2022/2023 Annual Report

From the President & CEO

Dear friends,

The Seattle Symphony’s 2022/2023 season was a positive step forward in our multi-year recovery following the pandemic. We increased live programming, including the return of Tiny Tots and Family Concerts to in-person performances, welcoming the Symphony’s youngest fans back to Benaroya Hall for the first time since 2020. Throughout the season, we presented audiences with not-to-be-missed performances and incredible live experiences, resulting in a healthy rebound in overall attendance.

Opening the season, our signature Opening Night Gala honored Joan Watjen, whose support played an important role in the orchestra’s ability to weather the economic impacts of the pandemic. The Opening Night Concert, conducted by Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and featuring the Symphony’s own Concertmaster Noah Geller and Principal Cello Efe Baltacıgil, kicked off a sensational season that would be filled with many more unforgettable moments at Benaroya Hall.

Among the countless highlights, composer and conductor Tan Dun introduced Seattle audiences to the spectacular caves of Dunhuang, China, through his Buddha Passion. This powerful piece was accompanied by a once-in-a-lifetime, 360-degree immersive experience in Benaroya Hall’s Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center that showcased the caves. Ghost Opera, an earlier work by Tan Dun, was also featured in the Octave 9 concert series.

Further illustrating the power music has to connect us, in his Seattle debut, composer and cellist Abel Selaocoe invited audiences to add their voices to the orchestra during three transcendent performances of his groundbreaking work, Four Spirits

With so many memorable moments, the 2022/2023 season reminded us how irreplaceable the experience of live music is — there truly is nothing that compares!

The steadfast work of recovery continued throughout the season, resulting in both significant growth in ticket sales and the generous support of our donor family, allowing the Symphony to maintain our momentum. While a full recovery remains years away, the future of the orchestra is bright thanks to our caring community. Through your support, we continue to unleash the power of music, bring people together and lift the human spirit.

With thanks for all you do,

Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO

Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair

OUR MISSION: The Seattle Symphony unleashes the power of music, brings people together, and lifts the human spirit.

COVER PHOTO: Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot conducts Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”) at Benaroya Hall during the 2022/2023 season.

Photo: Brandon Patoc

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1 Composer and cellist Abel Selaocoe invites the audience to sing along with the orchestra during a performance of his captivating work, Four Spirits 2 Concertmaster Noah Geller and Principal Cello Efe Baltacıgil perform during the Opening Night Gala. 3 Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell welcomes in-person and online audiences to the Opening Night Concert. 4 Tan Dun salutes the audience after conducting a Seattle Symphony performance of his transcendent Buddha Passion 5 Seattle Symphony percussionist Matthew Decker creates water sounds during Buddha Passion. 6 Opening Night Gala honoree Joan Watjen with President & CEO Krishna Thiagarajan.

Noah Geller’s position is generously underwritten as the David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster. Efe Baltacıgil’s position is generously underwritten as the Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello. Performances of Tan Dun Buddha Passion were generously underwritten by Jeff and Rita Xiong.

Abel Selaocoe’s performances and commission were generously underwritten by The Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis Living Music Program.

Photo 1: Brandon Patoc; Photos 2–6: Carlin Ma

Financial Report

In the 2022/2023 season, the Seattle Symphony continued to see a healthy rebound in ticket sales with an increase of 48% over the previous fiscal year. Ticket sales went from $7.2M to $10.6M, while total earned revenue, including rental income, totaled $12.9M, an overall gain of 61% over the prior year.

Support from our generous donor family provided $17.3M in contributed revenue, up from $12.9M in the previous year. This 34% increase included a special bequest of $4.5M, which helped to mitigate the absence of $5.1M in federal Covid relief funding received in the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

Concerts and other program offerings continued to increase in the 2022/2023 season towards the Symphony’s goal of regaining pre-pandemic levels of audience attendance and community engagement. This increase in programming levels, coupled with inflation, resulted in additional investments into our programs, including our Education & Community Engagement programs and our support staff. We allocated $1.2M of our operating reserve for this year’s investment.

The Seattle Symphony Foundation endowment grew from $41.5M to $43.3M with gifts of $2.0M and $2.4M in dividends and investment appreciation. A 5% distribution was approved for the Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall, resulting in a $1.5M and $17K distribution respectively. Benaroya Hall Music Center’s net assets grew from $50.9M to $51.6M.

