This image released by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra shows Xian Zhang, center, during a pre-concert performance at Benaroya Hall in Seattle on April 4, 2024. (Carlin Ma/Seattle Symphony Orchestra via ...

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 ...

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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 ...