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Orchestral Music

  • Arts

    September 21, 2011

    New Kid in Town

    Ludovic Morlot launches his Seattle Symphony tenure with dazzling performances—and a daring failure.

  • Arts

    September 14, 2011

    Fall Arts 2011 Calendar

    Ludovic Morlot launches his Seattle Symphony tenure with dazzling performances—and a daring failure.

  • Arts

    June 1, 2011

    Ear Supply: American Master

    The SSO salutes Sam Jones.

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    Seattle Symphony

    The SSO salutes Sam Jones.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Last Night at Benaroya: Silver Sparks and Sonia Braga (in Spirit)

    It was a good call for violinist Gidon Kremer--who brought his string orchestra Kremerata Baltica to Benaroya Hall Friday night--not to conduct Bartok's Divertimento, which opened the evening, but to let the 23 players at it themselves. The pained intimacy of the slow movement, with something of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    It was a good call for violinist Gidon Kremer--who brought his string orchestra Kremerata Baltica to Benaroya Hall Friday night--not to conduct Bartok's Divertimento, which opened the evening, but to let the 23 players at it themselves. The pained intimacy of the slow movement, with something of the ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 7, 2010

    Busting the Pipeline

    How the Seattle Symphony’s new head could shake things up.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Apple Vs. the Frauds and NSFW Performances at Work. Plus, Are Steep Cover Charges Keeping the Kids From Jazz?

    Michael PiazzaThe tenor saxophonist Chris Potter.​-- Stereophile: "Maybe it's not true that the new generation doesn't like jazz; maybe they just find it too expensive." -- Wall Street Journal: Is Apple doing enough about those pesky iTunes hackers? -- Pitchfork: Bits of the Mavis Staples/J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Matador's 21st, Dirty Projectors Bjork, Slash at The Showbox, and SSO's New Hire

    Chris KornelisCat Power at Showbox SoDo.​-- NME: Matador Records is celebrating its 21st birthday with a three-night concert series in Las Vegas featuring Spoon, The New Pornographers, Pavement, Cat Power, and other indie favorites. -- Spinner: Dirty Projectors Bjork = Mount Wittenberg Orca ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2010

    Sting

    Chris KornelisCat Power at Showbox SoDo.​-- NME: Matador Records is celebrating its 21st birthday with a three-night concert series in Las Vegas featuring Spoon, The New Pornographers, Pavement, Cat Power, and other indie favorites. -- Spinner: Dirty Projectors Bjork = Mount Wittenberg Orca ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 26, 2010

    Stage Preview: Uneasily Assimilated

    Leonard Bernstein wrote a musical with a personality just as split as his own.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Last Night at Benaroya: Throbbing, but No Swooning

    Yes, it's perhaps a bit calculated, but I appreciated the programming strategy of Robert Spano, who guest-conducted the Seattle Symphony last night, of making Rachmaninoff more palatable by sweetening it with a little contemporary music: John Adams' Harmonielehre, the concert's second half, made his ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    Efterklang

    Yes, it's perhaps a bit calculated, but I appreciated the programming strategy of Robert Spano, who guest-conducted the Seattle Symphony last night, of making Rachmaninoff more palatable by sweetening it with a little contemporary music: John Adams' Harmonielehre, the concert's second half, made his ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Carmina burana

    Yes, it's perhaps a bit calculated, but I appreciated the programming strategy of Robert Spano, who guest-conducted the Seattle Symphony last night, of making Rachmaninoff more palatable by sweetening it with a little contemporary music: John Adams' Harmonielehre, the concert's second half, made his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Bellevue Philharmonic Director is Out

    The fat lady appears to be singing for the Bellevue Philharmonic. What started as an ugly labor fight spiraled into a tanking budget, poor ticket sales and canceled concerts. Yesterday the Seattle Times reported that Executive Director Jennifer McCausland will step down in mid-May. Philharmonic Boar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2009

    Seattle Symphony

    The fat lady appears to be singing for the Bellevue Philharmonic. What started as an ugly labor fight spiraled into a tanking budget, poor ticket sales and canceled concerts. Yesterday the Seattle Times reported that Executive Director Jennifer McCausland will step down in mid-May. Philharmonic Boar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Bellevue Philharmonic Season Ends With a Whimper

    Things just keep getting tougher for the orchestra across the water. The Seattle Times reports today that the Bellevue Philharmonic canceled its final Masterworks concert, scheduled for next month. Executive Director Jennifer McCausland says they made the decision to cancel, feeling they couldn't re ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 18, 2009

    Spring Arts Calendar

    A critical listing of selected events.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    No One's Singing Hallelujah in Bellevue Philharmonic Labor Dispute