As audience numbers continue to rebound, the Seattle Symphony remains immensely grateful to the generous community of music lovers who sustain the orchestra for everyone to enjoy. Thank you for your support!

SEATTLE SYMPHONY (AUDITED)

Schedule of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets

For the 2022/2023 fiscal year (September 1, 2022–August 31, 2023)

Total Net Assets for Seattle Symphony

2022/2023 Season Highlights

A by-the-numbers look at our impact in the community.

The Seattle Symphony presented 145 concerts including:

64

28

Seattle Pops and popular music performances

Our Octave 9 series returned, with:

5

5

In addition to Seattle Symphony events, Benaroya Hall also hosted over 153 performances and rentals including:

91

10

2

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23 symphonic and classical concerts concerts concerts receptions comedy shows awards show conferences celebration of life performances and lectures lectures graduations film festivals corporate meetings national auditions

24

8

4 1

3

1

community, education and family concerts

We launched a threeyear partnership with three youth music organizations.

425

46 total events at Benaroya Hall (an average of 1.2 events per day, every day)

average age of ticket buyers (nearly a decade younger than pre-pandemic)

1 The audience gives the orchestra a rousing ovation following their performance of Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion 2 Conductor Stuart Chafetz, vocalist Dee Donasco and the orchestra share some holiday cheer during the annual Holiday Pops concert. 3 A Key to Change student works with Seattle Symphony guest conductor Jonathon Heyward during a masterclass. 4 Associate Principal Horn Mark Robbins performs during the 2022/2023 season’s opening concert in Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center.

Mark Robbins’ position is generously underwritten as the Stephen Whyte Associate Principal Horn. Performances of Tan Dun Buddha Passion were generously underwritten by Jeff and Rita Xiong. Delta Air Lines proudly supports the Seattle Symphony’s Community Partnerships for Youth and Education. Octave 9: Emerging Artists was supported by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Photo 1: Brandon Patoc; Photos 2–3: Carlin Ma

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1 Seattle Symphony Horn Danielle Kuhlmann and her fellow musicians delight the young audience at the season’s first in-person Tiny Tots concert.

2 Members of GĐPT Lieu Quan and International Lion Dance & Martial Arts kick off the pre-concert festivities at Celebrate Asia 3 Cellist Seth Parker Woods performs the world premiere of Freida Abtan’s My Heart is a River in Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center. 4 Workshop participant August Baik speaks with workshop director Angelique Poteat during the 30th anniversary Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop concert. 5 Students join the orchestra on stage at the culminating concert of the Symphony’s Link Up music education program.

2022/2023 Seattle Pops Series Sponsor: The John & Ginny Meisenbach Foundation

The Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop is generously underwritten by Pamela Merriman, Sonja Ross, and Kelley Ross. Additional support is provided by Patricia M. Davis, Ann Holbrook, and Michel and Christine Suignard. Celebrate Asia was generously sponsored by Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi.

Seattle Symphony Family Programs were supported by The Klorfine Foundation.

Delta Air Lines proudly supports the Seattle Symphony’s Community Partnerships for Youth and Education. Octave 9: Emerging Artists was supported by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Photo 1: Carlin Ma; Photos 2–6: Brandon Patoc

Thank you for keeping the music playing!

The Seattle Symphony relies on the community we serve to share our music. We gratefully recognize the following people for their generous Annual Fund and Special Event gifts through January 31, 2024.

THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Co-Chairs

Rebecca Benaroya 40

Lou Woodworth and Heidi Charleson 5

Leslie and Dale Chihuly 20

Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler 15

Lyn and Gerald Grinstein 25

The Nesholm Family 35

Chap and Eve Alvord 25

Elias and Karyl Alvord 10

Susan Johannsen and Stephen Elop 10

STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE Platinum ($100,000+)

The Arakawa Family

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck

Gold ($50,000–99,999)

Constance Albrecht*

The Nancy D. Alvord Fund at the Seattle Foundation 5

Jeanne Berwick and James Degel, Berwick Degel Family Foundation 15

Susan Y. Buske 10

Susan Coughlin and John Lauber 25

Patricia M. Davis 5

William Gates Sr.* and Mimi Gardner Gates 10

Silver ($25,000–49,999)

