Rainier Symphony gets new concertmaster

The Rainier Symphony has appointed a new concertmaster: Ilkka Talvi, former Seattle Symphony concertmaster, who will begin performing with the 25-year-old South King County community orchestra this season.

Rehearsals begin Tuesday, with the first concerts of Wagner, Beethoven and Mozart on Oct. 21-22 in Renton and Tukwila. Season highlights include Ron and Roxanna Patterson in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, and the Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ) in Benaroya Hall.

For more details on the season, visit www.rainiersymphony.org.

Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times music critic