Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot returns to lead a program of enchanting and colorful scores. Seattle Symphony Principal Flute Demarre McGill takes center stage for Martin’s Ballade for Flute and Orchestra and Seattle Symphony Principal Harp Valerie Muzzolini showcases the full harmonic range of the harp with Debussy’s Danses sacrée et profane. Honegger’s brooding Symphony No. 2 rounds out the program.
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Thursday, 5 November, 2020 7:30PM
With her “technical brilliance” and “take-no-prisoners emotional investment that is evident in every bar” (The New York Times), Alisa Weilerstein is the perfect match for Shostakovich’s powerful Cello Concerto No. 2. Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot takes the podium for this compelling program, opening the evening with Caroline Shaw’s evocative, Haydn-inspired Entr’acte and concluding with Beethoven’s spirited Symphony No. 8.
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Thursday, 12 November, 2020 7:30PM
Featuring spirited selections from our fall broadcasts on Seattle Symphony Live, this fire-themed family concert showcases artist stories from Seattle and across the globe. Learn what ignites a young musician’s passion to perform and be inspired to persevere through difficult times.
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Saturday, 14 November, 2020 11:00AM
Tyshawn Sorey’s effortless mastery and extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation are on full display in his world premiere piece for cello and orchestra, For Roscoe Mitchell, featuring cellist and former Seattle Symphony Artist in Residence Seth Parker Woods. Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony completes a special evening juxtaposing old with new, classical with modern, 19th century Europe with 21st century America.
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Thursday, 19 November, 2020 7:30PM
John Turman host
Seattle Symphony string quartet
Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots, modeled after the Symphony's Tiny Tots concert series, offers short performances full of fun and discovery for the young and young at heart. For this festive December program, host and Seattle Symphony Horn John Turman introduces young viewers to the instruments of the string family. A string quartet of Seattle Symphony musicians creates a magical winter wonderland through classic sing-a-longs and your favorite holiday music. These virtual, interactive and fun concerts are approximately 18 minutes.
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Friday, 4 December, 2020 11:00AM
