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JUNE/JULY 2018 LUDOVIC MORLOT, MUSIC DIRECTOR BERNSTEIN WONDERFUL TOWN MORLOT C O N D U C T S COPLAND'S THIRD SYMPHONY PLUS JAWS & STAR WARS PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONTENTS MASTERWORKS SEASON SPONSOR OF THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EAP full-page template.indd 1 10/19/16 3:56 PM CONTENTS JUNE/JULY 2018 4 / CALENDAR 6 / THE SYMPHONY 10 / NEWS FEATURES 12 / SYMPHONY IN METAMORPHOSIS 14 / BERIO’S SINFONIA CONCERTS 15 / June 6 & 7 JAWS–IN CONCERT 16 / June 8, 9 & 10 THE SOUNDS OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL 18 / June 14 & 16 BERNSTEIN WONDERFUL TOWN 25 / June 15 [UNTITLED] 3 29 / June 18 WAYNE MARSHALL 32 / June 21 & 23 COPLAND SYMPHONY NO. 3 36 / June 22 COPLAND UNTUXED 32 / JOHANNES MOSER Photo: Uwe Arens Uwe Photo: 37 / June 28, 30 & July 1 SAINT-SAËNS SYMPHONY NO. 3 ORGAN 40 / July 11 BRAHMS V. RADIOHEAD 41 / July 13–15 STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE IN CONCERT 50 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 29 / WAYNE MARSHALL 37 / BENJAMIN GROSVENOR Photo: Charles Best Photo: Photo: Patrick Allen/Opera Omnia Allen/Opera Patrick Photo: 51 / THE LIS(Z)T ON THE COVER: Bernstein’s Wonderful Town COVER DESIGN: Helen Hodges EDITOR: Heidi Staub © 2018 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 ON THE DIAL: Tune in to June & Classical KING FM 98.1 every July Wednesday at 8pm for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and the first Friday of every month CALENDAR at 9pm for concert broadcasts. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ■ JUNE 2pm Seattle Philharmonic 8pm Orchestra Brahms & Schumann 8pm Sibelius Kullervo 1 2 2pm 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Sibelius Kullervo Young Composers Jaws–in Concert Jaws–in Concert The Three Little Pigs Tiny Tots: The Three Workshop Concert Little Pigs 7:30pm Northwest Sinfonietta 8pm 8pm The Sounds of The Sounds of Simon Simon & Garfunkel & Garfunkel 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2pm 7:30pm 7pm 10am & 12pm Sensory The Sounds of Simon Bernstein Wonderful Puget Sound Music Friendly Concert & Garfunkel Town Academy 2pm Northwest Girlchoir Post-concert 10pm 7:30pm SRJO Founders Circle Party* [untitled] 3 8pm Bernstein Wonderful Town 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10am & 12pm 1pm 6pm 7:30pm 5pm 8pm Sensory Friendly Benaroya Hall Tour Friends Recital* Copland Symphony Volunteer Copland Symphony Concert: Journey of No. 3 Appreciation Event* No. 3 Invention & Discovery 7:30pm Wayne Marshall in 7pm Recital Copland Untuxed 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7:30pm 9am 7:30pm 8pm Andrea Bocelli with Friends Open Saint-Saëns Saint-Saëns the Seattle Symphony Rehearsal & Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 3 at Key Arena Discussion* Organ Organ 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ■ JULY 8pm 7:30pm Mormon Tabernacle Ensign Symphony & 2pm Choir and Orchestra at Chorus presents Saint-Saëns Temple Square God Bless America Symphony No. 3 Organ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8pm 8pm 2 & 8pm Brahms V. Radiohead Star Wars: A New Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert Hope in Concert 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2pm Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1pm Benaroya Hall Tour 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG SSO108-Calendar.indd 1 5/16/18 10:44 AM ■ ON THE BEAT See Who’s Here to Hear WE MAKE KNEES, Photo: James Holt James Photo: HIPS, SHOULDERS, My folks had a little bit of classical music in rotation when I was growing up, but it was something that I FEET AND JOINTS got into in college. I went to Seattle University and I could get cheap tickets as a student. So that got me hooked. I HAPPY AGAIN. remember going to the Symphony as a Injuries and aging joints are a part of life, but child and being in awe of the space that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it. more than anything. I don’t go to a lot of Virginia Mason is here to help you keep your body live shows, but I enjoy going here and to happy so you can continue an active lifestyle. the KEXP Gathering Space. I was actually in Ireland yesterday and got From orthopedic emergency care to hip and knee back last night. And I saw my friend Mike replacements, our specialists offer a full range of and asked, “when are we going to the diagnostic and treatment options. Symphony?” And he suggested tonight. For an evaluation, book an appointment at any And so here we are! of our nine convenient locations. – Braden ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE CONNECT WITH US: Share your photos using #ListenBoldly and follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Download the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. VirginiaMason.org/Ortho