Very Early Exit Interview With Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot

by Rich SmithLudo, conducting a little Strauss with his trademark intensity.Brandon Patoc
Last week, the Seattle Symphony announced that music director Ludovic Morlot wouldn't be renewing his contract in two years.But why? He was doing so good, and winning so many Grammys, and creating stimulating evenings of symphonic music.In the press materials, he says he wants to leave in order to “explore new musical opportunities." Could it be that what's true of Seattle's underground artists is als