Pictures at an Exhibition

Dark and stormy French skies dominate this program, with Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opening the concert. Ravel's lush orchestration of Mussorgsky’s original work for solo piano vividly brings these images to life. Richard Strauss’ Duet Concertino is a surprising ‘first performance’ for the Seattle Symphony. Imagined as a dialogue between beauty and the beast, it highlights the lyricism of the clarinet and the gruffer solo bassoon, performed...