Warren A. and Anne G. Anderson 15

Marco Argenti

Paula Boggs and Randee Fox 5

Matt Brannock and Claire Taylor 10

Steve and Sylvia Burges 20

William E. Callahan, DVM

Sue and Robert Collett 35

John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes 20

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD* 35

Brooke Benaroya Dickson and Josh Dickson

Jan and Brit Etzold 10

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich 25

Betty Graham 10

Neil M. Gray and Meagan M. Foley 20

Marilyn Gustafson 25

Dave and Amy Fulton 10

James* and Sherry Raisbeck 20

Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi 10

Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen 35

Stephen Whyte and Rebecca Ralston 15

Ann Wyckoff 10

Anonymous

Paul Leach and Susan Winokur 25

The Nakajima Family 10

Marks Family Foundation 10

Parul and Gary Houlahan 5

The Lily Fund 10

Sally Maimoni

Benjamin and Kelly Martz 5

Erika J. Nesholm 10

John and Laurel Nesholm 30

Linda Nordstrom 25

Patricia and Jon Rosen 15

Charles and Maria Schweizer 5

Lenore Hanauer 20

Shawn and Maya Harmon

Jean-François and Catherine Heitz 15

John and Ellen Hill 5

Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth 25

John H. Hughey 10

Juniper Foundation 20

Nader and Oraib Kabbani 10

Dana and Ned Laird 40

Kathleen Leahy 15

Ihn (Ike) Lee

Jeff Lehman and Katrina Russell 10

Flora Ling and Paul Sturm 5

Richard and Francine Loeb

Dr. J. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel 25

John and Ginny* Meisenbach 20

Susan and John Pohl 5

Yuka Shimizu 5

Lyle and Andrea Snyder 10

Maryanne Tagney

Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs 35

John R. Weiss 25

H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway 25

Anonymous (2)

Pamela Merriman, Sonja Ross, and Kelley Ross 15

Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon 10

Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi 20

Melvyn* and Rosalind Poll 10

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reed, Jr. 10

Grant and Dorrit Saviers 10

Sally Schaake Kincaid 10

David Shank

Jon and Kim Shirley

Mel and Leena Sturman 5

Muriel Van Housen 10

Jeff and Rita Xiong

Anonymous (7)

# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5)

* In Memoriam

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

Gold ($10,000–24,999)

David and Heidi Adkisson

Richard Andler and Carole Rush 15

Geoffrey Antos 15

Chuck and Susan Armstrong 10

Ash Family Foundation

Paula Begoun 5

Bryan Bell and Karin Weekly 5

Thomas and Susan Bohn 5

Phillip and Karla Boshaw

Burns McCabe Foundation

Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon 10

Diana Carey

Gregory and Darlene Chan

Sam Cho

Coughlin Saunders Foundation

Isiaah Crawford and Kent Korneisel 5

David Cross and Lillian Ai 10

Beryl and Nick Crossley 10

Allison and Joe Davy 5

Rebecca Ebsworth 10

Governor and Mrs.* Daniel J. Evans 30

Jerald Farley 30

Silver ($5,000–9,999)

