Seattle Symphony: Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade

Adolphus Hailstork — Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed
Béla Bartók — Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Sz. 95 BB 101
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade Op. 35

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Adolphus Hailstork – Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed
Béla Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35

Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska makes her debut with the Seattle Symphony in a riveting program featuring Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. The concert begins with Adolphus Hailstork’s piece Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed, which commemorates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The concert will take place at 7:30pm.

Season subscription packages are now available. Individual ticket prices TBD.

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