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Cascade Symphony Orchestra 2025-26 Season

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Season ticket renewals available for purchase now through Edmonds Center for the Arts:
in-person, by phone (425) 275-9595 (or online after 7/1/2025)
All season ticket purchases available after 7/1/2025
2025-26 Season Summary

Auditions on August 14th, 2025

Positions are available in the principal cello, principal tuba and string section.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    Opening Night and Piano Celebration
    October 27, 2025
    7:30pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    Aaron Jin and Jeffrey Zhao, winners of the prestigious Eastside Piano Competition, help open Cascade Symphony’s 64th season with piano concerti by Grieg and Mendelssohn. Aaron was a gold medalist in the 2024 Seattle International Virtuoso competition. Jeffrey, gold medalist at the Pacific International Piano Competition, previously performed Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1 with Cascade Symphony in 2022.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    Holiday Pops
    December 14 & 15, 2025
    7:30pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    A delightful collection of your favorite Christmas carols and light classics, including music by Johann Strauss, Bizet, Puccini, Mancini, Sousa and others. Kristin Vogel, soprano, returns to celebrate the season with inspiring holiday songs and famous operatic arias.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    Beethoven Fifth
    January 12, 2026
    7:30pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    Cellist Sunnat Ibragimov, an Uzbekistan native and current Seattle Symphony member, previously served as Principal Cellist of the prestigious Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. He has performed with major orchestras in Asia and North America and now is pursuing doctoral studies at the renowned Peabody Institute. He joins Cascade Symphony to perform Edouard Lalo’s lyrically romantic Cello Concerto.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    Family Concert: "The Story of Babar"
    February 7, 2026
    3:00pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    The role of announcer is familiar territory for Dave Dolacky. In Seattle he was an on-air personality for KISW-FM, KVI, and from 1980 to 2000 a news and talk show host for KIRO Radio & Television. He continues to use his voice talent by performing in Reader’s Theater, MC hosting of performance events, and doing voice-over work.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    Brahms Double Concerto
    March 9, 2026
    7:30pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    Stunning sisters and Seattle Symphony members, Jacqueline and Katherine Audas, join Cascade Symphony as soloists in Brahms’ magnificent Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. Both earned degrees from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and have been winners at prestigious international competitions. They have appeared with major orchestras and music festivals on four continents.

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  • 2025-2026 Season Concerts
    From Mozart to Bernstein
    May 4, 2026
    7:30pm at Edmonds Center for the Arts

    Northwestern Winds musicians have collectively performed with the Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee and Oregon Symphonies, the Seattle, Santa Fe and Chicago Lyric Operas, the Pacific Northwest and Joffrey Ballets, and at the Spoleto, Carmel Bach and Bellingham Music Festivals, among others.

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Watch and Listen

Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey

In his hour-long concert special, Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey, Rick teams up with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Miropolsky, on a musical tour that begins in the USA, then touches down in seven different European countries.

CSO’s Virtual Holiday Pops

Join the Cascade Symphony family and Music Director Michael Miropolsky for CSO’s Virtual Holiday Pops, an evening of music and celebration! Enjoy beloved holiday favorites, treasured past performances, and personal stories from Cascade Symphony musicians.

Originally streamed on Sunday, December 6, 2020

CSO’s Virtual Winter Concert, “Great English Romantic”

Join the Cascade Symphony family and Music Director Michael Miropolsky for the orchestra’s third Virtual Event of the 2020-21 season! Enjoy a curated selection of Cascade Symphony’s treasured past concerts, including Elgar’s beloved Cello Concerto with cellist Amos Yang as soloist, as well as musical performances and personal stories from the musicians of the orchestra.

Originally streamed on Monday, January 11, 2021

Virtual Children's Concert Discover your Passion!

CSO’s Virtual Children’s Concert, “Discover your Passion!”

Discover your Passion! Learn about the percussion family, one of the most exciting instrument families in the orchestra. This presentation includes a combination of instrument demos, participatory music lessons, performances by the three young winners of Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s Rising Star Competition, and music from Cascade Percussion Ensemble.

Originally streamed on Saturday, February 6, 2021

Virtual March Concert Carmen

CSO’s Virtual March Concert, “Carmen”

Join the Cascade Symphony family and for a colorful selection of musical gems curated by Music Director Michael Miropolsky! This presentation features Bizet’s Suite No. 1 from Carmen, Brahms’ Intermezzo in E major for piano, Scott Joplin’s “New Rag” arranged for string quartet, and Weber’s thrilling Clarinet Concerto No. 2 performed by clarinetist Christopher Sereque.

Originally streamed on Monday, March 8, 2021

Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto

CSO’s Virtual May Concert, “Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto”

Join the Cascade Symphony family and Classical KING FM 98.1 personality Dave Beck for the final virtual concert of CSO’s 2020-21 Season! This concert features the orchestra’s archival performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist George Fiore, Ravel’s String Quartet in F major arranged for marimba ensemble and played by Cascade Percussion Ensemble, and a new string quartet, commissioned by CSO and composed by Shanti Seidel Molina, based on Latin American folk music and performed by Constellation Musica.

Originally streamed on Monday, May 3, 2021

General String Auditions

Positions are available in the violin, viola, and cello sections.

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Edmonds Center for the Arts is honored to serve as the home performance venue for Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO), a partnership that has flourished since the Center opened. For over six decades, Cascade Symphony has enriched the lives of both musicians and audience members through its dedication to delivering polished performances of outstanding music. CSO seeks to cultivate a deeper appreciation for classical music, providing the community with concerts that are both inspiring and accessible to all.

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