Seattle Symphony: Midori Plays Brahms

Seattle Symphony

Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

$56-$176

Midori, violin
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor

Richard Wagner — Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin, WWV 75
Johannes Brahms — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

The legendary Midori, a Seattle favorite, returns to the Benaroya Hall stage to perform Brahms' Violin Concerto, which fuses astounding virtuosic demands with unique symphonic vision—a musical tour de force for violin. German conductor Anja Bihlmaier makes her Seattle debut, bringing with her other treasures from her homeland. Wagner's Lohengrin begins with perhaps the tenderest music ever penned. And Schumann's feverish passion pours out in his Fourth Symphony, paired with the lush romance of Coleridge-Taylor's rarely heard Ballade.

Runs Jan. 23-26.

About Seattle Symphony

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, and 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.

https://www.seattlesymphony.org/