THOMAS DAUSGAARD, MUSIC DIRECTOR SEPTEMBER 2019 WELCOME THOMAS! Dausgaard conducts R. Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra Rachmaninov’s Fourth Piano Concerto with pianist Daniil Trifonov Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto with pianist Yefim Bronfman 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: Lisa Roberts Managing Director, Private Wealth Management [email protected] 415-705-7159 Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. ©2019 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. Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2019 4 / Calendar 6 / The Orchestra 53 / Benaroya Hall Guide FEATURES 5 / Community Connections 7 / Meet the Musicians 10 / On a High Note 12 / Thomas Dausgaard on the Season Ahead 54 / The Lis(z)t CONCERTS 14 / September 11 & 12 My legacy. My partner. Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy® with the Seattle Symphony 16 / September 14 You have dreams. Goals you want to achieve during your lifetime and a legacy you want to leave Opening Night Concert & Gala behind. The Private Bank can help. Our highly specialized and experienced wealth strategists can 19 / September 19, 20 & 21 help you navigate the complexities of estate planning and deliver the customized solutions you Mahler Symphony No. 1 need to ensure your wealth is transferred according to your wishes. 23 / September 26, 28 & 29 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Take the first step in ensuring the preservation of your wealth for your lifetime and ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER Photo: Mats Backer Mats Photo: Exhibition future generations. 30 29 / October 1 Windborne's Music of To learn more, please visit unionbank.com/theprivatebank or contact: Led Zeppelin 30 / October 2 Lisa Roberts Anne Sofie Von Otter & Managing Director, Private Wealth Management Kristian Bezuidenhout [email protected] 41 / October 4, 5 & 6 415-705-7159 Warner Bros. presents DANIIL TRIFONOV DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT BUGS BUNNY AT THE Photo: Dario Acosta & Deutsche Grammophon & Deutsche Acosta Dario Photo: Arens Uwe Photo: 16 23 SYMPHONY 30th Anniversary Edition ON THE COVER: Thomas Dausgaard by Karya Schanilec COVER DESIGN: Ellie Tanaka EDITOR: Heidi Staub Wills, trusts, foundations, and wealth planning strategies have legal, tax, accounting, and other implications. Clients should consult a legal or tax advisor. © 2019 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 ©2019 MUFG Union Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change. Union Bank is a registered trademark and brand name of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. encorespotlight.com 3 Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM CALENDAR 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 OCTOBER ■ 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 7:30pm 1 7:30pm 2 3 10:30am Tiny Tots: 4 9:30, 10:30 & 5 Windborne's Music Anne Sofie von The Percussion: 5, 6 11:30am Tiny Tots: of Led Zeppelin Otter & Kristian Pick Up Sticks The Percussion: 5, 6 SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Bezuidenhout Pick Up Sticks SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 7 & 10pm Tegan and Sara 7:30pm 7:30pm STG PRESENTS Count Basie Meets Al Di Meola Past, Duke Ellington Present, Future 8pm SEATTLE REPERTORY JAZZ ORCHESTRA LIVE @ BENAROYA Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny HALL 8pm Warner Bros. at the Symphony Presents Bugs Bunny 30th Anniversary at the Symphony Edition 30th Anniversary SEATTLE SYMPHONY Edition SEATTLE SYMPHONY 6 7 88 9 10 11 12 2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 12pm Seattle Warner Bros. Tinariwen Lang Lang with the Mozart Jupiter Rachel Maddow International Piano Presents Bugs Bunny LIVE @ BENAROYA Seattle Symphony Symphony SEATTLE ARTS & Festival Concert 1 at the Symphony HALL SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY LECTURES SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL 30th Anniversary PIANO FESTIVAL Edition 7:30pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY Selections From 4:15pm Seattle Density 2036 Claire International Piano 7:30pm Chase in Recital Festival Concert 2 Patti Smith SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL SEATTLE ARTS & PIANO FESTIVAL LECTURES 8pm Mozart Jupiter Symphony SEATTLE SYMPHONY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 10pm 11am Seattle International Lux! Featuring Mozart Requiem [untitled] 1 The Magic Flute Piano Festival