Matt Haimovitz

Matt Haimovitz

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

Also Tonight: Asobi Seksu, Matt Haimovitz

Asobi Seksu frontwoman Yuki Chikudate​Asobi Seksu at the Triple Door, 7:30 p.m., $15, all ages Asobi Seksu couldn't be a less fitting name for a band that creates such sentimental dream pop (it's Japanese slang for "casual sex.") Matt Haimovitz at the Tractor, 8 p.m., $15 Cellist Matt Haimo ... More >>

Bellevue Philharmonic

Asobi Seksu frontwoman Yuki Chikudate​Asobi Seksu at the Triple Door, 7:30 p.m., $15, all ages Asobi Seksu couldn't be a less fitting name for a band that creates such sentimental dream pop (it's Japanese slang for "casual sex.") Matt Haimovitz at the Tractor, 8 p.m., $15 Cellist Matt Haimo ... More >>

Matt Haimovitz

Cello music on literary themes—at the Tractor

Orchestral Discord

Post-Menotti crap, suicidal nuns, and an eclectic Mozart dessert tray.

Strings Theory

Cellist Rajan Krishnaswami hypothesizes that more people would listen to chamber music if it weren't so stodgy.

Matt Haimovitz at the Tractor Tavern

Cellist Rajan Krishnaswami hypothesizes that more people would listen to chamber music if it weren't so stodgy.

The Week's Club Listings

Cellist Rajan Krishnaswami hypothesizes that more people would listen to chamber music if it weren't so stodgy.

2005 in the Mix

We asked Seattle Weekly's music writers to compile a CD-R of their favorite music from the year. Here's what they came up with.

The Nutcracker, Christian Frederickson

We asked Seattle Weekly's music writers to compile a CD-R of their favorite music from the year. Here's what they came up with.

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Also: Ropeadope New Music Seminar, Jesus Christ Superstar, Neue Slovenia Kunst, Dr. Strangelove.

The Young and the Restless

Two classical virtuosos tackle—and update—the canon.

Performance Picks

Two classical virtuosos tackle—and update—the canon.

Music Calendar

Two classical virtuosos tackle—and update—the canon.

Out-of-Town Sounds

The Seattle Symphonys 100-year anniversary is an occasion to wonder: Wheres the Seattle part?

Solo explorer

Dutch cellist takes on the supreme test.