Krishna Thiagarajan is the President and CEO of the Seattle Symphony. He spoke with Dave Beck during intermission of the Seattle Symphony’s opening night concert for 2019-2020, broadcast live on Classical KING FM. Krishna talks about how the Seattle Symphony’s community engagement efforts serve audiences with financial, physical and mental challenges. And he says that kind of compassionate vision and service is reflected in the depth of music making that SSO musicians brings to the stage.

Thomas Dausgaard is the energetic, Danish-born conductor who leads his first concerts as the new Seattle Symphony Music Director this month. He is brimming with enthusiasm about the future of the SSO and about the view of Seattle from his new apartment near Benaroya Hall. He loves the stunning view of the Olympic Mountains and the Seattle Waterfront. That connection to nature is just one of the themes reflected in Maestro Dausgaard’s opening night program this week with the Seattle Symphony. Thomas Dausgaard speaks with KING FM’s Dave Beck.