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The Seattle Philharmonic, the oldest of Puget Sound's community orchestras, is pleased to announce details of their 2024-25 season of concerts at Benaroya Hall.
Under the leadership of Music Director Adam Stern, the orchestra will perform four widely-varying programs comprising thirteen major works from four different centuries and eight different countries.
"The Philharmonic and I, now in our twentieth year together, continue to grow and flourish as we explore everything from repertoire staples to the newest music of our time," notes Stern with pride. "Any orchestra should be able to turn on a dime and convincingly perform music from the Baroque period to the 21st century, and the Philharmonic achieves the very highest standards in every piece they undertake."
Alongside familiar concert staples by Camille Saint-Saëns, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Orff, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, the Philharmonic will present U.S. and local premieres of music by Kristina Vasiliauskaitė, Rosa García Ascot, Victoria Poleva, and Jenny McLeod. A major musical happening will be the Philharmonic's long-awaited performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the most beloved choral work of the 20th century.
The season:
• IN SWEET MUSIC IS SUCH ART": LISZT'S ORPHEUS at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Benaroya Hall
• "THE SOUNDS OF PRIMITIVE MAGIC": ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA at 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at Benaroya Hall
• "PASSIONATE AND FASCINATING": SCHUMANN'S FOURTH at 2 p.m. March 29 at Benaroya Hall
• "COMPLETELY NOVEL AND INGENIOUS": BRAHMS' FOURTH at 2 p.m. June 7 at Benaroya Hall
For further information on concerts and ticket availability, go to seattlephil.org.