MARCH 2020 THOMAS DAUSGAARD, MUSIC DIRECTOR EUN SUN KIM CONDUCTS PROKOFIEV PRICE & TCHAIKOVSKY DAUSGAARD CONDUCTS STRAUSS’ SALOME ALSO THIS MONTH AUBREY LOGAN COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA Trim: 8.375” x 10.875” Bleed: 8.625” x 11.125” My legacy. My partner. You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes. Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and future generations. To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Bjorn Stehr Director, Private Wealth Advisor 206-793-4120 [email protected] Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2020 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. CONTENTS MARCH 2020 4 / Calendar 6 / The Orchestra 54 / Benaroya Hall Guide FEATURES 5 / Community Connections 7 / Meet the Musicians 10 / On a High Note 12 / In Conversation with Thomas Dausgaard 55 / The Lis(z)t CONCERTS 14 / March 3 Aubrey Logan with the Seattle Symphony 17 / March 6 & 7 Bach & Telemann 23 / March 8 Celebrate Asia 26 / March 12 & 14 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 AUBREY LOGAN 31 / March 13 14 Tchaikovsky Untuxed 33 / March 19 & 21 R. Strauss Salome 42 / March 20 Beethoven & Shostakovich 45 / March 27, 28 & 29 The Legendary THE LEGENDARY COUNT Count Basie Orchestra GUN-BRIT BARKMIN BASIE ORCHESTRA Photo: Florian Kalotay Florian Photo: 33 45 ON THE COVER: Eun Sun Kim by Nikolaj Lund COVER DESIGN: Stephanie Tucker EDITOR: Heidi Staub © 2020 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. encorespotlight.com 3 19 LOOKING AHEAD: PERFORMANCE SPACE: ON THE DIAL: Tune in to Classical KING ■ S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM FM 98.1 every Wednesday at 8pm for a ■ ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL Seattle Symphony spotlight and the first APRIL ■ OCTAVE 9: RAISBECK MUSIC CENTER Friday of every month at 9pm for concert ■ SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM GRAND LOBBY broadcasts. AT BENAROYA HALL ■ SYMPHONY EVENTS AWAY FROM THE HALL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 7:30pm 2 10:30am 3 9:30, 10:30 & 4 Wayne Marshall Tiny Tots: 11:30am Plays & Conducts The Strings: Tiny Tots: The Strings: Gershwin Mother Goose Mother Goose SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 7:30pm Joshua 8pm Redman with SRJO Stephen Osborne SEATTLE REPERTORY Beethoven Piano JAZZ ORCHESTRA Sonatas 8pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY Wayne Marshall Plays & Conducts Gershwin SEATTLE SYMPHONY 2pm 5 6 7 88 7:30pm 9 8pm 10 2 & 8pm 11 Wayne Marshall Joe Hisaishi Joe Hisaishi Joe Hisaishi Plays & Conducts Symphonic Concert: Symphonic Concert: Symphonic Concert: Gershwin Music from the Music from the Music from the SEATTLE SYMPHONY Studio Ghibli Films Studio Ghibli Films Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki of Hayao Miyazaki of Hayao Miyazaki 7:30pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Lindy West & Samantha Irby – Heavy Flow NWAA, KNKX 88.5FM & THE STRANGER 12 7:30pm 13 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pm 16 8pm 17 2pm 18 Pure Yanni Carol Anderson The Music of Five Beethoven Beethoven’s 250th LIVE @ BENAROYA SEATTLE ARTS & John Adams Cello Sonatas PHILHARMONIA HALL LECTURES SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY NORTHWEST & KIRKLAND CHORAL 9pm SOCIETY Jenny Hval 7:30pm NEUMOS PRESENTS Music for Love and War EARLY MUSIC SEATTLE 8pm The Music of John Adams SEATTLE SYMPHONY 2pm The Music of 19 20 21 7:30pm 22 7:30pm 23 7:30pm 24 9:30 & 11am 25 John Adams Elizabeth Kolbert Bernstein Songfest Hannah Lash & First Concerts: SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE ARTS & SEATTLE SYMPHONY Hub New Music Meet the Percussion LECTURES SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 7pm Beethoven’s Archduke Trio 7:30pm BYRON SCHENKMAN & Bearers of Heavenly FRIENDS GiveBIG 2020 Light Early Giving Begins ENSIGN SYMPHONY & 7:30pm CHORUS An Evening with seattlesymphony.org/ Fran Lebowitz, givebig 8pm Hosted by David Bernstein Songfest Schmader SEATTLE SYMPHONY NWAA, KNKX 88.5FM & THE STRANGER 2pm 26 7pm 27 28 7pm 29 7:30pm 30 Wayward Sisters Musical Soundbites* Haydn The Creation PACIFIC MUSICWORKS Conversations: SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Haydn 7:30pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY Drum Tao 2020 LIVE @ BENAROYA 7pm HALL Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop Concert (FREE!) 