OCTOBER 2017 LUDOVIC MORLOT, MUSIC DIRECTOR BEATRICE RANA PLAYS PROKOFIEV GIDON KREMER SCHUMANN VIOLIN CONCERTO LOOKING AHEAD: MORLOT C O N D U C T S BERLIOZ CONTENTS My wealth. My priorities. My partner. You’ve spent your life accumulating wealth. And, no doubt, that wealth now takes many forms, sits in many places, and is managed by many advisors. Unfortunately, that kind of fragmentation creates gaps that can hold your wealth back from its full potential. The Private Bank can help. The Private Bank uses a proprietary approach called the LIFE Wealth Cycle SM to ­ind those gaps—and help you achieve what is important to you. To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Lisa Roberts Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 4157057159 Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2017 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. EAP full-page template.indd 1 7/17/17 3:08 PM CONTENTS OCTOBER 2017 4 / CALENDAR 6 / THE SYMPHONY 10 / NEWS FEATURES 12 / BERLIOZ’S BARGAIN 14 / MUSIC & IMAGINATION CONCERTS 15 / October 5 & 7 ENIGMA VARIATIONS 19 / October 6 ELGAR UNTUXED 21 / October 12 & 14 GIDON KREMER SCHUMANN VIOLIN CONCERTO 24 / October 13 [UNTITLED] 1 26 / October 17 NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR 27 / October 20, 21 & 27 VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS 30 / October 26 & 29 21 / GIDON KREMER SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO. 10 Photo: Angie Kremer Photography Angie Kremer Photo: 42 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 43 / THE LIS(Z)T 15 / JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET 27 / DMITRY SINKOVSKY Photo courtesyPhoto of the artist Photo: B Ealovega Photo: ON THE COVER: Beatrice Rana (p. 30) by Marie Staggat COVER DESIGN: Helen Hodges EDITOR: Heidi Staub © 2017 Seattle Symphony. All rights reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without written permission from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change. encoremediagroup.com/programs 3 ON THE DIAL: Tune in to October & Classical KING FM 98.1 every November Wednesday at 8pm for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and CALENDAR the first Friday of every month at 9pm for concert broadcasts. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ■ OCTOBER 7:30pm 7:30pm 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am 1 & 8pm Seattle Arts & Enigma Variations Gallop & Go! Tiny Tots: Gallop & Go! Seattle International Lectures presents 7:30pm Seattle Piano Festival Janet Mock 7pm Elgar Untuxed Repertory Jazz 2pm Chris Botti 7:30pm Northwest Orchestra: Basie Bash with the Seattle Sinfonietta: Notions 8pm Enigma Symphony 1 2 3 4 5 of a Nation 6 Variations 7 7:30pm 10pm 2pm Live @ Benaroya [untitled] 1 Sammamish Hall: Sun Kil Moon Symphony Orchestra 7:30pm 8pm Gidon Kremer Gidon Kremer Schumann Violin Schumann Violin Concerto Concerto 8 9 10 NOSFERATU11 12 13 14 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 11am Byron Schenkman NWAA, KNKX Nosferatu: A Seattle Arts & Vivaldi Four Seasons The Firebird & Friends: Bach 88.5 FM & The Symphony of Horror Lectures presents Double Harpsichord Stranger present Ron Chernow 8pm Concertos A Conversation with Vivaldi Four Seasons Armistead Maupin 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2pm National 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 12 Noon 2pm Seattle Geographic Live — Into National Geographic National Geographic Earshot Jazz Shostakovich Vivaldi Four Seasons Philharmonic Orchestra: the Arctic Kingdom A Great Teacher is a Live — Into the Live — Into the presents Brad Symphony No. 10 7:30pm Seattle Arts & Great Artist Arctic Kingdom Arctic Kingdom Mehldau Lectures presents Nikki 7:30pm NWAA, KNKX Giovanni 88.5 FM & The Stranger 7pm Seattle Chinese present Humans of New 7:30pm Ensign Orchestra: At First York: Brandon Stanton Symphony & Chorus: Light 22 23 24 25 26 King of Kings 27 28 10am Metropolitan ■ NOVEMBER 7:30pm 2pm Finlandia Opera National Council: Live @ Benaroya Hall: Foundation: Finland 100 WA District Auditions 7:30pm Berlioz Symphonie Hauschka 7:30pm SRJO with 2pm Shostakovich fantastique Wycliffe Gordon: The Symphony No. 10 8pm Art of the Trombone Live @ Benaroya Hall: 7:30pm Live @ Benaroya 8pm Berlioz Symphonie Hall: Creating S-Town Yanni fantastique with Brian Reed 29 30 NATIONAL31 GEOGRAPHIC LIVE1 2 3 4 2pm Berlioz Symphonie 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 2pm Cascade Youth fantastique Live @ Benaroya Hall: Berlioz Requiem Ravel & Schubert Symphony Orchestra 7pm Music of The Jerry Douglas 7:30pm Remembrance: Band 7:30pm Northwest 8pm LUMA Guild: Seattle Baroque Snow Falls Sinfonietta: Tales of EPOCH Orchestra: Forces of 7:30pm Seattle Arts Hope & Heroism Nature & Lectures presents 8pm Ta-Nehisi Coates 5 6 7 8 9 10 Berlioz Requiem 11 7pm 7pm 7:30pm Harry Potter 8pm Harry