Diana and Chris Ackerley

The Allchin Family

René and April Ancinas 5

Darren Anderson

Virginia Anderson 5

Paul and Kris Aronson 5

Keith Ash and Kerry Keller-Ash

Thomas Barghausen and Sandra Bailey 10

Geof and Anne Barker

Kris Barker 10

Carol Batchelder 40

Dr. Melvin Belding and Dr. Kate Brostoff 10

Donna Benaroya 10

Janice Berlin 10

Rebecca Galt Black and David Hicks 25

Jim and Marie Borgman 25

Alec* and Maddy Brindle

Arlington Carter 5

Cecily Carver 5

Eli Cheatham

Kelly Coffing and Alison Hoffarth

Cogan Family Foundation 10

Donald and Ann Connolly

George Counts and Sue Mitchell 5

Will and Jennifer Daugherty

Caroline L. Feiss* and Gordon B. Davidson

John Day 10

Justin and Delaney Dechant

Sue Donaldson and Paul Fletcher 25

Jim and Gaylee Duncan 5

Ken Duncan and Tanya Parish 10

Charles Engelke and Laurie White

Ms. Bertie J. Enslow 5

Walter Euyang 5

Kim and Scott Fancher 5

Gerald B. Folland 10

William E. Franklin 10

Andrew and Molly Gabel 5

Katie and Jason Garms

Doris H. Gaudette 25

Lynn and Brian Grant Family

Michael R. Hatch

Philip Hess

Vaughn Himes and Martie Bohn 15

Chuck* and Pat* Holmes 20

Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation 5

JNC Fund 10

Jeanne Kanach 10

Beth and Will Ketcham 5

Takao Kikuchi and Yuko Abe 5

Jae H. and Myoung H. Kim

Michael A. Klein and Catherine A. Melfi 10

Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo 5

Frida Kumar

Cheryl Lee

Jason and Mia Lee

Abe Lillard and Julia Kalmus 10

Steven Fetter and Bonnie Kellogg

Dorothy and David* Fluke 35

Stephen Forman and Sarah Hayden 5

Nancy and John* Freeman 5

Richard and Barbara French

Denise Galloway

Ira and Courtney Gerlich 5

George Gilman 10

Michele and Bob Goodmark 10

Dr. Martin L. Greene and Kathleen Wright 35

Joyce Greenwood

Laura Grit and David Yanacek

Margaret Haggerty

Suzanne Hahn 5

William Haines 35

Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington

Foundation 30

Terry Hecker and Dan Savage 10

Michèle and Dan Heidt

Henry and Florence Helliesen

Robert and Eileen Hershberg 10

Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter 10

Hot Chocolate Fund 10

Joni, Scott and Aedan Humphreys 5

Robert C. Jenkins 5

Eric and Randi Johnson

James and Sirkku Johnson 5

Thomas and Kathleen Koepsell 5

Sarah Kohut 5

Karen L. Koon 15

Moe and Susan Krabbe 10

Tatyana Kutsy

Steve Lewis 30

Chien Li

Dorothy Li 5

Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley

Kjristine R. Lund 10

Russ and Diena Mann 5

Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva 10

Richard Masters and Susan Sarrafan Masters

Bill and Colleen McAleer 20

Marshal McReal

Mrs. Fred Merritt 5

Drs. Pamela and Donald Mitchell 40

Nancy Neraas and Michael King 15

Kirsten Nesholm 10

Gary and Susan Neumann 20

Martha Noerr and T. Jeffrey Keane 10

Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom 5

North Star Charitable Foundation

The Oki Foundation

Meg Owen 10

Dick and Joyce Paul 15

Maggie and Clint Pehrson 5

Tom and Sally Peyree

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pigott 15

Mark Linsey and Janis Traven 10

Emily Liu and Jeffrey Shiu

Anamaria T. Lloyd 5

Virginia and Thomas Luce

Bryan Lung 10

Dr. Roger Mah and Janice Mah

Ana and Gustavo Mahler 5

Mary Ann and Ted Mandelkorn 5

Marshall Frankel Foundation

David Mattson 10

Warren Meyer 5

John and Justine Milberg 10

Gary Morse and Ellen Bowman 10

Thomas and Judith Noble 5

Alexander Oki 5

Bob and Annette Parks 10

Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert 15

Lisa Peters and James Hattori 5

Mihaela Petrescu and Rohan Deshpande

Steven C. Phelps

Diego Piacentini 5

Mary Pigott 5

Tom and Jean Platt

Lori and Bill Price 5

Douglass and Katherine Raff 20

Suzanne Ragen

Dick* and Alice* Rapasky 15

Deborah and Andrew Rimkus 10

Ed and Marjorie Ringness 25

Steven Ritt and Laurie Rosen

Elizabeth and Jonathan Roberts 25

John Robinson and Maya Sonenberg 20

R.G.H. Robertson 5

Mike and Marcia Rodgers

Braxton E. Rowe

Dr. Richard* and Karen Prince 20

Louis Richard and Sally Adams 10

Jon* and Judy Runstad 5

Peter Russo and Kit Bakke 5

Murl Sanders and Janet Hesslein* 5

Norman and Elisabeth Sandler/ The Sandler Foundation

Marcia Joslyn Sill

Michael Slonski and Jennifer Wilson

Warren and Nancy Smith

Craig and Sheila Sternberg 5

Neil and Margaret Storey 5

The Stretch Fund 5

Mary Anne Strong

John Stuntebeck 5

Michel and Christine Suignard 10

Krishna and Joanna Thiagarajan

Louise Tolle

Norma Wells

Sally Anne West

Selena and Steve Wilson 25

Anonymous (4)

