Experience an afternoon of intensity, reflection, and renewal as the Olympia Symphony welcomes violinist Kristin Lee and conductor Rei Hotoda for TRANSFORM.

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Known for her “stylistic diversity” (The Strad) and “flawless technique” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Kristin Lee brings both precision and vulnerability to everything she performs. She returns to Olympia to take on Max Richter’s Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, a work that reshapes a beloved classic into something urgent, intimate, and strikingly modern.

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On the podium, Rei Hotoda brings a bold, collaborative approach that has earned her invitations from major orchestras across the country. Her performances are marked by clarity, emotional immediacy, and a deep commitment to storytelling through sound. Together, Hotoda and Lee guide the orchestra through music that examines change from the inside out.

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Opening the program is Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen, a rich and searching work for strings that reflects on loss, memory, and transformation. Heard alongside Richter’s reimagined Vivaldi, the result is a concert that feels both introspective and alive.

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TRANSFORM is an invitation to listen differently—and to leave changed.

 

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Richard STRAUSS: Metamorphosen (1945)

Recomposed by Max RICHTER: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (2012)

featuring Kristin Lee, violin

Rei Hotoda, Conductor