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Seattle Symphony Spotlight

The stories behind the music, told by artists from the Seattle Symphony. Hosted by Classical KING FM's Dave Beck. Each week you’ll go backstage at Benaroya Hall with performers, conductors, composers ... Read more

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American Rage: Rethinking Copland with Pianist Conrad Tao, Mar. 5, 2020

American Rage: Rethinking Copland with Pianist Conrad Tao, Mar. 5, 2020

Conrad Tao is the pianist, composer and new music champion who appears in two concerts presented by the Seattle Symphony... Read more

6 Mar 2020

18mins

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Thomas Dausgaard on the 2020-2021 Seattle Symphony Season, Feb. 28, 2020

Thomas Dausgaard on the 2020-2021 Seattle Symphony Season, Feb. 28, 2020

One of the themes of Seattle Symphony music director Thomas Dausgaard’s artistic life is his deep, joyful fascination wi... Read more

29 Feb 2020

31mins

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Cellist Nathan Chan: Going the Extra Mile in Support of New Music, Feb. 12, 2020

Cellist Nathan Chan: Going the Extra Mile in Support of New Music, Feb. 12, 2020

The Seattle Symphony’s critically acclaimed “untitled” series explores new music in the informal atmosphere of the lobby... Read more

13 Feb 2020

17mins

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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Violinist Gidon Kremer On One of Music’s Forgotten Voices, Feb. 5, 2020

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Violinist Gidon Kremer On One of Music’s Forgotten Voices, Feb. 5, 2020

35 members of violinist Gidon Kremer’s family perished in the Jewish ghettos of Riga, Latvia during the Second World War... Read more

6 Feb 2020

18mins

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Thomas Dausgaard: Close Encounters with Nielsen, Shostakovich and Grieg, Jan. 29, 2020

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23 Jan 2020

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Beethoven, Jazz and Model Trains: Bavouzet's Favorite Things, Jan. 8, 2020

Beethoven, Jazz and Model Trains: Bavouzet's Favorite Things, Jan. 8, 2020

Jean Efflam Bavouzet, this week’s guest pianist at the Seattle Symphony, has recorded the complete piano sonatas of Hayd... Read more

9 Jan 2020

20mins

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Listening to the Inner Voice of the Orchestra: SSO Violinist Elisa Barston, Dec. 18, 2019

Listening to the Inner Voice of the Orchestra: SSO Violinist Elisa Barston, Dec. 18, 2019

Though she came from a family of distinguished music teachers, performing is the first love of Seattle Symphony Principa... Read more

19 Dec 2019

28mins

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Cellist Seth Parker Woods: New Sounds, New Formats, New Faces, Dec. 11, 2019

Cellist Seth Parker Woods: New Sounds, New Formats, New Faces, Dec. 11, 2019

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