NOTICE OF ARTIST CHANGE: INON BARNATAN TO STEP IN FOR DANIIL TRIFONOV IN SEATTLE SYMPHONY’S APRIL 23 & 25 CONCERTS

BARNATAN TO PERFORM SAINT-SAËNS’ PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR XIAN ZHANG

Seattle, WA — Due to illness, Daniil Trifonov will be unable to make his scheduled appearance with the Seattle Symphony on April 23 and 25. Pianist Inon Barnatan will replace him as soloist, performing Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 alongside Music Director Xian Zhang. There will be no change to the previously announced concert program, which will open with Fauré’s Pavane and conclude with Franck’s Symphony in D minor.

Ticket Information 

For more information on tickets, visit seattlesymphony.org or contact the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office. The Seattle Symphony Ticket Office is located in Benaroya Hall, at Third Avenue and Union Street. The Ticket Office can be reached by email at tickets@seattlesymphony.org and phone at 206.215.4747 during the following times: Tuesday-Saturday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

INON BARNATAN

“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (The New York Times), Inon Barnatan has established a uniquely varied career. As a soloist, Barnatan performs regularly with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide. He was the inaugural Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic and has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago and Boston symphonies, and most major U.S. ensembles, as well as the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Zurich Tonhalle, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, and the London, Hong Kong, and Royal Stockholm philharmonics. As curator and chamber musician, Barnatan is Music Director of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest in California. 

In the 2025/2026 season, he performs with the Baltimore, Dallas and Minnesota symphonies, gives solo recitals at Tippet Rise Art Center and Wigmore Hall, and takes part in the Complete Etudes of Philip Glass project at the Krannert Center and the University Musical Society. This season, he continues his close partnerships with cellist Alisa Weilerstein in duo recitals at Ravinia, Spivey Hall and the McCallum Theatre; and with soprano Renée Fleming at Cal Performances, Schubert Club, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Lyric Opera of Chicago. 
 
His latest solo album, Rachmaninoff Reflections, features some of the composer’s most cherished piano works alongside Barnatan’s new solo arrangement of the Symphonic Dances recently published by Boosey & Hawkes. 

SEATTLE SYMPHONY 

Under the leadership of Music Director Xian Zhang, the Seattle Symphony unleashes the power of music, brings people together and lifts the human spirit. Recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR), the Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has won five Grammy Awards, 27 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle from September through July, reaching over 500,000 people annually through live performances and radio broadcasts.

BENAROYA HALL

Benaroya Hall, the home of the Seattle Symphony, is located in downtown Seattle. Opened in 1998, Benaroya Hall is the most-visited performing arts venue in Seattle. It has received numerous awards, including a 2001 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Honor Award for outstanding architecture. Benaroya Hall has three versatile performance venues, the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall and Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, all renowned for their pristine acoustics, luxurious design and prime location. For additional information, including rental information and event listings, visit benaroyahall.org. 

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XIAN CONDUCTS SAINT-SAËNS FEATURING INON BARNATAN

SYMPHONIC SERIES
Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m.

Xian Zhang conductor
Inon Barnatan piano
Seattle Symphony

Fauré Pavane 
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 
Franck Symphony in D minor

Music Director Xian Zhang is generously sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi and an anonymous donor.

Xian Zhang’s position is generously underwritten as the Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director.

Performances of Xian Conducts Saint-Saëns Featuring Inon Barnatan are generously sponsored by The Nakajima Family.