THE LIS(Z)T - Seattle Symphony

Seen & Heard @ the Seattle Symphony
TH E L IS(Z) T
On September 15 the Seattle Symphony celebrated the start of the 2013–2014 season
with the annual Opening Night Concert & Gala. Under the direction of Music Director
Ludovic Morlot, this year’s concert featured the Seattle Symphony Chorale and an
extraordinary performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 by star pianist
Lang Lang. The Gala continued at the legendary Fairmont Olympic Hotel with
an elegant black-tie cocktail reception and dinner. The evening’s festivities were
highlighted by a moving tribute celebrating the 15th anniversary of the commissioning
of Robert Rauschenberg’s Echo by Gala honoree Virginia Wright, as well as a raisethe-paddle auction benefiting the Seattle Symphony’s education and community
programs, which raised $267,000. The entire event raised a record $653,000 in
support of the Seattle Symphony.
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Special thanks to Opening Night Concert & Gala event chairs Kathy Fahlman Dewalt
and Judith A. Fong; to all of the generous committee members; to presenting sponsor
JP Morgan Chase; and to event sponsors The Boeing Company, Microsoft, Fairmont
Olympic Hotel, Rosanna, Inc., Emerald City Trolley, Gigantic Planet, Puget Sound
Business Journal and Classical KING FM 98.1.
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PHOTOS:
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Event chairs Kathy Fahlman-Dewalt
and Judith A. Fong
2. Lang Lang and Nathan Lee
3. Barney Ebsworth
4. Gala honoree Virginia Wright
5. Seattle Symphony Board Chair Leslie Chihuly
and Charles Simonyi
6. Raising the paddle for education and
community programs
7. Rebecca Benaroya and Ludovic Morlot
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Photos by Alabastro Photography