UW Symphony Orchestra – Past Concerts
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners
Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Hisatada Otaka
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Flute Concerto, Op. 30a
(Rachel Reyes, flute)
Yonatan Ron — What Stood Still Goes Down Hill
Chen Gang / He Zhanhao — Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (Kai-En Cheng, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 ("I. Allegro con brio"; Ella Kalinichenko, piano)
Silvestre Revueltas — Sensemayá
Édouard Lalo — Overture to Le Roi d'Ys
Yonatan Ron — What Stood Still Goes Down Hill
Chen Gang / He Zhanhao — Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (Kai-En Cheng, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 ("I. Allegro con brio"; Ella Kalinichenko, piano)
Silvestre Revueltas — Sensemayá
Édouard Lalo — Overture to Le Roi d'Ys
$10
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
UW Symphony with Michelle Cann, piano
Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
$10
UW Symphony with Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Kurt Atterberg
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A Värmland Rhapsody, Op. 36
Jean Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Jean Sibelius — Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$10
UW Symphony & Combined UW Choirs with Garret Dillahunt
Friday, June 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant
Francis Poulenc — L'histoire de Babar le petit éléphant, FP 129 (Garret Dillahunt, narrator)
Gabriel Fauré — Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 (with combined UW Choirs)
Francis Poulenc — L'histoire de Babar le petit éléphant, FP 129 (Garret Dillahunt, narrator)
Gabriel Fauré — Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 (with combined UW Choirs)
$10
UW Symphony & Concerto Competition Winners
Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Hector Berlioz
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"Rákóczi March" (Hungarian March) from La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 ("III. Molto moderato e maestoso; Allegro non troppo"; Dalma Ashby, violin)
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle" (Michael Gu, piano)
Alfred Desenclos — Prélude, cadence, et finale (Katie Zundel, baritone saxophone)
Franz Schmidt — Intermezzo from Notre Dame
Richard Wagner — Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 ("III. Molto moderato e maestoso; Allegro non troppo"; Dalma Ashby, violin)
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle" (Michael Gu, piano)
Alfred Desenclos — Prélude, cadence, et finale (Katie Zundel, baritone saxophone)
Franz Schmidt — Intermezzo from Notre Dame
Richard Wagner — Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
$10
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
UW Symphony with Carrie Shaw, soprano
Friday, February 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Paul Dukas — La Plainte, au loin, du faune
György Ligeti — "Mysteries of the Macabre" from Le Grand Macabre (arr. Elgar Howarth; Carrie Shaw, soprano)
Claude Debussy — Hommage à Haydn
Reynaldo Hahn — Thème varié sur le nom de Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I:87
Paul Dukas — La Plainte, au loin, du faune
György Ligeti — "Mysteries of the Macabre" from Le Grand Macabre (arr. Elgar Howarth; Carrie Shaw, soprano)
Claude Debussy — Hommage à Haydn
Reynaldo Hahn — Thème varié sur le nom de Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn — Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I:87
$10
UW Opera Workshop: Haydn, Philemon, und Baucis
Sunday, January 29, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$10
UW Opera Workshop: Haydn, Philemon, und Baucis
Saturday, January 28, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$10
UW Symphony: Brahms & Schumann
Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
(Daren Weissfisch & Ryan Farris, conductors)
Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
$10
UW Symphony with Craig Sheppard, piano
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grażyna Bacewicz
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Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (Craig Sheppard, piano)
Florence Price — Andante moderato for string orchestra
Antonín Dvořák — Otázka ("Question"), B. 128a (arr. David Rahbee)
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (Craig Sheppard, piano)
Florence Price — Andante moderato for string orchestra
Antonín Dvořák — Otázka ("Question"), B. 128a (arr. David Rahbee)
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
$10
UW Symphony & Concerto Competition Winners
Friday, June 3, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Overture to Idomeneo, K. 366
Carl Nielsen — Flute Concerto, CNW 43, FS 119 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 ("I. Allegro maestoso")
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 ("Moderato nobile")
Gustav Mahler — "IV. Adagietto" from Symphony No. 5
Johann Strauss II — Kaiser-Walzer ("Emperor Waltz" ), Op. 437
Carl Nielsen — Flute Concerto, CNW 43, FS 119 ("I. Allegro moderato")
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 ("I. Allegro maestoso")
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 ("Moderato nobile")
Gustav Mahler — "IV. Adagietto" from Symphony No. 5
Johann Strauss II — Kaiser-Walzer ("Emperor Waltz" ), Op. 437
$10
UW Symphony: Strings Faculty Showcase
Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sergei Prokofiev
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Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)
$10
UW Symphony: Klengel, Mahler, Arvo Pärt
Friday, February 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Julius Klengel
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Hymnus for 12 Cellos, Op. 57
Benjamin Britten / Gustav Mahler — What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
Arvo Pärt — Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
Benjamin Britten / Gustav Mahler — What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
Arvo Pärt — Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
$10
UW Symphony: Martines & Stravinsky
Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
$10
UW Symphony with Rachel Lee Priday & Quinton Morris, violins
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Schumann – Overture to Hermann und Dorothea, Op.136
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
$10
[BROADCAST] UW Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 4
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
Online event
A performance of the fourth movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, from November 1, 2019.
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] UW Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
Online event
A performance of the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, from November 1, 2019.
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] UW Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 (excerpts)
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
Online event
May 3, 2019 concert of the UW Symphony Orchestra performing excerpts from Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastorale".
Free (Free)
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