Seattle Symphony January 2019 Encore
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JANUARY 2019 GRAMOPHONE’S ORCHESTRA OF THE YEAR LUDOVIC MORLOT, MUSIC DIRECTOR SHIYEON SUNG CONDUCTS CELEBRATE ASIA LUDOVIC MORLOT CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN & SHOSTAKOVICH ITZHAK PERLMAN PLAYS BRUCH'S VIOLIN CONCERTO CAROLINE SHAW NEW PIANO CONCERTO: WATERMARK B:8.625” T:8.375” S:7.375” BELLEVUE SQUARE T:10.875” S:9.875” B:11.125” FEEL THE MAGIC | HOLIDAY 2018 Untitled-1 1 11/15/18 3:23 PM STANDARD NOTES PUBLICATION SEATTLE SYMPHONY UNIT/SIZE PAGE INSERTION DATE 12/07, 01.04 — All images are FOR PLACEMENT ONLY. DOCUMENT NAME: BRSP18DE_PDM_PRINT_SEATTLESYMPHONY.INDD — Replace images with most updated version. PRODUCTION ARTIST: PIERXE LUONG FILE PATH: ...G:BRSP18HO_PDM_PRINT_LRA_ADS:MECHANICALS:DECEMBER LRA ADS:BRSP18DE_PDM_PRINT_SEATTLESYMPHONY.INDD DESIGNER: SARASVATI MUNOZ BLEED: 8.625” X 11.125” LASER SCALE: NONE ADDITIONAL NOTES COPY/PROOF READ: NONE TRIM: 8.375” X 10.875” LAST MODIFED: 10-8-2018 10:55 AM ACCOUNT MANAGER: DAVID PRETZOLD LIVE: 7.375” X 9.875” MODIFED BY: PIERXE LUONG ENCORE PRINT PRODUCTION: MARY AGRESTA GUTTER: NONE DUE TO PUB: NONE PROJECT MANAGER: SEATTLE SYMPHONY NICOLE SKAFF SCALE: 100% IMAGE CODE: 18HO536_BRS_08_0470_V3.TIFF, BRSP_TP_RM_JON- FONTS: EUCLID CIRCULAR B (MEDIUM) COLORS: CYAN GUSTAFSSON_070_V7.TIFF MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 44157 Banana Republic Oris CH M44157_Seattle_Symphony_12_07.01_04 10/08/18 PMSxxxx PMSxxxx PMSxxxx PMSxxxx 8:57 PM CONTENTS JANUARY 2019 4 / CALENDAR 6 / MEET THE MUSICIANS 8 / THE SYMPHONY 10 / NEWS FEATURES 12 / Caroline Shaw CONCERTS 14 / January 4, 5 & 6 Storm Large Love, Lust & Rock ‘n’ Roll 16 / January 8 JANE with the Seattle Symphony 18 / January 11 & 12 The Bach Family Tree 21 / January 17 & 18 Brahms Symphony No. 3 26 / January 22 Itzhak Perlman Bruch Violin Concerto STORM LARGE 28 / January 27 Photo: Laura Domela Photo: Celebrate Asia 14 30 / January 29 Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace 33 / January 31, February 1 & 2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 46 / BENAROYA HALL GUIDE MAHAN ESFAHANI ITZHAK PERLMAN 47 / THE LIS(Z)T Photo: Kaja Smith Photo: 18 Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: 26 ON THE COVER: Shiyeon Sung (page 28) by Yongbin Park COVER DESIGN: Kate Hourihan EDITOR: Heidi Staub © 2019 Seattle Symphony All rights reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without written permission from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change. encoremediagroup.com/programs 3 PERFORMANCE SPACE: LOOKING AHEAD: ON THE DIAL: Tune in to Classical ■ S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM KING FM 98.1 every Wednesday at 8pm ■ ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and FEBRUARY ■ SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM GRAND LOBBY the first Friday of every month at 9pm ■ NORCLIFFE FOUNDERS ROOM for concert broadcasts. AT BENAROYA HALL ■ SYMPHONY EVENTS AWAY FROM THE HALL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12pm 1 2pm 2 Beethoven Piano “The Play of Sounds” Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky’s Suite SEATTLE SYMPHONY No. 2 SEATTLE 7:30pm PHILHARMONIC Masters of Scottish ORCHESTRA Arts CELTIC ARTS 8pm FOUNDATION Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 SEATTLE SYMPHONY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7:30pm 10:30am 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Silkroad Ensemble Tiny Tots: The Brass: Tiny Tots: The Brass: SEATTLE SYMPHONY Ferdinand the Bull Ferdinand The Bull SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm 8pm E.T. The Extra- E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial In Concert Terrestrial in Concert SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1pm 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm MONC Auditions – Catholic Choir Prokofiev Symphony A Bowie Celebration I Got a Right to NW Region Finals Festival No. 7 LIVE @ BENAROYA HALL Sing the Blues METROPOLITAN OPERA ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE REPERTORY NATIONAL COUNCIL SEATTLE 7:30pm JAZZ ORCHESTRA Side-by-Side 2pm with Ballard Civic 8pm E.T. The Extra- Orchestra Prokofiev Symphony Terrestrial in Concert SEATTLE SYMPHONY No. 7 SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm Andre Feriante Day of Love Concert ANDRE FERIANTE 2pm 17 7:30pm 18 7:30pm 19 20 21 8pm 22 11am 23 Lawrence Brownlee Songplay: Featuring The Chieftains Amadeus Live Family Concerts: & Eric Owens in Joyce DiDonato LIVE @ BENAROYA with the Seattle Peter and the Wolf Recital SEATTLE SYMPHONY HALL Symphony SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 7:30pm 8pm 7pm Debussy String Amadeus Live Schubert & Britten Quartet with the Seattle BYRON SCHENKMAN & SEATTLE SYMPHONY Symphony FRIENDS SEATTLE SYMPHONY 2pm 24 7:30pm 25 7:30pm 26 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 Untamed Untamed Untamed Zadie Smith Sir András Schiff NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL SEATTLE ARTS & Conducts & Plays GEOGRAPHIC LIVE GEOGRAPHIC LIVE GEOGRAPHIC LIVE LECTURES SEATTLE SYMPHONY seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG PERFORMANCE SPACE: ■ LOOKING AHEAD: ON THE DIAL: Tune in to Classical ON THE BEAT ■ S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM KING FM 98.1 every Wednesday at 8pm ■ ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and Who’s Here FEBRUARY ■ SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM GRAND LOBBY the first Friday of every month at 9pm ■ NORCLIFFE FOUNDERS ROOM for concert broadcasts. AT BENAROYA HALL ■ SYMPHONY EVENTS AWAY FROM THE HALL to Hear SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12pm 1 2pm 2 Beethoven Piano “The Play of Sounds” Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky’s Suite SEATTLE SYMPHONY No. 2 SEATTLE 7:30pm PHILHARMONIC Masters of Scottish ORCHESTRA Arts CELTIC ARTS 8pm FOUNDATION Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 SEATTLE SYMPHONY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7:30pm 10:30am 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Silkroad Ensemble Tiny Tots: The Brass: Tiny Tots: The Brass: SEATTLE SYMPHONY Ferdinand the Bull Ferdinand The Bull SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm 8pm E.T. The Extra- E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial In Concert Terrestrial in Concert SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Photo: James Holt James Photo: I played a little bit in middle school band but I don’t really 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1pm 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm have any musical talent so I chose to MONC Auditions – Catholic Choir Prokofiev Symphony A Bowie Celebration I Got a Right to just appreciate music. I’ve lived in NW Region Finals Festival No. 7 LIVE @ BENAROYA HALL Sing the Blues METROPOLITAN OPERA ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE REPERTORY Seattle for two years and I’ve been to NATIONAL COUNCIL SEATTLE 7:30pm JAZZ ORCHESTRA Side-by-Side Benaroya Hall but this is my first time 2pm with Ballard Civic 8pm going to the Symphony. I like that E.T. The Extra- Orchestra Prokofiev Symphony THE (R)EVOLUTION Terrestrial in Concert SEATTLE SYMPHONY No. 7 there’s a ton to do in Seattle. It’s pretty SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm easy to keep a busy social calendar. Andre Feriante Day of Love Concert Most weekends I go out on Capitol Hill OF STEVE JOBS ANDRE FERIANTE or go to the movies or go out for a cocktail with my friends. 2pm 17 7:30pm 18 7:30pm 19 20 21 8pm 22 11am 23 FEB. 23–MAR. 9 Lawrence Brownlee Songplay: Featuring The Chieftains Amadeus Live Family Concerts: I’m here tonight because my co-worker Opera, 2017 Fe Santa For Howard Ken © Photo & Eric Owens in Joyce DiDonato LIVE @ BENAROYA with the Seattle Peter and the Wolf gave me his tickets and I decided to Recital SEATTLE SYMPHONY HALL Symphony SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY check it out. I’m not quite sure what to 7:30pm 8pm 7pm Debussy String Amadeus Live expect this evening, but I’m sure it will Schubert & Britten Quartet with the Seattle be a great concert. I’m just excited to “TOTALLY USER-FRIENDLY!” West Coast Premiere! BYRON SCHENKMAN & SEATTLE SYMPHONY Symphony –The Los Angeles Times In English with English subtitles. FRIENDS SEATTLE SYMPHONY see what’s in store! Evenings 7:30 PM This innovative and crowd-pleasing Sunday 2:00 PM portrait of Apple’s visionary co-founder – Celine dazzles with “visually stunning” (ABQ Featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus Journal) staging and lyrical, cutting-edge and members of Seattle Symphony Orchestra. 2pm 24 7:30pm 25 7:30pm 26 7:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 music mixing traditional and electronic Untamed Untamed Untamed Zadie Smith Sir András Schiff instrumentation. Compelling, funny, and NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL SEATTLE ARTS & Conducts & Plays MCCAW HALL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE GEOGRAPHIC LIVE GEOGRAPHIC LIVE LECTURES SEATTLE SYMPHONY CONNECT WITH US: touching, the unique production “does 206.389.7676 what opera does best: giving audiences a Share your photos using #ListenBoldly and SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/STEVEJOBS follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, glimpse into the inner life of its title 2018/19 SEASON SPONSOR: character” (Marin Independent Journal). LENORE M. HANAUER Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Download PRODUCTION SPONSORS: the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase Don’t miss this remarkable example of ARTSFUND, C.E. STUART CHARITABLE TRUST, TAGNEY JONES FAMILY FUND AT tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive theatrical imagination. SEATTLE FOUNDATION exclusive offers. Co-commission with Santa Fe Opera and San Francisco Opera, with support from Cal Performances seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 encoremediagroup.com/programs 5 LUDOVIC MORLOT SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR French conductor Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie for three years Morlot has been Music (2012–14). During this time he conducted several new Director of the Seattle productions including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenu°fa and Pelléas Symphony since 2011. et Mélisande as well as concert performances in both Brussels During the 2018–2019 and at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival. season they will continue in their incredible Trained as a violinist, Morlot studied conducting at the Pierre musical journey, focusing Monteux School (U.S.) with Charles Bruck and Michael Jinbo.