Editing Seattle Symphony (section)

===Ludovic Morlot===
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[[Ludovic Morlot]] first guest-conducted the Seattle Symphony in October 2009.<ref>{{cite news | author=Melinda Bargreen | title=Seattle Symphony with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2010125227_symphony24.html | work=Seattle Times | date=2009-10-23 | access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>  He returned in April 2010, as a substitute conductor in the wake of the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruptions]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Bernard Jacobson | title=After the volcano, the show goes on at Seattle Symphony | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2011687447_symphony24.html | work=Seattle Times | date=2010-04-23 | access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>  Based on these appearance, in June 2010, the orchestra announced the appointment of Morlot as its 15th music director, effective with the 2011–2012 season, with an initial contract of six years.<ref name="Bargreen">{{cite news | author=Melinda Bargreen | title=Rising French star Ludovic Morlot chosen to replace Schwarz at Seattle Symphony | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2012238774_musicdirectornu30.html | work=The Seattle Times | date=29 June 2010 | access-date=2010-07-02}}</ref>  During Morlot's tenure, the orchestra initiated its own recording label, 'Seattle Symphony Media'.  In July 2015, the orchestra announced the extension of Morlot's contract through the 2018–2019 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.seattlesymphony.org/about/newsroom/pressrelease/ludocontract | title=Music Director Ludovic Morlot's Contract Extended Through 2019 | publisher=Seattle Symphony Orchestra | date=2015-07-10 | access-date=2015-07-21}}</ref>  Morlot has taken particular interest in fostering music from Seattle-based composers, including composers within the orchestra itself.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/arts/music/ludovic-morlot-stands-out-at-the-seattle-symphony.html | title=A Symphony's Leader Takes Seattle by Storm | work=The New York Times | author=Zachary Woolfe | author-link=Zachary Woolfe | date=2012-01-27 | access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>  His work with the orchestra has included the commissioning and premiere of [[John Luther Adams]]' ''[[Become Ocean]]'', which went on to win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.  The commercial recording of ''Become Ocean'', for Cantaloupe Music, led to a donation by [[Taylor Swift]] to the Seattle Symphony of US$50,000.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/taylor-swift-gives-50000-to-seattle-symphony/ | title=Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 to Seattle Symphony | work=The New York Times (ArtsBeat blog) | author=Michael Cooper | date=2015-12-03 | access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>  Morlot and the orchestra have received additional Grammy Awards for their recordings of music of [[Henri Dutilleux]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Melissa Davis | title=Seattle Symphony is only local Grammy winner | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/seattle-symphony-is-only-local-grammy-winner/ | work=Seattle Times | date=2016-02-15 | access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Melissa Davis | title=Seattle Symphony wins Grammy No. 3 | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/seattle-symphony-wins-grammy-no-3/ | work=Seattle Times | date=2017-02-12 | access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref>  Morlot concluded his tenure as music director at the end of the 2018–2019 season.<ref>{{cite news | title=Seattle Symphony conductor Ludovic Morlot to leave next year | first=Brendan | last=Kiley | work=The Seattle Times | date=2017-04-21 | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/news/seattle-symphony-conductor-ludovic-morlot-announces-departure/ | access-date=2017-04-23}}</ref>