Sunny Xuecong Xia – Past Concerts
Recognized for her innate musicality, compelling presence, and technical precision, conductor Sunny Xuecong Xia’s ability to forge an immediate and captivating connection with orchestras and audiences alike has led to engagements around the country. Sunny currently serves as Assistant Conductor of the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra and Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra while pursuing a doctorate in Orchestral Conducting under Dr. Jeffery Meyer. In the 2020-21 season, she appeared as guest conductor with the MusicaNova Orchestra and was invited to serve as Assistant Conductor at the National Music Festival and Pierre Monteux Music Festival. In January 2020, she made her successful debut with the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra.
Seattle Symphony: Noah Gellar's Playlist
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Samuel Carl Adams — Movements (for Us and Them)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
Samuel Carl Adams — Movements (for Us and Them)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
$35-$135
Seattle Symphony: Spirit Chief Names the Animal People
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini
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Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Reena Esmail — Vishwas ("III. Testament")
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Spirit Chief Names the Animal People
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Reena Esmail — Vishwas ("III. Testament")
Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate — Spirit Chief Names the Animal People
$25 ($20 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Noah Gellar's Playlist
Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Samuel Carl Adams — Movements (for Us and Them)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
Samuel Carl Adams — Movements (for Us and Them)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish"
$35-$135
Seattle Symphony: Potlatch Symphony
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Free (RSVP required)
UW Symphony with Sunny Xia, Paul Rafanelli
Friday, March 8, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Eugen d'Albert
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Symphonic Prelude to Tiefland, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191/186e
Alexander Borodin — "Polovtsian Dances" from Prince Igor (Ryan Farris, conductor)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite (1919 version) (Sunny Xuecong Xia, conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191/186e
Alexander Borodin — "Polovtsian Dances" from Prince Igor (Ryan Farris, conductor)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite (1919 version) (Sunny Xuecong Xia, conductor)
$10
Seattle Symphony: Conrad Tao's Playlist
Saturday, March 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Henry Purcell — Fantasia No. 6 for Strings in F major, Z. 737
Linda Catlin Smith — Orient Point
Morton Feldman — The Viola in My Life III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Henry Purcell — Fantasia No. 6 for Strings in F major, Z. 737
Linda Catlin Smith — Orient Point
Morton Feldman — The Viola in My Life III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
$35-$135
Seattle Symphony: Conrad Tao's Playlist
Friday, March 1, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"
Henry Purcell — Fantasia No. 6 for Strings in F major, Z. 737
Linda Catlin Smith — Orient Point
Morton Feldman — The Viola in My Life III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Henry Purcell — Fantasia No. 6 for Strings in F major, Z. 737
Linda Catlin Smith — Orient Point
Morton Feldman — The Viola in My Life III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
$35-$135
Seattle Symphony: Wild Symphony
Saturday, February 24, 2024 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
$25 ($20 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Miguel del Águila
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Toccata
(students alone)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Silvestre Revueltas — Sensemayá (students alone)
Joe Hisaishi — Princess Mononoke Symphonic Suite
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Silvestre Revueltas — Sensemayá (students alone)
Joe Hisaishi — Princess Mononoke Symphonic Suite
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32
Free (RSVP recommended, but not required)
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Sunday, January 28, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
August Baik
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Chuseok Overture for Orchestra
Paul Chihara — Piano Concerto-Fantasy (Quynh Nguyen, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Paul Chihara — Piano Concerto-Fantasy (Quynh Nguyen, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Edvard Grieg — Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
$33-$105
Seattle Symphony: The Snowman
Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 11:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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"Christmas Overture" from The Forest of Wild Thyme, Op. 74
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (Jonathan Zheng, piano)
Howard Blake — The Snowman
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (Jonathan Zheng, piano)
Howard Blake — The Snowman
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride
$25 ($20 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Mahani Teave's Playlist
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional
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I hē a Hotumatu'a e hura nei
(arr. José Miguel Tobar)
Alejandro Arévalo — Suite Rapa Nui
Aaron Jay Kernis — Elegy…for those we lost
Juhi Bansal — Songs from the Deep
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Alejandro Arévalo — Suite Rapa Nui
Aaron Jay Kernis — Elegy…for those we lost
Juhi Bansal — Songs from the Deep
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
$0-$35 (maximum 4 complimentary tickets per household)
Seattle Symphony: Día de los Muertos
Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Zequinha de Abreu
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Tico-Tico no Fubá
José Hernández — Jarabe Sinfónico No. 1
Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Blas Galindo — Sones de Mariachi
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Gabriela Ortiz — Kauyumari
José Hernández — Jarabe Sinfónico No. 1
Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Blas Galindo — Sones de Mariachi
José Pablo Moncayo — Huapango
Gabriela Ortiz — Kauyumari
$25 ($20 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Mahani Teave's Playlist
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional
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I hē a Hotumatu'a e hura nei
(arr. José Miguel Tobar)
Alejandro Arévalo — Suite Rapa Nui
Aaron Jay Kernis — Elegy…for those we lost
Juhi Bansal — Songs from the Deep
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Alejandro Arévalo — Suite Rapa Nui
Aaron Jay Kernis — Elegy…for those we lost
Juhi Bansal — Songs from the Deep
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
CANCELLED
Seattle Symphony: Dances Around The World
Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Chen Yi — Selected works
Ruth Crawford Seeger — Selected works
Arturo Márquez — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Chen Yi — Selected works
Ruth Crawford Seeger — Selected works
Arturo Márquez — Selected works
$25 ($15 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Yakima Music en Acción
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
In this free community concert, the Seattle Symphony and Yakima Music en Acción share the stage at Benaroya Hall for an exciting side-by-si…
Free (RSVP recommneded)
The Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop Concert
Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Seattle Symphony for the 30th anniversary edition of the Merriman-Ross Family Young Composers Workshop Concert! This FREE communit…
Free (RSVP recommended)
Seattle Symphony: Dear Humanity
Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Angelique Poteat
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Dear Humanity
(world premiere)
Free (RSVP recommended)
Seattle Symphony: The Peasant Prince
Saturday, April 1, 2023 @ 11:00am – 11:30am (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
$25 ($15 student/senior)
UW Symphony with John Turman, horn; Sunny Xia, Seattle Symphony
Friday, March 10, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Jean Sibelius
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Vårsång ("Spring Song"), Op. 16
Reinhold Glière — Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (John Turman, French horn)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Reinhold Glière — Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (John Turman, French horn)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
$10
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