Dr. and Mrs. Werner E. Samson

John and Margaret Sanders 5

David Schiffrin 5

Eckhard Schipull 20

Robert Schmidt

Laura and Adam Selipsky

Buz* and Helen* Smith 20

Nepier Smith and Joan Affleck-Smith 10

Ms. Barbara Snapp and Dr. Phillip Chapman 10

Doug and Katie Sprugel 10

Bert Sullam 5

Kunal Taravade

Mr. Samuel D. Teitzel

Suzanne Vadman 15

Moya Vazquez 10

Nimrod Vered and Lyatt Jaegle 5

Jean Baur Viereck

Steve Vitalich 10

Doug* and Maggie Walker 5

Gary and Karla Waterman 10

Rebecca Wilkinson

Stephen and Marcia Williams 10

Kenneth and Rosemary Willman 10

Richard Wilson 10

Shannon Wilson and Mitchell Johnson 5

Aaron Wirsing 5

Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays 5

Yiwen Xin

Rick and Debbie Zajicek 10

Marcia and Klaus Zech

Igor Zverev 25

Anonymous (10)

# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5)

* In Memoriam

SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION

The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $100,000 and more to the Endowment since its inception. The following list is current as of January 31, 2024.

$5,000,000+

The Benaroya Family

$1,000,000–4,999,999

Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann

Leslie and Dale Chihuly

The Clowes Fund, Inc.

Priscilla Bullitt Collins*

$500,000–999,999

Estate of Dr. Margaret Burke

Mrs. John M. Fluke, Sr.*

Douglas F. King*

$100,000–499,999

Estate of Glenn H. Anderson

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Bob* and Clodagh* Ash

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck

Alan Benaroya

Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld

Mrs. Rie Bloomfield*

The Boeing Company

C.E. Stuart Charitable Trust

Sue and Robert Collett

Richard* and Bridget Cooley

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD*

Mildred King Dunn*

Endowed Funds

Seattle Symphony General Endowment Fund

Named Endowed Funds

Drs. Janet P. and George Beckmann and Dorothy De Simone Pitts and Jack Coleman Pitts Music Library Fund

Named Endowed Positions

Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo

Rebecca & Jack Benaroya

Conductor Laureate

Boeing Company Principal Trumpet

Leslie Jackson Chihuly President & CEO

ESTATE GIFTS

Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences Anonymous

Judith Fong

The Ford Foundation

Dave and Amy Fulton

Estate of Ann W. Lawrence

The Norcliffe Foundation

Estate of Mark Charles Paben

E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation

Estate of Clairmont L. and Evelyn Egtvedt

Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck

Governor and Mrs.* Daniel J. Evans

Fluke Capital Management

Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett

Agnes Gund

Helen* and Max* Gurvich

Richard and Elizabeth* Hedreen

Dr. Charles E. Higbee* and

Mr. Donald D. Benedict*

Harold* and Mary Fran* Hill

Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges

Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman

Benaroya Hall Music Center Endowment Fund

Kreielsheimer Endowment Fund

Kreielsheimer Learning Center Fund

Kreielsheimer Artistic Initiatives Fund

Concert Organ Endowment Fund

Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster

John & Carmen Delo

Associate Principal Second Violin

Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus

David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster

Kreielsheimer Foundation

Marks Family Foundation

Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein

James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation

Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust

Estate of Virginia Iverson

Estate of Peggy Anne Jacobsson

Robert C. Jenkins

Dana and Ned Laird

Estate of Rhoady and Jeanne Marie Lee

Estate of Charlotte M. Malone

Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation

Bruce and Jeanne McNae

Microsoft Corporation

National Endowment for the Arts

Northwest Foundation

Helen A. Overton

Peach Foundation

Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer

Fund for Education and Community Engagement

The Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang

Davis Living Music Program

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hodges

Bainbridge Island Family Concert Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath