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Jubilee Women’s Center is one of nearly 80 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s Community Connections program which provides complimentary tickets to nonprofit organizations across the Puget Sound region. “I happened to receive the ticket at one of the most difficult times in my life. I feel like God was looking out for me through you. I want you to know that your generous gift made a huge impact. Watching and hearing those incredibly talented people share their gifts was mind-blowing and nourished my soul. So again, thank you for your insight into how beneficial this would be for us. I consider myself blessed having you in my life.” – Jubilee Resident 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. encorespotlight.com 5 ■ ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY THOMAS DAUSGAARD MUSIC DIRECTOR Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard is esteemed for his creativity and innovative programming, the excitement of his live performances and his extensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings. A renowned recording artist with over 70 discs to his name, Dausgaard’s releases with the Seattle Symphony have garnered critical acclaim resulting in international honors including a 2017 Gramophone Award nomination for Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 (Deryck Cooke version), Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year Award, and a 2019 Best Orchestral Performance Grammy nomination for Nielsen’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4. An avid champion of contemporary works and the music of his homeland, Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony will release a much-anticipated cycle of symphonies by Carl Nielsen. Performing internationally with many of the world’s leading orchestras, Dausgaard is also the Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Laureate of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and Honorary Conductor of the Orchestra della Toscana and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Dausgaard has been awarded the Cross of Chivalry by the Queen of Denmark and elected to Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: the Royal Academy of Music in Sweden. SEATTLE SYMPHONY ROSTER Joseph Crnko Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Ludovic Morlot Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus THOMAS DAUSGAARD Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director Lee Mills Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Gerard Schwarz Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Conductor Laureate Lina Gonzalez-Granados Conducting Fellow FIRST VIOLIN Mara Gearman OBOE Jonathan Karschney KEYBOARD Noah Geller Assistant Principal Mary Lynch Assistant Principal Joseph Adam David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Timothy Hale Principal Jenna Breen Organ + Open Position Wes Dyring Supported by anonymous donors John Turman Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Sayaka Kokubo Ben Hausmann Danielle Kuhlmann PERSONNEL MANAGER Daniel Stone Associate Principal Scott Wilson Eduardo Rios Rachel Swerdlow TRUMPET First Assistant Concertmaster Chengwen Winnie Lai David Gordon Stefan Farkas ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER Simon James CELLO Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Keith Higgins Second Assistant Concertmaster** Efe Baltacıgil ENGLISH HORN Alexander White Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Jennifer Bai Stefan Farkas Associate Principal LIBRARY Mariel Bailey Meeka Quan DiLorenzo Christopher Stingle Jeanne Case Cecilia Poellein Buss Associate Principal CLARINET Michael Myers Associate Librarian Timothy Garland Nathan Chan Leonid Keylin Benjamin Lulich Robert Olivia Assistant Principal TROMBONE Andy Liang Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Associate Librarian Clarinet Ko-ichiro Yamamoto Mae Lin Eric Han Rachel Swerdlow Principal Mikhail Shmidt Bruce Bailey Emil Khudyev Assistant Librarian Clark Story Roberta Hansen Downey Associate Principal David Lawrence Ritt Walter Gray John Weller Laura