Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is regularly heralded as one of the most perfect violin concertos ever written — a jewel in the crown of the repertoire. From its moody opening to the high-flying finale, Mendelssohn’s sparkling melodies and heroic bravura will be on full display in the capable hands of Seattle Symphony Concertmaster Noah Geller.
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Thursday, 29 October, 2020 7:30PM
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
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
The last time pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performed at Benaroya Hall, the audience brought him back for three encores and The Seattle Times hailed the Japanese pianist as “an absolute force of nature.” This time, the Van Cliburn Competition winner takes on Mozart’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 26, a work celebrated among Mozart’s concertos for its romantic and virtuosic solo writing.
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Thursday, 14 January, 2021 7:30PM
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Saturday, 16 January, 2021 8:00PM
