(Image Source: IMG Artists) Seattle Symphony has named Xian Zhang as its next music director. Zhang will initiate her five-year tenure starting during the 2025-26 season. The conductor, who is the New Jersey Symphony‘s first woman Music Director, made her debut with the ensemble back in 2008 and has been a major collaborator since. “I am overjoyed to be the {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced its programming for the 2024-25 season. This article feature vocal works only. The full season can be found here. Soprano Liv Redpath serves as soloist in Fauré’s “Requiem,” as part of the symphonic series. Kazuki Yamada conducts the Seattle Symphony Chorale and Symphony. Performance Dates: November 21 & 23, 2024 The Northwest Boychoir Apprentices join the {…}
(Photo credit: Studio Ghibli) Following four sold-out concerts with the Seattle Symphony during his 2022 Benaroya Hall debut, composer and musical director Joe Hisaishi returns to Seattle Jan. 9–14, for a weeklong residency. Best know for being the musical mind behind the Studio Ghibli scores, Hisaishi will give three concerts with the Seattle Symphony featuring soprano Serena Eduljee. Hisaishi will {…}
(Credit: Matthu Placek) The Seattle Symphony is set to present Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. The orchestra and chorus will be conducted by Osmo Vänskä and will feature soloists Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan and American mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano. In a statement, the Seattle Symphony said, “Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony encompasses eternal questions of life and death and the ultimate power of love {…}
(Credit: Grant Leighton) The Seattle Symphony has announced a program change for its June 15 and 17 concerts. The company announced that its originally intended “Bernstein’s Songfest” would no longer take place and would instead be replaced with “Star-crossd’ at the Symphony.” As a result, the program will now feature Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances,” Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and Prokofiev’s “Suite {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced that Dr. Paul Johnson will now be its Vice President of People & Culture and the first Chief Diversity Officer in the organization’s history. In his new position, he will oversee human resources and work to amplify “the unique and diverse voices that have gone unheard in the symphonic setting for too long.” “Leading the {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced two new artists who will be joining the company, as well as the extension of the tenure for a current artist. The company welcomes violinist SeungHoon Lee as the John & Carmen Delo Associate Principal Second Violin, as well as violinist Ilana Zaks to the Second Violin section. Assistant conductor Sunny Xia has been renewed {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced its 2023-24 season featuring a number of vocal performances. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Ludovic-Morlot conducts Alexandra LoBianco in the opening night concert featuring music by Jules Massenet, Arthur Honegger, Franz Schubert, and Richard Wagner. Performance Dates: Sept. 21 & 23, 2023 Sunny Xia conducts Harold Blake’s The “Snowman” with the Northwest {…}
(Credit: Elisabeth Ellis) Editor’s Note: In the original version of this article, Carla Caramujo was the artist who was slated to perform. However, due to issues pertaining to her visa, Caramujo was unable to perform. Instead, Tess Altiveros will be the soloist. The article continues as originally published. The Seattle Symphony has announced a concert series this February that will {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced five local artists will receive grants from the Community Stages Fund (CSF). The CSF helps artists from a wide range of backgrounds and gives the Symphony a chance to highlight those who shape and grow Seattle’s rich artistic and cultural scene. The Rhapsody Project, Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle, Puckduction, Sharon Nyree Williams, and Key to Change {…}
The Seattle Symphony has announced its lineup of holiday concerts at Benaroya Hall. This year marks the first time since 2019 that the symphony will perform its full suite of programs in person. Among the events is the tradition of Handel’s “Messiah” featuring soprano Nicole Cabell, contralto Sara Couden, tenor Steven Soph, bass Damien Geter, and the Seattle Symphony Chorale {…}