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Seattle Symphony names Ludovic Conductor Emeritus May 12, 2019 Ludovic is currently conducting is final two weeks of concerts as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, and the orchestra has announced that he has been named the Judith Fong Conductor […]

Seattle Symphony Wins Gramophone’s “Orchestra of the Year” Award September 13, 2018 Thomas May / Gramophone ‘Listen boldly’ enjoins the logo which the Seattle Symphony introduced in 2011 to mark the beginning of Music Director Ludovic Morlot’s tenure. In the […]

Ludovic Morlot makes his Berliner Philharmoniker debut June 15, 2017 This week, Ludovic Morlot makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducting Ravel’s delightful Mother Goose Suite and Stravinsky’s revolutionary ballet music The Firebird. For Berlioz’s beautiful cantata La Mort […]

The Frenchy Bromance That Bloomed Between the Great Composer Henri Dutilleux and Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot June 8, 2016 Rich Smith / Seattle Art and Performance French composer Henri Dutilleux lived for decades in a small studio apartment […]

Seattle Symphony Wins Grammy February 15, 2016 Melissa Davis / The Seattle Times The Seattle Symphony has won another Grammy. Before the Grammy Awards broadcast Monday evening, awards for orchestral recordings and engineering were given. On the list: best classical […]

Northwest Musicians Pick Up Nine Grammy Nominations December 7, 2015 Paul de Barros / Seattle Times This year’s local Grammy nominees include Brandi Carlile, Death Cab for Cutie, Bill Frisell and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. The Seattle music community netted […]

Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 to Seattle Symphony December 3, 2015 Michael Cooper / The New York Times It might not be what some people would expect to find on her playlist. But it turns out that Taylor Swift is a […]

Conducting with Kinect: Seattle Symphony to Use Microsoft’s Sensor in World Premiere Performance April 24, 2015 Frank Catalano / GeekWire On Friday, May 1, the Seattle Symphony will present the world premiere of a new work. It will be conducted […]

‘Become Ocean’ Earns Grammy for Seattle Symphony February 8, 2015 Seattle Times The piece by John Luther Adams, which was commissioned by music director Ludovic Morlot and the SSO, won best contemporary classical composition on Sunday. Other local winners: Stephen […]

Seattle Symphony Up For Six Grammy’s, Hoping For Sweep February 7, 2015 Tom Keogh / Seattle Times Before the likes of Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and Iggy Azalea walk the red carpet for Sunday’s prime-time Grammys ceremony, golden gramophones will […]

Morlot Named One of Seattle Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2014 November 1, 2014 Brangien Davis / Seattle Magazine “Listen Boldly” is the Seattle Symphony’s tagline, and maestro Ludovic Morlot has done everything in his power to facilitate such boldness […]