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>>> THIS IS NEW DAY NORTHWEST. NOW, FROM THE PREMERA BLUE
CROSS STUDIO, HERE'S MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY AND
WELCOME TO NEW DAY NORTHWEST.
NOT ONLY WERE THEY NAMED
ORCHESTRA OF THE YEAR, THEY ARE
NOW NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMYS.
MORE THAN ANY OTHER ORCHESTRA
IN THE NATION.
OF COURSE WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY.
THEY ARE HERE TO PERFORM FOR US
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >>
>>
>> JOINING ME NOW IS THE SYMPHONY PRESIDENT KRISHNA
THIAGARAJAN, IT IS SO GOOD TO
SEE YOU.
SEE YOU.
SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
>> WE HAVE THREE OUTSTANDING
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE GRAMMY
NOMINATIONS, THIS IS A BIG
DEAL.
DEAL.
DEAL. >>
DEAL. >> IT IS AN EXCITING TIME.
THE MUSICIANS ARE USED TO IT
BECAUSE IT'S THE 14th TIME THEY
HAVE BEEN NOMINATED.
THREE NOMINATIONS IN ONE ROUND
IS QUITE EXCITING.
WE HAD THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND
ONE WITH THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR.
>> SO WHO GOES TO THE GRAMMYS?
>> I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ] APPARENTLY IT'S
COME A COMMITTEE LIKE THE
OSCARS.
OSCARS.
OSCARS. THEN THE NOMINEES GET TO ATTEND.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING FRIENDS,
YOU MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO.
>> I HOPE YOU GO AND I HOPE IT
IS SUPER FUN.
>> I STARTED AS AN ASPIRING
PIANIST AS A MUSICIAN.
THEN AT SOME POINT I DECIDED
THAT I WAS BETTER AT ORGANIZING
CONCERTS THAN ATTENDING THE.
SO A COUPLE OF FRIENDS TOLD ME
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT AT FIRST.
SO 14 YEARS AGO I CROSSED OVER
TO THE DARK SIDE.
>> YES, AND WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES?
CHALLENGES? >> IT IS A FUN JOB.
YOU GET TO WORK IT REALLY GREAT
AND INTERESTING PEOPLE.
YOU CAN SEE WITH THE SEATTLE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, IT IS THE
GRAMOPHONE ORCHESTRA OF THE
YEAR AWARD.
YEAR AWARD. YOU ALSO GET TO WORK WITH THE
BEST PRODUCERS.
BEST PRODUCERS. SO WITH A LOT OF FUN.
>> AFTER THE GRAMMYS, WHAT'S
NEXT?
NEXT?
NEXT? >>
NEXT? >> THE WORLD, REALLY.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWLY
RENOVATING PARTS OF THE HALL.
WE HAVE A NEW BUILDING THAT
WILL BE OPENING UP ON MARCH 3.
IT IS SORT OF A STUDIO
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY THE
HOME OF A BROADCAST.
>> HEY, HEIDI, MAKE SURE YOU
HEAR THIS.
HEAR THIS. >> CARRY-ON.
>> CARRY-ON. ALSO THE ORCHESTRA IS IN A
UPWARD TRAJECTORY.
UPWARD TRAJECTORY. WE'RE GETTING IN THE NEWS.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN HEAR
PEOPLE LIKE JOSH BELL AND WE DO
THINGS LIKE ET LIVE WITH THE
ORCHESTRA.
ORCHESTRA. >> TALK ABOUT THE NEW MUSIC?
>> ACTUALLY, I SPENT THE LAST
TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE IN
SCOTLAND AND HE HAPPENED TO BE
CONDUCTING THEIR.
CONDUCTING THEIR. SO WE DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER SO
THERE'S NO CONSPIRACY.
HE IS CURRENTLY BASED IN
DENMARK.
DENMARK.
DENMARK. AND HE WILL BE COMING TO US.
THOMAS DAO