    The Bellevue Philharmonic is tuning the strings and warming up their lips for the annual holiday Messiah concert this Friday. But it's not all peace on Earth and goodwill to all behind the scenes across Lake Washington--far from it. The musicians, new Executive Director and Board of Trustees are lo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Puget Sound Symphony

    The Bellevue Philharmonic is tuning the strings and warming up their lips for the annual holiday Messiah concert this Friday. But it's not all peace on Earth and goodwill to all behind the scenes across Lake Washington--far from it. The musicians, new Executive Director and Board of Trustees are lo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Bellevue Philharmonic

    The Bellevue Philharmonic is tuning the strings and warming up their lips for the annual holiday Messiah concert this Friday. But it's not all peace on Earth and goodwill to all behind the scenes across Lake Washington--far from it. The musicians, new Executive Director and Board of Trustees are lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Schwarz considered for Utah job?

    The Bellevue Philharmonic is tuning the strings and warming up their lips for the annual holiday Messiah concert this Friday. But it's not all peace on Earth and goodwill to all behind the scenes across Lake Washington--far from it. The musicians, new Executive Director and Board of Trustees are lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    An August Debut

    The Bellevue Philharmonic is tuning the strings and warming up their lips for the annual holiday Messiah concert this Friday. But it's not all peace on Earth and goodwill to all behind the scenes across Lake Washington--far from it. The musicians, new Executive Director and Board of Trustees are lo ... More >>

  • Arts

    October 11, 2006

    Baroque. Physics. Play.

    A smorgasbord of musical offerings, from Finland to Algiers.

  • Arts

    October 11, 2006

    This Week's Critics' Picks

    Tavis Smiley, 49 Up, and the Kirov Orchestra top our list.

  • Arts

    September 13, 2006

    Cobain Sat Here

    The man's chair on Craigslist. Plus: Symphony and ballet news.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2006

    Fall Classical

    The man's chair on Craigslist. Plus: Symphony and ballet news.

  • News

    May 31, 2006

    A Case of Caseys

    "If I continually tried to provoke my landlord, a lot of crap would hit the fan."

  • Arts

    March 29, 2006

    Getting Fresh With Mozart

    He wrote about 650 pieces; why do we always hear the same old six?

  • Arts

    March 22, 2006

    High as a Kite at SXSW

    Local band The Lashes hits it big at Austin music fest. Plus: News from Northwest Chamber Orchestra and PONCHO.

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Classical Calendar

    Local band The Lashes hits it big at Austin music fest. Plus: News from Northwest Chamber Orchestra and PONCHO.

  • Arts

    October 19, 2005

    Start of an Affair?

    Skeptics of contemporary opera may be seduced by Jake Heggie's newest work.

  • Arts

    September 14, 2005

    Classical Music Favorites and Calendar

    Skeptics of contemporary opera may be seduced by Jake Heggie's newest work.

  • Arts

    April 27, 2005

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and Joshua Bell.

    Skeptics of contemporary opera may be seduced by Jake Heggie's newest work.

  • Arts

    September 8, 2004

    Two Times 20

    How long can the opera's Speight Jenkins and the symphony's Gerard Schwarz lead?

  • Arts

    September 8, 2004

    Fall Arts Calendar

    How long can the opera's Speight Jenkins and the symphony's Gerard Schwarz lead?

  • News

    November 5, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    "Platonic ideals are for idealists in their ivory towers. A realistic model of government has conflict and can deal with it."

  • Arts

    September 3, 2003

    Calendar

    "Platonic ideals are for idealists in their ivory towers. A realistic model of government has conflict and can deal with it."

  • Arts

    September 4, 2002

    Rant! Everything's Fine, Dammit

    Wishing the classical doomsayers would clam up.

  • Arts

    September 4, 2002

    Vocal Currency

    In multiple tongues, Eric Banks' choir creates a new music sensation.

  • Arts

    February 13, 2002

    Classical CD Reviews

    In multiple tongues, Eric Banks' choir creates a new music sensation.

  • Arts

    July 4, 2001

    The sound that says “love”

    Classical music's stickiest etiquette problem.

  • Arts

    October 11, 2000

    Bach to the future

    Murray Perahia puts his personal stamp on the Goldberg Variations.

  • Arts

    June 28, 2000
  • Arts

    June 28, 2000

    Coming home

    A musical reunion for the summer festival circuit.

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    The Old, Normal America

    A pair of pre-war compilations highlight American pop at its most forward-looking.

  • Arts

    December 1, 1999

    Brief reviews

    A pair of pre-war compilations highlight American pop at its most forward-looking.

  • Arts

    November 17, 1999

    Tall tales

    A real symphonic puppet show!

  • Arts

    September 22, 1999

    Familiar thrills

    The SSO and Marilyn Horne infuse old standards with new magic.

  • Arts

    April 21, 1999

    Oh, say, can you hear . . . ?

    American music is celebrated in a week's worth of concerts.

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