A Brief Overview of All Classic Performances of the Seattle Symphony

Seattle Symphony has established itself as an important entity in the Northwest Pacific culture. The orchestra won two consecutive Emmy awards in the year 2007 - 08 for their television specials. The first performance from the orchestra came way back in 1903. Some of the renowned names in the music world such as Thomas Beecham, Milton Katims, Henry Hadley, Basil Cameron, John Spargur and many others, have been associated with Seattle Symphony.

Gerald Schwarz is the current music director of the orchestra. Under Schwarz's direction, the orchestra has given some of the most memorable performances. Over 125 recordings have been made by Seattle Symphony and the orchestra has been nominated for the Grammy Award for 12 times. On the annual basis, the orchestra performs at more than 200 concerts that are attended by over 315,000 admirers.

Made in America Festival presented by Seattle Symphony in the years 2005 & 2006 are one of its popular and remembered performances. The presentation was a tribute to the prominent name in the American Symphony world. Music of Central Europe in 2007 was another highly-praised performance by the orchestra that featured 70 years of music of the last century.

They have an impressive list of performances such as the The Little Mahogonny and Seattle Symphony Benaroya Hall featuring music of Brahms, Kodaly Kernis. The last two were the Emmy Award winning performances for the orchestra. The orchestra has been on many popular tours to various cities of the USA.

Benaroya Hall is the current home of Seattle Symphony with the capacity of 2,500 seats. The orchestra also performs at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall for small number of audience. Tickets for the performances can be found on the internet.