Morlot Crafts a Momentous Britten War Requiem
June 18, 2013
United States Britten, War Requiem: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Christine Brewer (soprano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), Ivan Ludlow (baritone), Seattle Pro Musica (Karen P. Thomas, director), Northwest Boychoir and Seattle Symphony Chorale (Joseph Crnko, director), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.6.2013 (BJ) Read more
Britten’s Music–Not Merely Chromatic but Polychromatic
June 14, 2013
United States Britten and Gjeilo: Soloists, Seattle Choral Company, Freddie Coleman (conductor), Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, 8.6.2013 (BJ) Read more
A Worthy “Resurrection” Signals a Departure
June 13, 2013
United States Mahler: Kristen Vogel Lindenmuth (soprano), Sarah Mattox (mezzo-soprano), University Symphony, University Chorale (Giselle Wyers, director), UW Chamber Singers (Geoffrey Boers, director), Jonathan Pasternack (conductor), Meany Hall, Seattle, 7.6.2013 (BJ) Read more
Czech Conductor’s Return Offers Stylistic Sympathy
June 6, 2013
United States Smetana, Beethoven, and Dvořák: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Seattle Symphony, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 30.5.2013 (BJ) Read more
Which Comes First, Music or Religion?
May 22, 2013
United States Lucis–Music of Light: Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas (conductor), St. James Cathedral, Seattle, 19.5.2013 (bj) Read more
Civilized Mozart and Hair-Raising Shostakovich from Gerard Schwarz
May 20, 2013
United States “Russian Spectacular”: Vladimir Feltsman (piano), Ignat Solzhenitsyn (piano, Julian Schwarz (cello), Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 9-17.5.2013 (BJ) Read more
Gerard Schwarz is Enjoying Life after the Seattle Symphony
May 17, 2013
United States Gerard Schwarz is Enjoying Life after the Seattle Symphony Read more
A Milestone for Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop
May 15, 2013
A Milestone for Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop
A Concert of World Premieres: Seattle Symphony members and friends, Samuel Jones (director, conductor, and host), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 30.4.2013 (BJ) Read more
An Impressive Return for a Former Principal Horn
May 9, 2013
United States Haydn and Mozart: Maria Mannisto (soprano), John Cerminaro (horn), Seattle Symphony, Christian Knapp (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 2.5.2013 (BJ) Read more
Two Operatic Women Up Against It
May 9, 2013
United States Poulenc, La Voix humaine; Puccini, Suor Angelica: Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall, Seattle, 4.5.2013 (BJ) Read more
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