Benaroya Hall – Page 2

Seattle Symphony’s ‘Celebrate Asia’ welcomes Quynh Nguyen

January 25, 2024 By Admin

Classical pianist Quynh Nguyen grew up in Hanoi, after the end of the Vietnam War. Her parents worked in chemistry and science.

Makana: Slack key guitar activism from Hawaii

July 11, 2023 By Admin

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Hawaiian slack key master Makana, back when he was still Matthew Swalinkavich, found himself singing in the Honolulu Boy Choir by age 7, so […]

World premiere of Dr. Austin Huang’s works

July 3, 2023 By Admin

The audience felt the brilliant light from Dr. Austin X. Huang’s symphonic works.

Huang’s Benaroya Hall concert unveils a fusion of U.S.-China harmony

May 29, 2023 By Admin

The works of Chinese American composer Dr. Austin X. Huang’s is set to premiere at Benaroya Hall in Seattle on June 25, 2023.

Midori: Boldly bringing the Bach, to Benaroya

April 10, 2023 By Admin

Child-prodigy violinist Midori (she uses only that name) began to travel the world playing classical music after her first public performance, at age 6, in her home town of Osaka, Japan.

Seattle Youth Symphony teaches students skills other than music, honors Suzuki legacy

February 26, 2016 By Admin

By Gabriella Neal Northwest Asian Weekly Cindy Kim, 13, said she likes the Seattle Youth Symphony because she gets to play alongside others. “You learn cool new pieces and you […]

Differences create great harmony — Celebrate Asia concert combines music of different cultures to bridge worlds together

February 5, 2016 By Admin

By Emiri Aoki Northwest Asian Weekly Often, vastly different types of things cannot unite or be in harmony when combined. Music is no exception. However, when it works, the effect […]

Taylor Hoang awarded Courage Award

November 6, 2015 By Admin

Crosscut.com Taylor Hoang is the recipient of Crosscut’s 2015 Courage Award for business. This year’s winners were honored at the annual Courage Awards Breakfast on Oct. 29 at Benaroya Hall. […]

BLOG: Harmony — Competition and coincidence between two Asian symphonies…

March 6, 2015 By Admin

By Assunta Ng When the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (SSO) was planning to perform in China and South Korea in 2016 last year, it didn’t know that a Chinese symphony […]

A different melody — First Chinese symphony to perform in Seattle

February 12, 2015 By Admin

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly One of China’s finest orchestras, the Shenzhen Symphony, will perform a special Chinese New Year special in Seattle on Feb. 25.<!–more–> The 2015 Chinese […]