A vibrant account, with full-bodied string tone, folkloric charm and lots of brio.
New York Times
The French conductor Ludovic Morlot has been Music Director of the Seattle Symphony since 2011. During the 2018/19 season they have continued on their incredible musical journey, focusing particularly on the music of Debussy, and works by composers he influenced or that influenced him. Amongst others, newly commissioned works this season have included Caroline Shaw’s Piano Concerto and the US premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s At Swim-Two-Birds.
The orchestra have many successful recordings, which have won five Grammy Awards. A box set of music by Dutilleux was recently released on their own label, Seattle Symphony Media, to mark the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Upcoming Performances
Jun 28, 2019 | 18:00
Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Festival
Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Festival
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Festival, Colorado, USA
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Festival, Colorado, USA
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Ludovic Morlot conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker
Excerpts from Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye suite for orchestra, Berlioz La Mort de Cléopâtre with Joyce DiDonato & Stravinsky The Firebird
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May 13, 2019
French conductor Ludovic Morlot kept it [Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps] all gloriously airborne, with just the right balance of chiselled precision and evanescent poetry.
William Dart, New Zealand Herald
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Mar 22, 2019
Morlot gathered all the components together seamlessly from the resplendent choral fugues topped by brilliant silvery trumpets, to the elegant interludes of the vocal arias and duets, which often feature instrumental solos in counter-melodic obbligato.
John Carroll, Opera Wire
Seattle Symphony, Bach Mass in B Minor
