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Chelsey Norris | Senior Director of Communications & Storytelling
Chelsey.Norris@seattlesymphony.org

Alison Ward | Communications & Media Relations Manager
press@seattlesymphony.org

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NEWLY RENOVATED BENAROYA HALL OPENS ITS DOORS ON OCTOBER 18 FOR A FREE DAY-LONG FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, ART AND COMMUNITY
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR XIAN ZHANG RELEASE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF QIGANG CHEN’S IRIS DÉVOILÉE (IRIS UNVEILED) AND L’ÉLOIGNEMENT, OUT AUGUST 21 
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES NEW ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, NEW MUSICIANS AND RETIREMENTS
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SINGLE TICKETS FOR THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S 2026/2027 SEASON GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THURSDAY, JUNE 18, AT 1 P.M. PT
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SEATTLE SYMPHONY AND BENAROYA HALL NAME JEREMY S. ROTHMAN AS PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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THE 2026/2027 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE SEATTLE SPEAKER SERIES RETURNS TO BENAROYA HALL
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FROM WORKSHOP TO WORLD PREMIERE: MERRIMAN-ROSS FAMILY YOUNG COMPOSERS WORKSHOP CONCERT, JUNE 8 AT BENAROYA HALL
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SODEXO LIVE! AND CHEF ETHAN STOWELL PARTNER WITH BENAROYA HALL TO ELEVATE SEATTLE’S PREMIER CULTURAL DESTINATION
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NOTICE OF ARTIST CHANGE: INON BARNATAN TO STEP IN FOR DANIIL TRIFONOV IN SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S APRIL 23 & 25 CONCERTS
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF ITS COMMUNITY STAGES FUND WITH A FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
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MUSIC DIRECTOR XIAN ZHANG AND THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE THE 2026/2027 SEASON
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILLIAM & SARAH OVENS BASSOON, HELD BY PAUL RAFANELLI
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INTRODUCING THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S YOUNG ARTIST COLLABORATIVE: A WEEK-LONG SUMMER INTENSIVE FOR EMERGING MUSICIANS
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NOTICE OF CONCERT CHANGE: VIOLINIST BENJAMIN BEILMAN TO REPLACE THE KANNEH-MASONS IN THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S JANUARY 29, 31 & FEBRUARY 1 PERFORMANCES
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY NAMES DEREK A. JOHNSON CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY USHERS IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FESTIVE CONCERTS FOR ALL AGES  
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES TWO RECIPIENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY STAGES FUND (CSF)
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MUSIC DIRECTOR XIAN ZHANG NAMED PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF CHINA NCPA ORCHESTRA
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES A NEW MUSICIAN JOINING IN ITS 2025/2026 SEASON
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S FAMILY CONCERTS, TINY TOTS PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY CONCERTS RETURN FOR THE 2025/2026 SEASON 
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FANS TURN OUT FOR THE HEAD AND THE HEART COLLABORATION WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY
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THE HEAD AND THE HEART JOINS THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOR A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE
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DIRECTOR GINTS ZILBALODIS AND COMPOSER RIHARDS ZAĻUPE TO ATTEND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF FLOW IN CONCERT WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY NAMES SUSAN MACGREGOR COUGHLIN AS BOARD CHAIR
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SINGLE TICKETS FOR THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S 2025/2026 SEASON GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON JULY 8, AT 1 P.M. PT
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF A BELOVED LONGTIME MUSICIAN
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NOTICE OF CONCERT DATE CHANGE: TWOSET VIOLIN PERFORMANCE WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY ON JULY 9, 2025, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 17, 2025, AMID VISA PROCESSING DELAYS
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THE 2025/2026 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE SEATTLE SPEAKER SERIES PREMIERES ITS 28TH SEASON AT BENAROYA HALL
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THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY KICKS OFF THE PUBLIC PHASE OF AMPLIFY — A $20 MILLION REVITALIZATION CAMPAIGN FOR BENAROYA HALL
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BROADWAY LEGEND AND DISNEY ICON LEA SALONGA BRINGS HER “STAGE, SCREEN & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN” TOUR TO BENAROYA HALL 
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