Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Music Center At Strathmore
Thursday , April 6 , 2017 — 8pm
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Friday , April 7 , 2017 — 8pm Saturday , April 8 , 2017 — 8pm
Ludovic Morlot , conductor Ray Chen , violin
Niccolo Paganini Concerto No . 1 in D major for Violin and Orchestra , opus 6 I . Allegro maestoso II . Adagio III . Rondo : Allegro spiritoso
RAY CHEN
INTERMISSION
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique , opus 14 Reveries and Passions
( Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai ) A Ball : Waltz ( Allegro non troppo ) In the Country ( Adagio ) March to the Scaffold ( Allegretto non troppo ) Dream of the Witches ’ Sabbath ( Larghetto - Allegro )
The concert will end at approximately 10 pm on Thursday and 9:55 pm on Friday and Saturday .
Friday , April 7 : Join violinist Ray Chen in the Meyerhoff lobby after the concert for a Late Night performance . recordings on the orchestra ’ s label , Seattle Symphony Media .
This season , Mr . Morlot returns to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic and makes his debut with the Minnesota Orchestra . He has a strong connection with the Boston Symphony Orchestra , having been Seiji Ozawa Fellowship Conductor in 2001 and assistant conductor for the orchestra 2004 – 2007 . Since then he has conducted the orchestra in subscription concerts in Boston , at Tanglewood and on a tour to the west coast of America . Mr . Morlot served as conductor in residence with the Orchestre National de Lyon under David Robertson ( 2002 – 2004 ).
In Europe this season , Mr . Morlot makes his debut with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra , and the Netherlands Radio and Helsinki Philharmonic orchestras . He returns to the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France . Last season ’ s engagements included the DSO Berlin and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra .
Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie from 2012 to 2014 , conducting several new productions . Concert performances , both in Brussels and Aix-en-Provence included repertoire by Beethoven , Stravinsky , Britten , Webern and Bruneau .
Trained as a violinist , Mr . Morlot studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar Conducting Fellowship . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his significant contribution to music . He is chair of Orchestral Conducting Studies at the University of Washington School of Music in Seattle . sussie ahlburg
Ludovic Morlot
The French conductor Ludovic Morlot has been music director of the Seattle Symphony since 2011 . During his tenure , the orchestra has won two Grammy Awards and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2014 .
During the 2016 – 2017 season , Mr . Morlot and the Seattle Symphony perform Ravel ’ s L ’ enfant et les sortilèges , complete their cycle of Beethoven Symphonies and Piano Concertos and mount several world premieres , including compositions by Agata Zubel and Gabriel Prokofiev . All of this will be complemented by the Seattle Symphony ’ s highly innovative series , Sonic Evolution and [ untitled ]. This season will also see the release of several more
Julian Hargreaves
Ludovic Morlot last appeared with the BSO in November 2008 , performing Franck ' s Symphony in D minor .
Ray Chen
Winner of the Queen Elisabeth ( 2009 ) and Yehudi Menuhin Competitions ( 2008 ),
Ray Chen recently completed a five-city
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