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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, AT 7:30PM Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas

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BEETHOVEN Cello Sonatas Nos. 1–5 Cellists of the Seattle Symphony perform the complete Beethoven cello sonata cycle — a delightful odyssey through his composing life. The Classical influence of Mozart and Haydn reverberates through the early sonatas. The third sonata marks a turning point, as cello and piano achieve musical equality and dialogue. The late sonatas defy tradition and launch us toward new horizons. Please note that this concert will take place in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium.

Efe Baltacıgil’s position is generously underwritten as the Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, AT 8PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, AT 2PM Ray Chen Plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Michael Sanderling conductor Ray Chen violin TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905” Ray Chen makes his Seattle Symphony debut with Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Violin Concerto, one of the most beloved works for the violin. Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony marks the events of the brutally crushed 1905 Russian Revolution — protest and defiance against oppression rendered in thrilling music. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, AT 8PM Dausgaard Conducts Brahms

Thomas Dausgaard conductor Nicolas Hodges piano SIMON STEEN-ANDERSEN Piano Concerto (U.S. Premiere) BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Brahms’ First Symphony was decades in the making. His loyal public waited years to hear it and were rewarded with a towering masterpiece of emotion — noble, tender and heroic, clothed in orchestral garments. Simon Steen-Andersen’s intriguing Piano Concerto with film explores the inexorable force of gravity in music.

Thomas Dausgaard’s position is generously underwritten as the Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director. Simon Steen-Andersen’s Piano Concerto is presented as part of the Seattle Symphony’s New Music WORKS initiative, supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, AT 7PM Brahms Untuxed

UNTUXED SERIES Thomas Dausgaard conductor BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Brahms’ First Symphony was decades in the making. His loyal public waited years to hear it and were rewarded with a towering masterpiece of emotion. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, AT 8PM Beach Gaelic Symphony Thomas Dausgaard conductor Hannah Lash harp Valerie Muzzolini harp HANNAH LASH The Peril of Dreams (Seattle Symphony Commission & World Premiere) BEACH “Gaelic” Symphony Bursting with vitality and character, Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony is among the great American symphonies, full of lush harmonies and sweeping melodies. Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program including a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.

Hannah Lash’ s The Peril of Dreams is presented as part of the Seattle

Symphony’s New Music WORKS initiative, supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Music can take us to deep places inside, beyond the many words and numbers we hear … its resonance within us create can be healing. – Thomas Dausgaard, Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director your own

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, AT 7:30PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, AT 8PM Barber Symphony No. 1

Peter Oundjian conductor Hélène Grimaud piano Stephen Newby narrator PRICE/arr. Oundjian Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 2 RAVEL Piano Concerto in G JOEL THOMPSON New Work (Seattle Symphony Co-commission) BARBER Symphony No. 1 Uniquely pioneering sound worlds of Florence Price and Samuel Barber frame a brand new work by Joel Thompson. Ravel looked to the fresh rhythms of jazz to create his Piano Concerto, a joyful showcase for stunning pianist Hélène Grimaud.

Joel Thompson’s New Work is presented as part of the Seattle Symphony’s New Music WORKS initiative, supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, AT 8PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, AT 8PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, AT 2PM Holiday Pops

| POPS SERIES Stuart Chafetz conductor N’Kenge vocals There’s no place like Benaroya Hall for the holidays! Join conductor Stuart Chafetz and Broadway star N’Kenge for this dazzling program full of holiday favorites, traditional carols and plenty of yuletide cheer. All of the heartwarming sounds of the season await you at this lighthearted and joyful concert.

YOU’D ALSO LIKE APRIL 15 & 16 COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, AT 7:30PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, AT 9PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, AT 2PM Viennese New Year

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Lee Mills conductor Nicholas Phan tenor We usher in 2022 in true Golden Age style, with music drawn from the glittering ballrooms of Vienna. Featuring a selection of waltzes, polkas and marches, including music by Mozart, Lehár and of course the waltz king, Johann Strauss, and his family.

Lee Mills’ position is generously underwritten as the Douglas F. King Associate Conductor.

The joy I feel about all of us being back together in Benaroya Hall for a new season is indescribable. I can̓t wait!

– Krishna Thiagarajan,

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N’Kenge

Stuart Chafetz

Hélène Grimaud

Nicholas Phan