Principal String Bass

Douglas F. King Associate Conductor

Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello

Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director

PONCHO Principal Viola

Samuel* and Althea* Stroum Dr. Robert Wallace*

Anonymous (2)

Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen

Estate of Leora and Robert Wheeler

Susan and John Pohl

Estate of Elizabeth Richards

Jon* and Judy Runstad

Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher

Estate of Joseph Verhey Weyerhaeuser Company

The William Randolph Hearst Foundations

Estate of Helen L. Yeakel

Estate of Victoria Zablocki

Anonymous (2) * In Memoriam

C. Birkenfeld Memorial Fund

James and Sherry Raisbeck Guest Artist Fund

Charles Simonyi Principal Horn

The Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith

Principal Clarinet

Stuart Harpist

Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet

Stephen Whyte Associate Principal Horn

We gratefully remember the following individuals for their generosity and forethought, and for including the Seattle Symphony in their legacy plans. The following list reflects gifts received between September 22, 2021, and January 31, 2024.

Lois A. Andrews

Barbara and Lucile Calef

Corinne Campbell

Robert and Lois Catterall

Sherry Fisher

Elizabeth C. Giblin

Merle P. Griff and Nadine Griff Mack

Ursula Grosser

Darren Hamby

Brian and Harriet E. Harburn

Marilyn Lee Huey

Roy L. Hughes

Willis Kleinenbroich

Arlyne Loacker

Keith James Marquis

Mary L. Masterson

Jean and Peter J. McTavish

Mary and Hugh Nuckols

A. William Pratt and Eileen L. Pratt

Charlene Roberts

Theiline Scheumann

Phillip Soth

John F. and Julia P. Shaw

Samuel and Althea Stroum

Katsumi Tanino

Renate Trapkowski

David and Lorna Van Brown

Joseph Verhey

Dr. Robert Wallace

Leora and Robert Wheeler

Anonymous (2)

* In Memoriam

We offer our sincere thanks to the following individuals who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate. The following list is current as of January 31, 2024.