seattlesymphony.org ©2018 Virginia Mason TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 encoremediagroup.com/programs 5 LUDOVIC MORLOT SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR French conductor Ludovic The orchestra has many successful recordings, available Morlot has been Music Director on their own 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 three Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie for Grammy Awards and gave an three years (2012–14). During this time he conducted several exhilarating performance at new productions including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenu°fa Carnegie Hall in 2014. and Pelléas et Mélisande. Concert performances, both in Brussels and Aix-en-Provence, included repertoire by During the 2017–2018 season Beethoven, Stravinsky, Britten, Webern and Bruneau. Morlot and the Seattle Symphony will continue on their incredible musical Trained as a violinist, Morlot studied conducting at the journey, focusing particularly Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: on the music of Berlioz, Stravinsky and Bernstein. In Conducting Fellowship. Morlot was elected a Fellow of addition, they will be presenting some exciting new works by John the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his Luther Adams, David Lang and Composer in Residence Alexandra significant contribution to music. He is Chair of Orchestral Gardner. The orchestra will also be performing on tour in California, Conducting Studies at the University of Washington School including a two-day residency at the University of California, Berkeley. of Music. 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 PICCOLO HORN HARP Open Position Timothy Hale Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Jeffrey Fair Valerie Muzzolini Gordon David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Penelope Crane Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo Charles Simonyi Principal Horn Principal Open Position Wes Dyring Mark Robbins Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Sayaka Kokubo OBOE Associate Principal KEYBOARD Cordula Merks Rachel Swerdlow Mary Lynch Jonathan Karschney Joseph Adam, organ + Assistant Concertmaster Julie Whitton Principal Assistant Principal Simon James Supported by anonymous donors Jenna Breen PERSONNEL MANAGER Second Assistant Concertmaster CELLO Ben Hausmann John Turman Scott Wilson Jennifer Bai Efe Baltacıgil Associate Principal Danielle Kuhlmann Mariel Bailey Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Chengwen Winnie Lai ASSISTANT PERSONNEL Cecilia Poellein Buss Meeka Quan DiLorenzo Stefan Farkas TRUMPET MANAGER Ayako Gamo Assistant Principal David Gordon Keith Higgins Timothy Garland Nathan Chan ENGLISH HORN The Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Leonid Keylin Eric Han Stefan Farkas Alexander White LIBRARY Mae Lin Bruce Bailey Assistant Principal Robert Olivia Mikhail Shmidt Roberta Hansen Downey CLARINET Christopher Stingle Associate Librarian Clark Story Walter Gray Benjamin Lulich Michael Myers Jeanne Case John Weller Vivian Gu Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Librarian Jeannie Wells Yablonsky Joy Payton-Stevens Clarinet TROMBONE Rachel Swerdlow Emil Khudyev Arthur Zadinsky David Sabee Ko-ichiro Yamamoto Assistant Librarian Associate Principal Principal SECOND VIOLIN BASS Laura DeLuca TECHNICAL DIRECTOR David Lawrence Ritt Elisa Barston Joseph E. Cook Jordan Anderson Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet Stephen Fissel Principal Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath Eric Jacobs ARTIST IN ASSOCIATION Michael Miropolsky Principal String Bass BASS TROMBONE Dale Chihuly John & Carmen Delo Joseph Kaufman E-FLAT CLARINET Assistant Principal Second Violin Stephen Fissel Assistant Principal 2017–2018 SEASON Laura DeLuca Kathleen Boyer Ted Botsford ** COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Gennady Filimonov TUBA Alexandra Gardner Jonathan Burnstein BASS CLARINET Evan Anderson John DiCesare Brendan Fitzgerald * HONORARY MEMBER Natasha Bazhanov Eric Jacobs Principal Jennifer Godfrey Cyril M. Harris † Brittany Boulding Breeden Travis Gore BASSOON TIMPANI Stephen Bryant Jonathan Green Linda Cole Seth Krimsky Open Position + Resident Principal Xiao-po Fei FLUTE Principal † In Memoriam Artur Girsky Paul Rafanelli Demarre McGill Matthew Decker ** On Leave Andy Liang Mike Gamburg Assistant Principal Principal * Temporary Musician for 2017–2018 Andrew Yeung Supported by David J. and Shelley Hovind season Jeffrey Barker CONTRABASSOON PERCUSSION VIOLA Associate Principal Mike Gamburg Michael A. Werner Susan Gulkis Assadi Judy Washburn Kriewall Principal PONCHO Principal Viola Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Michael Clark Arie Schächter Matthew Decker Assistant Principal 6 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG ■ BENJAMIN LULICH SEATTLE Mr.