Nathan Pacheco SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Concert 3 ENSIGN SYMPHONY & SEATTLE CHORUS 7pm INTERNATIONAL PIANO Eastern Memories on FESTIVAL the Western Wind: Songs of Home 8pm SEATTLE CHINESE Seattle International ORCHESTRA Piano Festival Awards Ceremony 8pm SEATTLE Mozart Requiem INTERNATIONAL PIANO SEATTLE SYMPHONY FESTIVAL 2pm 20 21 7pm 22 7:30pm 23 7pm 24 7pm 25 9:30 & 11am 26 Mozart Requiem Side-by-Side with National Parks at Side-by-Side with Mendelssohn First Concerts: Meet SEATTLE SYMPHONY Garfield High School Benaroya Hall Roosevelt High Untuxed the Viola Orchestra NORTHWEST School Orchestra SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 3pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY Latvian Voices ORCHESTRA 10am BALTIC ARTS COUNCIL 7:30pm MONC Master Class NW Schumann Piano METROPOLITAN OPERA Concerto NATIONAL COUNCIL 7:30pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY Ta-Nehisi Coates 12pm SEATTLE ARTS & MONC Auditions LECTURES METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL 2pm 75th Anniversary Opening Gala 27 28 29 30 31 2pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 6:30pm 7:30pm SEATTLE Akashinga: The Vieux Farka Touré Live! On Stage Doug Walker Lecture Augustin Hadelich PHILHARMONIC Brave Ones & Bombino: Sons of Jonathan Richman UW COLLEGE OF THE Brahms Violin ORCHESTRA NATIONAL the Sahara Featuring Tommy ENVIRONMENT Concerto GEOGRAPHIC LIVE LIVE @ BENAROYA Larkins on the SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm HALL Drums! Schumann Piano 7pm LIVE @ BENAROYA Concerto Brahms, Dvorák 7:30pm HALL SEATTLE SYMPHONY & Still Akashinga: The BYRON SCHENKMAN & Brave Ones 7:30pm FRIENDS NATIONAL Akashinga: The GEOGRAPHIC LIVE Brave Ones NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information seattlesymphony.org TICKETS: 206.215.4747 GIVE: 206.215.4832 4 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG SSO109 Calendar.indd 1 8/30/19 2:01 PM ■ COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OneAmerica Step into Magic. The perfect place to make your dreams come true. Photo: Magaly Smith, OneAmerica Smith, Magaly Photo: OneAmerica leaders marching for immigrant rights at the Seattle 2019 May Day March. OneAmerica is the largest immigrant and refugee advocacy organization in Washington You’re invited to events fi t for a prince or princess. State, organizing with and advocating for diverse communities. OneAmerica was Consider waving your magic wand and making room founded immediately after September 11, for transformation in your life. Join us at Bayview’s 62+ 2001 to address the backlash, hate crimes community for a series of delightful fall activities. and discrimination against immigrant communities of color. Today, OneAmerica plays an active and leading role in state and Learn more by calling (206) 701-1514 or visit BayviewSeattle.org. national coalitions working on immigrant rights, education, economic and environmental justice, voting rights, and immigrant integration. They believe that building broad- based movements led by people of color and their allies and grounded in grassroots community organizing will create a more just, democratic and compassionate society. OneAmerica is one of nearly 80 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s Community Connections program which provides complimentary tickets to diverse communities in the Puget Sound region. September 21, 2019–August 23, 2020 CONNECT WITH US: Share your photos using #ListenBoldly and Image: Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Susanna and the Elders (detail), 1866. Oil on canvas. 64 X x 46 X in. Founding Collection, Gift of Charles and Emma Frye, follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, 1952.199. Photo: Spike Mafford. Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Download Unsettling Femininity: Selections from the Frye Art Museum Collection is organized the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase by the Frye Art Museum and curated by Naomi Hume, Associate Professor of tickets, skip the Ticket Office lines and receive Art History, Seattle University. Generous support is provided by the Robert Lehman Foundation and the Frye Foundation. exclusive offers. 704 Terry Avenue | fryemuseum.org | Always Free encorespotlight.com 5 ■ ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY THOMAS DAUSGAARD MUSIC DIRECTOR Music Director of the Seattle An avid champion of contemporary Symphony, Danish conductor Thomas works and the music of his homeland, Dausgaard