Charles M. and Barbara Clanton Ackerman

Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman

John and Andrea Adams

Harriet and Dan Alexander

Joan P. Algarin

Susan Allan and Keylor Eng

Kathleen L. Allen

Kathleen Amberg

Erik and Helen Anderson

Randy Apsel

Ron Armstrong

Susan A. Austin

Rosalee Ball

Dr.* and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball

David W. Barker

Murl G. Barker and Ronald* E. Miller

Donna M. Barnes

Carol Batchelder

Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann

Madeline Beery

Rebecca Benaroya

Janice Berlin

Bonnie Berry and Peter Lara

Jean Berry

Donald/Sharon Bidwell Living Trust

Walter Blake

Karen Bonnevie

Jay and Carol Bowditch

Bob* and Jane Ann Bradbury

Rosemary and Kent Brauninger

Sylvia and Steve Burges

Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon

David Calof

Michelle Cosette Carlill

Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson

Dr. William and Mrs. Mary Ann* Champion

Heidi Charleson

Robert E. Clapp

Sue and Robert Collett

Don and Ann Connolly

Patricia Cooke

Cleo Corcoran

Dr. Marshall Corson and Mrs. Lauren Riker

Betty and Andrew Cowan

David B. Cross

Betsey Curran and Jonathan King

Barbara R. Daum

Frank and Dolores Dean

Lorraine Del Prado and Thomas Donohue*

John Delaney

John Delo

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD*

Fred and Adele Drummond

Renee Duprel

Sandra W. Dyer

Ann R. Eddy

Linda and Paul Ellingson

Gary Elmer

Don K. Erickson

Ms. Alison Fast

Dorothy and David* Fluke

Gerald B. Folland

Judith Fong

Jack and Jan Forrest

Russell* and Nancy Fosmire

Jon Fourre

Jim Fox and Rodney Reagor

Jane H. Fox

Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg

William E. Franklin

Jana Fry and Pamela Wolfe

Cynthia L. Gallagher

Jane and Richard Gallagher

Jean Gardner

Katie and Jason Garms

Cheryl and Billy Geffon

Otis and Sharon Gillaspie

Carol B. Goddard

Sheryl and Alan Goldberg

Frances M. Golding

Peggy Goldman

Jeffrey Norman Golub

Dr. and Mrs. Ulf and Inger Goranson

Betty Graham

Catherine B. Green

Dr. Martin L. Greene

Daniel Gustafson

Marilyn Gustafson

Susan B. and Richard A. Hall

James* and Darlene Halverson

David Hamilton

Barbara Hannah

Martha W. Hanscom

Linda* and Wolfram Hansis

Ken* and Cathi Hatch

Stephen Hegg and David Reyes

Michele and Dan Heidt

Stephen and Marie Heil

Henry and Florence Helliesen

Ralph and Gail Hendrickson

Deena J. Henkins

Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter

Donald and Nancy Hoelzen

Frank and Katie Holland

Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth

Lewjean Holmes

Nancy Honssinger

David and Shelley Hovind

Richard and Roberta Hyman

Geoffrey Jackson and Jane Leeson-Jackson*

Janet Aldrich Jacobs

Jennifer James, MD

Robert C. Jenkins

Clyde and Sandra Johnson

Ned and Pam Johnson

Dr. Barbara Johnston

Norman J. Johnston* and L. Jane Hastings Johnston

Rebecca Jones

Atul R. Kanagat

Don and Joyce Kindred

Dell King

Stephen and Barbara Kratz

William Kreuter and Judith Blinder

Tom Kuebler

Gerry Kunkel

Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi

M. LaHaise

Ned Laird

George Lawson

Paul Leach and Susan Winokur

Kathleen Leahy

Elizabeth Lee

George and Loretta Lefler

Lu Leslan

Mark Linsey and Janis Traven

Mel Longley and Tanya Wanchena-Longley

Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce

Ted and Joan Lundberg

The Kieloney Trust

Marks Family Foundation

Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva

Ian and Cilla Marriott

David Mattson

Doug and Joyce McCallum

M. Victoria McFall

Henry McGee and Victoria Kill

Tom McQuaid

Leslie Merta

William C. Messecar

Jerry Meyer and Nina Zingale

Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon

Elizabeth J. Miller

Julia and James Mirel

Laina* and Egon Molbak

Charles Montange and Kathleen Patterson

Reid* and Marilyn Morgan

Susan Moser

Kelly Mosher

Christine Moss

George Muldrow

Marr and Nancy Mullen

Richard Munsen, M.D.

