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Broadcast Concerts
LIVE: Select Fridays 8pm - 10pm
About the Program
There is an abundance of classical music talent in the Pacific Northwest. If you ever missed a show from one of our best local orchestras, why not tune in to a Broadcast Concert on Classical KING? We have a variety of recent performances from the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, touring artists, and more. Let Dave Beck introduce usher you into our Broadcast Concerts, select Friday evenings at 8pm.
UPCOMING BROADCAST CONCERTS:
October 2nd, 2026 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Bach, Busoni, Brahms)
MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
BACH Ricercar No. 2 from The Musical Offering (arr. Webern)
BUSONI Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 (orchestrated by Schoenberg)
BACH Ricercar No. 2 from The Musical Offering (arr. Webern)
BUSONI Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 (orchestrated by Schoenberg)
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin
November 6th, 2026 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances)
TOWER Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
THEOFANIDIS Gemini Sun Double Concerto for Violin, Percussion, and Orchestra
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
THEOFANIDIS Gemini Sun Double Concerto for Violin, Percussion, and Orchestra
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Svet Stoyanov, percussion
Noah Geller, violin
December 4th, 2026 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Xian / Inon Barnatan)
FAURE Pavane
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Xian Zhang, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
January 1st, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Xian Conducts Mozart)
ROSSINI Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major
MOZART Symphony No. 39
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major
MOZART Symphony No. 39
Xian Zhang, conductor
Benjamin Lulich, clarinet
February 5th, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Xian Conducts Mahler)
MAHLER Symphony No. 7
Xian Zhang, conductor
March 5th, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Xian and James Ehnes)
BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1
HERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
HERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Xian Zhang, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
April 2nd, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Morlot Conducts The Sounds of Spring)
BRIDGE Enter Spring
ADAMS No Such Spring
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring”
ADAMS No Such Spring
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring”
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Conor Hanick, piano
May 7th, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto and Zarathustra)
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
Xian Zhang, conductor
Tony Siqi Yun, piano
June 4th, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Mozart’s Requiem with Xian)
PEREIRA Timpani Concerto
MOZART Requiem
MOZART Requiem
Xian Zhang, conductor
Eric Schweikert, timpani
July 2nd, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Tchaikovsky’s Manfred with Xian)
IBERT Concertino da camera
BANKS Come As You Are
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
BANKS Come As You Are
TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophone
August 6th, 2027 at 8pm: Seattle Symphony (Xian Conducts The Sounds of Spain)
LALO Symphonie espagnole
GINASTERA Four Dances from Estancia
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol
GINASTERA Four Dances from Estancia
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol
Xian Zhang, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
Hosted by Dave Beck
Not all musicians make good hosts, but it turns out this classically trained cellist does know what he’s talking about. Dave Beck began his career as a classical music host and music director in 1985, that doesn’t hurt either.
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