JUNE | JULY 2017

LUDOVIC MORLOT, DIRECTOR

MORLOT C O N D U C T S R AV E L’ S MAGICAL OPERA & MAHLER 5 DAUSGAARD C O N D U C T S MENDELSSOHN & STRAUSS ACCESS FOR ALL CONTENTS LUXURY Nothing if not rare.

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ColdwellBankerBain.com/GlobalLuxury CONTENTS JUNE/JULY 2017

4 / CALENDAR

6 / THE ORCHESTRA

8 / SIMPLE GIFTS

10 / NOTES

FEATURE 12 / MEMORABLE MOMENTS

CONCERTS 15 / June 1 & 3 RAVEL’S MAGICAL OPERA

22 / June 2 MOZART UNTUXED

25 / June 8, 9 & 10 PEKKA KUUSISTO MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO

25 / PEKKA KUUSISTO Photo: Kaapo Kamu Photo: 29 / June 13 BACH & JANÁČEK

31 / June 15 & 17 STRAUSS AN ALPINE SYMPHONY

37 / June 22, 23 & 24 MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 5

42 / June 30 & July 1 A LIVE PRESENTATION OF 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

15 & 37 / ALLYSON McHARDY 31 / GUN-BRIT BARKMIN 43 / July 11 Photo: Florian Kalotay Florian Photo: Photo: Bo Huang Photo: AMOS LEE WITH THE

44 / July 13, 14, 15 & 16 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE™ IN CONCERT WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

54 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

42 / 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 55 / THE LIS(Z)T

ON THE COVER: by Brandon Patoc COVER DESIGN: Helen Hodges EDITOR: Heidi Staub

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■ JUNE 10:30am A Playdate 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am with Brahms A Playdate with 7:30pm Brahms Ravel’s Magical 5pm Volunteer 2pm Seattle Opera Appreciation Event* Philharmonic Orch.: The Rite of Spring 7pm Mozart Untuxed 8pm Ravel’s Magical 1 2 Opera 3

11:30am 7pm 2pm 7:30pm 12pm 8pm Musical Legacy The Merriman Family Donor and Pekka Kuusisto Pekka Kuusisto Pekka Kuusisto Society Luncheon* Young Composers Subscriber Open Mendelssohn Violin Mendelssohn Violin Mendelssohn Violin Workshop Concert Rehearsal* Concerto Concerto Concerto

8pm Club Ludo at the 4 5 6 7 8 Chihuly Boathouse* 9 10

3pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7pm 7:30pm SRJO with SYSO: 4 Orchestras Bach & Janácˇek The Art of Strauss An Alpine Sarah Mahoney & Christian McBride: Concert Alzheimer’s presents Symphony Friends The Art of the Bass Alzheimer’s Talks with Chef Madison 8pm Cowan Strauss An Alpine Symphony 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

7:30pm 10am 7:30pm 8pm 8pm Live @ Benaroya Friends Onstage Mahler Symphony Mahler Symphony Mahler Symphony Hall — TajMo: The Rehearsal* No. 5 No. 5 No. 5 Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band Founders Circle Party*

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6pm 8pm ■ JULY Seattle Symphony A Live Presentation presents The Music of 2001: A SPACE 8pm of John Williams at ODYSSEY A Live Presentation Woodland Park Zoo of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

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7:30pm Ensign Symphony & Chorus presents American Dream: Celebrating Seekers of Freedom

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7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 8pm Amos Lee with the HARRY POTTER HARRY POTTER HARRY POTTER Seattle Symphony AND THE AND THE AND THE SORCERER’S SORCERER’S SORCERER’S STONE™ in Concert STONE™ in Concert STONE™ in Concert with the Seattle with the Seattle with the Seattle Symphony Symphony Symphony 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

2pm 12:30pm 8pm HARRY POTTER Watjen Concert Stephanie Miller’s AND THE Organ Recital – Free Sexy Liberal SORCERER’S Demonstration Resistance Tour STONE™ in Concert with the Seattle Symphony 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 AMOS LEE26 27 28