Janet Murphy

Antonia Muther-Langen

Isa Nelson

Carolyn Niva

Caroline Potter Normann

John and Joyce O’Connell

Gina W. Olson

Miles Olson

Mr. Darrell Otten and Ms. Sharon Appelt

Sarah M. Ovens

Meg Owen

Mr. Bernard G. Pack

John Palo

Donald and Joyce Paradine

Joan Parish

Dick and Joyce Paul

Jane and Allan Paulson

Margaret Pepin-Donat

Lisa Peters and James Hattori

Jean and Tom Platt

Stuart N. Plumb

Donald Pogoloff

David Poston and Paul Tonnes

Sarah Potter and Kenneth Anderson

Roger Presley and Leonard Pezzano

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy

John and Suzanne Rahn

James* and Sherry Raisbeck

Mary C. Ransdell and Keith B. Wong

James and Jane Rasmussen

Dana Reid and Larry Hitchon

Thomas and Teita Reveley

Vera Risdon

Richard* and Bonnie Robbins

Bill* and Charlene Roberts

Junius Rochester

Jan Rogers

Patricia and Jon Rosen

James T. and Barbara Russell

Peter Russo and Kit Bakke

Mary Ann Sage

Murl Sanders and Janet Hesslein*

Grant and Dorrit Saviers

Eckhard Schipull

Judith Schoenecker and Christopher L. Myers

Linda and Bruce Scott

Annie and Leroy Searle

Janet Sears

Jan* and Peter Shapiro

Leonard* and Patricia Shapiro

Barbara and Richard Shikiar

Yuka Shimizu

Seymour Silberstein and Julie Grosnick

Marcia Joslyn Sill

Valerie Newman Sils

Evelyn E. Simpson

Jo-Ellen and Gregory Smith

Christopher Snow

Katherine K. Sodergren

Margaret W. Spangler

Doug and Katie Sprugel

Mary and Gordon Starkebaum

Karen J. Stay

Diane Stevens

Elizabeth Stokes

Victoria Sutter

Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs

Gayle and Jack Thompson

Andrew and Shana Tischaefer

Art and Louise Torgerson

Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger

Muriel Van Housen

Sharon Van Valin

Michael Veitenhans

Jean Baur Viereck

Nicholas A. Walls

Jeffrey Ward and Charles Crain

Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers

James and Janet Weisman

John R. Weiss

Robert T. Weltzien

Dorothy E. Wendler

Katherine B. and Hollis R. Williams

Selena and Steve Wilson

John K. and Joan J. Winslow

Peggy Wolff

Ronald and Carolyn Woodard

Arlene A. Wright

H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway

Janet E. Wright

Takako Wright

Rick and Debbie Zajicek

Anonymous (118)

* In Memorium

Dancers from Rhythms of India invite the audience to join in the performance as part of the post-concert festivities at Celebrate Asia

SEATTLE SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jon Rosen Chair

Diena Mann Vice Chair, Equity

DIRECTORS

Susan Amini

Sue Buske

Leslie Chihuly

Sam Cho

Susan Detweiler

Rebecca Ebsworth

Jerald Farley

Judith Fong

Mimi Gates

Lyn Grinstein

Shawn Harmon

Jean-François Heitz

Parul Houlahan

Danae Howe

Douglas Jackson

Nader Kabbani

Swil Kanim

Paul Leach

Joe Davy Vice Chair, Audiences & Communities

Susan Johannsen Secretary

Ihn (Ike) Lee

Dorothy Li

Kjristine R. Lund

Brian J. Marks

Ben Martz

Bill McAleer

Marshal McReal

Nancy Neraas

Hisayo Nakajima

Elisabeth Sandler

Michael Slonski

Lyle Snyder

Joan Wang

Stephen Whyte DESIGNEES

Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO, Seattle Symphony

Yuka Shimizu Treasurer & Vice Chair, Finance

Dick Paul Vice Chair, Governance

Kevin Kralman President, Seattle Symphony

Chorale

Susan Amante President, Seattle Symphony Volunteers

Jeffrey Barker Orchestra Representative

Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Orchestra Representative

CHAIR EMERITA

Leslie Jackson Chihuly

LIFETIME DIRECTORS

Llewelyn Pritchard Chair

Susan Armstrong

Bruce Baker

Cynthia Bayley

Sherry Benaroya

SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Slonski Chair*

DIRECTORS

Susan Coughlin*

Lyn Grinstein*

Susan Coughlin Vice Chair, Development

Alexandra Brookshire

Phyllis Byrdwell

Phyllis Campbell

Robert Collett

Dorothy Fluke

David Fulton

Jean Gardner

Ruth Gerberding

James Gillick

Gerald Grinstein

Patty Hall

Cathi Hatch

Woody Hertzog

Steven Hill

Ken Hollingsworth

David Hovind

Henry James

Ned Laird

J. Pierre Loebel

Kathleen Wright Vice Chair Yuka Shimizu Secretary Ben Martz Treasurer*

Douglas Jackson* Jon Rosen*

BENAROYA HALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair

DIRECTORS

Dwight Dively

Shawn Harmon

Jean-François Heitz

Yoshi Minegishi

Marilyn Morgan

Isa Nelson

Laurel Nesholm

Sheila Noonan

Marlys Palumbo

Sue Raschella

Jill Ruckelshaus

Martin Selig

Linda Stevens

Patricia Tall-Takacs

Marcus Tsutakawa

Cyrus Vance, Jr.

Karla Waterman

Ronald Woodard

Arlene Wright

Kathleen Wright

David Tan

Rick White

* Seattle Symphony Appointed

Gary Houlahan Vice Chair Kjristine Lund Secretary Jim Duncan Treasurer

Mark Reddington Yuka Shimizu

DESIGNEES

Jamie Carnell City Representative

Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO

Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Orchestra Representative

Photo: Brandon Patoc

Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Sunny Xia acknowledges the audience at a free Community Concert at Benaroya Hall during the 2022/2023 season.

Photo: Carlin Ma