SEATTLE SYMPHONY REBROADCASTS THE COLORFUL, IMAGINATIVE SCHEHERAZADE, CONDUCTED BY GUSTAVO GIMENO

SELECTIONS FROM RIMSKY-KORSAKOV SCHEHERAZADE: MOVEMENTS III AND IV
THURSDAY, MAY 21, AT 7:30 P.M. PDT
SATURDAY, MAY 23, AT 8 P.M. PDT
SUNDAY, MAY 24, AT 2 P.M. PDT

*(L) Gustavo Gimeno, photo by Marco Borggreve. (R) Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall, photo by Brandon Patoc.*

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: MUSICAL DISCOVERY THROUGH LINK UP, MEET THE INSTRUMENT AND TINY CLIPS FOR TINY TOTS

MEET THE INSTRUMENT: BASS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, AT 11 A.M. PDT

LINK UP: THE ORCHESTRA SWINGS ONLINE
THURSDAY, MAY 21, AT 11 A.M. PDT

TINY CLIPS FOR TINY TOTS: THE BASSES
FRIDAY, MAY 22, AT 11 A.M. PDT

Seattle, WA — Adding to the previously announced programming for this week, the Seattle Symphony presents three rebroadcasts of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade (movements 3 and 4), led by guest conductor and Incoming Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Gustavo Gimeno. Originally performed on December 1, 2018, Scheherazade displays the power of stories in a musical depiction of the Middle Eastern tale: One Thousand and One Nights.

Audiences can tune in for Selections from Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade on YouTube or Facebook during the three regular broadcast times: Thursday (7:30 p.m. PDT), Saturday (8 p.m. PDT) and Sunday (2 p.m. PDT).

Link Up: The Orchestra Swings Online features an interactive exploration of swing and jazz. Hosted by Seattle Symphony Horn John Turman, the program invites viewers to play or sing along with the musicians in standards such as C Jam Blues. Turman and fellow musicians will guide those tuning in through key music concepts, a review of recorder notes, the different lines of each piece, and performing together with the musicians onscreen. Link Up: The Orchestra Swings Online will air on Thursday, May 21 at 11 a.m. PDT. Audiences can join in on YouTube or Facebook. Link Up is a national program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

In addition to the special Link Up broadcast, the Seattle Symphony continues to share weekly Meet the Instrument and Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots. Meet the Instrument is hosted by a member of the orchestra who introduces their instrument to viewers through performing short excerpts and includes an instrument-related craft activity. Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots, hosted by Seattle Symphony Horn John Turman, builds on each week’s Meet the Instrument in a fun exploration of related instruments through solo excerpts and ensemble performance.

The Seattle Symphony continues to share free livestreams and rebroadcasts weekly until the orchestra can return to the Benaroya Hall stage, in hopes that these performances provide strength, comfort and joy. Audiences can look forward to five days of Seattle Symphony broadcasts each week from Wednesday through Sunday. Programming updates will be shared at seattlesymphony.org/live. Those interested can also sign up to receive email notifications about upcoming Seattle Symphony rebroadcasts and livestreams.

Inspired by the orchestra’s dedication to serving the community, more than 6,000 people have stepped forward with a donation since the closure of Benaroya Hall. These funds support the Seattle Symphony Future Fund, providing critical resources to ensure a bright future for symphonic music in our community. To learn more about how to support the Seattle Symphony or to make a donation, visit seattlesymphony.org/give. The Seattle Symphony looks forward to welcoming audiences back to Benaroya Hall again very soon and wishes everyone health and comfort in the coming weeks.

GIMENO GUSTAVO | GUEST CONDUCTOR

Gustavo Gimeno is Music Director of the Orchestre Philarmonique du Luxembourg and Incoming Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, starting in the 2020–2021 season. Gustavo Gimeno and the OPL will continue their series of recordings on the classical label PENTATONE, which was launched in 2017. Since this collaboration began, the first symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich and Anton Bruckner, Maurice Ravel’s complete ballet music to ‘Daphnis et Chloé’, Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, Igor Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’, the ballet music to ‘Jeu de cartes’, ‘Agon’ and the re-discovered ‘Chant funèbre’ and, most recently Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Petit Messe solennelle’ have been released.

Gustavo Gimeno is also a much sought-after guest conductor worldwide. In 2019–2020, he will make his debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and will return to the Concertgebouworkest, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Münchner Philharmoniker and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, which specializes in historically informed performance practice.

Born in Valencia, Gimeno began his international conducting career in 2012 as assistant to Mariss Jansons, while he was a member of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. He also gained invaluable experience as an assistant to Bernard Haitink and Claudio Abbado, who strongly supported and influenced him in many respects as a mentor.

SEATTLE SYMPHONY

Led by Music Director Thomas Dausgaard, 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 garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 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.

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SELECTIONS FROM RIMSKY-KORSAKOV SCHEHERAZADE
Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24, at 2 p.m.

Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade: movements III and IV

The rebroadcast will be viewable on the Seattle Symphony’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade was recorded live in concert at Benaroya Hall on December 1, 2018.

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade was a part of the Delta Air Lines Masterworks season.