Xian Zhang, center, on April 4 during a pre-concert performance at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. (Carlin Ma/Seattle Symphony Orchestra) Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle ...

Re: “A frequent visitor, Xian Zhang becomes first woman to lead Seattle Symphony” [Sept. 6, A1]: Brava to Xian Zhang, the Seattle Symphony and the city of Seattle. After 121 years, the Seattle ...

Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra and filling a post that had been vacant since Thomas ...

SEATTLE — Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra and filling a post that had been vacant since ...

She’s known for breaking barriers in the music world. Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra ...

The Seattle Symphony has announced Xian Zhang as its next Music Director, beginning a 5-year contract in the 2025/2026 season. Zhang is a long-term collaborator with the Symphony, debuting at Benaroya ...

The two masterpieces on the current Seattle Symphony program would be enough to attract any music lover: Beethoven’s great (and only) Violin Concerto, and Prokofiev’s fiery Fifth Symphony. When the ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Symphony Board of Directors selected Xian Zhang to lead the symphony as its first female music director. Zhang has been involved with the Seattle Symphony since 2008, where she ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music ...