NOVEMBER 2017 LUDOVIC MORLOT, MUSIC DIRECTOR 2017–2018 FEATURED ARTIST KENNETH TARVER MORLOT C O N D U C T S BERLIOZ LES NUITS D’ÉTÉ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE REQUIEM KIRILL GERSTEIN P L A Y S RACHMANINOV PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 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 NOVEMBER 2017 4 / CALENDAR 6 / THE SYMPHONY 10 / NEWS FEATURES 12 / TENOR OF GRACE 14 / YOUR SYMPHONY. YOUR LEGACY. CONCERTS 17 / November 2, 4 & 5 BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE 22 / November 9 & 11 BERLIOZ REQUIEM 30 / November 10 RAVEL & SCHUBERT 32 / November 15 DEVOTCHKA WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 33 / November 16, 17 & 18 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS™ IN CONCERT WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 34 / November 30, December 1 & 2 RACHMANINOV PIANO 17 / IAN BOSTRIDGE CONCERTO NO. 3 Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke Sim Photo: 46 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 47 / THE LIS(Z)T 32 / DEVOTCHKA 22 / SEATTLE SYMPHONY CHORALE Photo: Photo: Tso Jerome Photo courtesyPhoto of DeVotchKa ON THE COVER: Kenneth Tarver 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 November & Classical KING FM 98.1 every December 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 ■ NOVEMBER 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm Finlandia Berlioz Symphonie Live @ Benaroya Hall: Foundation: Finland 100 2pm fantastique Hauschka 7:30pm SRJO with Symphony Musicians Wycliffe Gordon: The Circle Celebration* Meet the Musicians 8pm Art of the Trombone Post-concert Live @ Benaroya Hall: 8pm Berlioz Symphonie Reception* Yanni fantastique 1 2 3 4 2pm Berlioz Symphonie 10am 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 2pm Cascade Youth fantastique Planned Giving Live @ Benaroya Hall: Berlioz Requiem Ravel & Schubert Symphony Orchestra 7pm Music of Seminar* 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 5:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Harry Potter 8pm Harry Potter 2pm Seattle Youth Byron Schenkman & AIA Seattle: AIA Live @ Benaroya and the Chamber of and the Chamber of Symphony Orchestra Friends — Schumann: Honor Awards Hall: DeVotchKa Secrets™ in Concert with Secrets™ in Concert with 2pm Casa Patas Flamenco: Binomio The Poet Speaks with the Seattle the Seattle Symphony the Seattle Symphony 7:30pm SCGS: Brasil Symphony 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 7:30pm Symphony Orchestra Live @ Benaroya Encanto Holiday 5pm RCMFS: Hall — YIRUMA LIVE Concierto Autumn Evenings in North America 2017 8pm 7:30pm NWAA, KNKX Live @ Benaroya 88.5 & The Stranger Hall: The Tenors present David Sedaris 19 20 21CASA PATAS FLAMENCO22 23 24 25 7pm 7:30pm 10am 7:30pm ■ DECEMBER 11am SPU: Sacred Sounds Seattle Arts & Friends Open Rachmaninov Piano Family Concerts: 12pm of Christmas Lectures presents Rehearsal* Concerto No. 3 The Snowman Isabel Allende Rachmaninov Piano 7:30pm Seattle Arts Concerto No. 3 8pm & Lectures presents Rachmaninov Piano Kevin Young Concerto No. 3 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 2pm 10am Holiday Musical 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30am Jeremy Denk in Salute* Holiday Hooray! Tiny Tots: Holiday Recital 1pm Benaroya Hall 8pm Holiday Pops Hooray! Tour 7:30pm Live @ 8pm Live @ 2 & 8pm Benaroya Hall 7:30pm NWU: Benaroya Hall: Emily Holiday Pops presents Joe Biden Christmas Traditions Haines & The Soft Skeleton 3 4 5 RUTH REINHARDT6 CONDUCTS MESSIAH7 8 9 2pm Holiday Pops 3:30pm 7:30pm 1 & 8pm 7:30pm Seattle Men’s Friends Onstage The Coats Handel Messiah Chorus: A Sassy Brassy Rehearsal* Holiday 8pm 2 & 7:30pm Handel Messiah The Coats 7:30pm Live @ Benaroya Hall: Portland Cello Project 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 2 & 7:30pm Handel Messiah Ensign Symphony Ensign Symphony Seattle Men’s Chorus: Seattle Men’s Chorus: A Festival of Lessons Seattle Men’s Chorus: 2pm The Coats & Chorus presents & Chorus presents A Sassy Brassy A Sassy Brassy & Carols A Sassy Brassy Hosannah! Hosannah! Holiday Holiday Holiday 8pm Seattle Men’s Chorus: A Sassy Brassy Holiday 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7pm Byron 8pm 8pm Schenkman & Beethoven Beethoven 24 Friends – An Evening Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9 of Viennese Classics 9pm New Year’s Eve: 7:30pm Great Balls of Fire! Beethoven 31 25 26 27 Symphony No. 9 28 29 30 LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information Live @ Benaroya Hall — Casa Patas Flamenco: Binomio (November 16–18) 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Ruth Reinhardt conducts Messiah (December 15–17) SSO037-Calendar.indd 1 10/24/17 1:16 PM ■ ON THE BEAT Bischofberger See Who’s Here Business, meet Violins est. 1955 to Hear Professional box office. Repairs Encore connects your business to Appraisals arts patrons wherever they are. & Sales 1314 E. John St. Seattle, WA Learn more at encoremediagroup.com. 206-324-3119 www.bviolins.combviolinsltd.com BV 071811 repair 1_12.pdf Photo: James Holt James Photo: I’ve been an actor all my life, so I was always working in the MONTROSE TRIO December 9 evenings. I’ve performed with nearly all the local stage companies at one time The Montrose Trio, comprised of pianist Jon Kimura Parker and former or another. My greatest successes have members of the Tokyo String Quartet, makes its Meany Center debut been in British comedies, but I’ve done with a program that ranges from the whimsy of Haydn to the colorful just about every kind of role. Now that I’m world of Shostakovich. semi-retired, I have a lot more time to go to concerts. My favorite piece of music is Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, but I also really love violin concertos. Those are among my favorite concerts to see. – Brian CONNECT WITH US: Share your photos using #ListenBoldly and MARK O’CONNOR FEAT. THE O’CONNOR BAND follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS December 16 & 17 Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Download the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase Celebrate the season with an unforgettable evening of festive fiddling tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. and holiday bluegrass, as well as songs from O’Connor’s recent album, Coming Home. seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 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.