt are available from ushers. you also open your seat for another music lover. Co-Founder and Executive Director If you would like to donate your tickets for resale, EVACUATION: To ensure your safety in case of fire please contact the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office COMMITTEE or other emergency, we request that you familiarize at 206.215.4747 or 1.866.833.4747 (toll-free outside Rosanna Bowles Ghizlane Morlot yourself with the exit routes nearest your seat. local area) at your earliest convenience, or call our Cheri Brennan Carla Nichols Please follow the instructions of our ushers, who are Tom Horsley Stephanie White recorded donation line, 206.215.4790, at any time. trained to assist you in case of an emergency. Judith Fong Jessie Woolley-Wilson Nader Kabbani Barbara Wortley Ben Klinger DINING AT BENAROYA HALL CLUB LUDO, JUNE 18, 2016 PRESENTING SPONSOR Powered by Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and Events CTI BioPharma

CO-CHAIRS MUSE, IN THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDERS ROOM AT BENAROYA HALL: Enjoy pre-concert dining at Muse, just a Ryan Mitrovich few short steps from your seat. Muse blends the elegance of downtown dining with the casual comfort of the nearby Tiffany Moss Pike Place Market, offering delicious, inventive menus with the best local and seasonal produce available. Open to ALL ticket holders two hours prior to most Seattle Symphony performances and select non-Symphony performances. COMMITTEE Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. To make a reservation, please visit opentable.com or call Mary Bass 206.336.6699. Eric Berlinberg Chris Beza DAVIDS & CO.: Join us for a bite at Davids & Co., a cafe in The Boeing Company Gallery at Benaroya Hall. Featuring Eric Jacobs fresh takes on simple classics, Davids & Co. offers the perfect spot to grab a quick weekday lunch or a casual meal Erik Jensen before a show. Open weekdays from 11am–2pm and two hours prior to most performances in the S. Mark Taper David Johnson Matt Marshall Foundation Auditorium. Liz McConnell LOBBY BAR SERVICE: Food and beverage bars are located in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. The lobby Talia Silveri bars open 75 minutes prior to Seattle Symphony performances and during intermission. Pre-order at the lobby bars Angela Wapner Grace Yoo before the performance to avoid waiting in line at intermission.

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MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY LUNCHEON On May 6 the Seattle Symphony hosted the Musical Legacy for today and tomorrow. The afternoon’s recital featured a Society in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby for their delightful performance by Seattle Symphony musicians Principal annual luncheon and recital. Each season the Symphony Second Violin Elisa Barston, Principal Viola Susan Gulkis Assadi celebrates the members of the Musical Legacy Society who have and First Violin Mikhail Shmidt. made a commitment through their estates to help ensure that a The Seattle Symphony thanks all the members of the vibrant orchestra remains a part of Seattle’s cultural landscape Musical Legacy Society for their dedication and support. for generations to come. For more information about planned giving and the President & CEO Simon Woods spoke about the extraordinary Musical Legacy Society, please contact Director of Major Gifts journey the Symphony is on and the important role that Musical & Planned Giving Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or Legacy Society members play in building a sustainable orchestra [email protected].

PHOTOS: 1 Seattle Symphony musicians Elisa Barston, Susan Gulkis Assadi and Mikhail Shmidt 2 Board members Dr. Susan Detweiler and Dick Paul 3 Dan Heidt and Director of Education & Community Engagement Laura Reynolds 4 Steve and Selena Wilson 5 Douglas Weisfield 6 President & CEO Simon Woods Photos by Brandon Patoc

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