Potter 2pm Seattle Youth Byron Schenkman & AIA Seattle: AIA and the Chamber of and the Chamber of Symphony Orchestra Friends — Schumann: Honor Awards Secrets™ in Concert with Secrets™ in Concert with 2pm Casa Patas Flamenco: Binomio The Poet Speaks the Seattle Symphony the Seattle Symphony 7:30pm SCAS: Brasil 7:30pm Live @ Benaroya 7:30pm Live @ Benaroya Guitar Duo Hall — Casa Patas Hall — Casa Patas 8pm Harry Potter and the Flamenco: Binomio Flamenco: Binomio Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert with the Seattle 12 13 14 15 16 17 Symphony 18 3pm Seattle Youth 8pm 8pm Symphony Orchestra Live @ Benaroya Live @ Benaroya 5pm RCMFS: Hall — YIRUMA LIVE Hall: The Tenors Autumn Evenings in North America 2017 7:30pm NWAA, KNKX 88.5 & The Stranger present David Sedaris 19 20 21CASA PATAS FLAMENCO22 23 24 25 7pm 7:30pm 10am 7:30pm ■ DECEMBER 8pm SPU: Sacred Sounds Seattle Arts & Friends Open Rachmaninov Piano Rachmaninov Piano 12pm of Christmas Lectures presents Rehearsal* Concerto No. 3 Concerto No. 3 Isabel Allende Rachmaninov Piano 7:30pm Seattle Arts Concerto No. 3 & Lectures presents Kevin Young 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (October 17); National Geographic Live — Into the Arctic Kingdom 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG (October 22–24) by Florian Schulz; Live @ Benaroya Hall — Casa Patas Flamenco: Binomio (November 16–18) SSO027-Calendar.indd 1 9/27/17 9:44 AM ■ ON THE BEAT See Who’s Here PREMIER RETIREMENT LIVING to Hear Enjoy a warm and vibrant lifestyle, an array of amenities, rich programming, and exceptional care. Aljoya Mercer Island The Gardens at Town Square (206) 230-0150 Downtown Bellevue (425) 688-1900 Aljoya Thornton Place (206) 306-7920 The Lakeshore South Seattle (206) 772-1200 Ida Culver House Broadview (206) 361-1989 University House Issaquah (425) 557-4200 Ida Culver House Ravenna (206) 523-7315 University House Wallingford (206) 545-8400 Photo: James Holt James Photo: My perfect night out would include Call for a personal visit, or a really excellent dinner followed learn more at eraliving.com by some form of live music or live entertainment, whether it is orchestral music or my favorite band. I also enjoy slam poetry, so I’m going to see Buddy Wakefield at the Fremont Abbey in a couple weeks. Our building is closed for construction, – Alicia but our programs are more open than ever. Town Hall is Inside/Out in a neighborhood near you. 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 Joshua Roman, Town Music Artistic Director tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. December 4, 2017, 7:30pm A Cello Conspiracy featuring Joshua Roman Roman joins current Seattle Symphony stars on stage for a night celebrating the past and present of Seattle’s cellists. Fremont Abbey seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 Tickets: $20/$15 for members ~ www.townhallseattle.org GIVE: 206.215.4832 encoremediagroup.com/programs 5 LUDOVIC MORLOT SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR French conductor Ludovic at the University of California, Berkeley. The orchestra has Morlot has been Music Director many successful recordings, available on their own label, of the Seattle Symphony Seattle Symphony Media. A box set of music by Dutilleux since 2011. Amongst the was recently released to mark the 100th anniversary of the many highlights of his tenure, composer’s birth. the orchestra has won three Grammy Awards and gave an Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie for exhilarating performance at three years (2012–14). During this time he conducted several Carnegie Hall in 2014. new productions including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenu°fa and Pelléas et Mélisande. Concert performances, both During the 2017–2018 in Brussels and Aix-en-Provence, included repertoire by season Morlot and the Beethoven, Stravinsky, Britten, Webern and Bruneau. Seattle Symphony will continue on their incredible Trained as a violinist, Morlot studied conducting at the musical journey, focusing Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: particularly on the music College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar of Berlioz, Stravinsky and Conducting Fellowship. Morlot was elected a Fellow of Bernstein. In addition, they will be presenting some exciting new the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his works by John Luther Adams, David Lang and Andrew Norman and significant contribution to music. He is Chair of Orchestral welcoming Alexandra Gardner for a residency. The orchestra will also Conducting Studies at the University of Washington School be performing on tour in California, including a two-day residency of Music. SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ROSTER LUDOVIC MORLOT Thomas Dausgaard, Principal Guest Conductor Pablo Rus Broseta, Douglas F.