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Hansel and Gretel

The Orchestra as Toy Box

Splashing sounds all around.

Pink Martini

Splashing sounds all around.

Fall Arts 2011 Calendar

Splashing sounds all around.

Spring Forward

With Muhly, Varèse, and Zappa, the Seattle Symphony hopes to open ears and minds.

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With Muhly, Varèse, and Zappa, the Seattle Symphony hopes to open ears and minds.

Fall Arts Calendar 2010

A complete guide to the best of the season. With picks!

Seattle Chamber Music Society

A complete guide to the best of the season. With picks!

Classical Review: Raw Dawgs

A strong debut from an UW-bred ensemble.

Your Arts & Aliens Weekend Planner

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Fall Arts Calendar: December

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Fall Arts Calendar: October

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Changing of the Guard, Or Not

The Seattle Symphony has announced the formation of a search committee, led by former first lady Nancy B. Evans, to seek Gerard Schwarz's replacement when he steps down as music director at the end of the 2010-11 season. There'll be four SSO players on the 11-member panel, which hopes to make a deci ... More >>

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 >>

How to Enjoy Fall Arts

Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

Schwarz to Step Down from Seattle Symphony in 2011

Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

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Beethoven rules the New Year at Benaroya

2007: Classical's Short, Sweet Best List

Rants, recitals, and media darlings.

Seattle Symphony: "Play!"

Big-budget video games get big-budget scores

Shock of the New

Because music died in World War I, that’s why

Conducting a Showdown

Classical music (and more) this week.

Pea-O'd

“We have more than enough so-called journalists . . . who use their columns to whine about Seattle’s failure to live up to their preconceived fantasies.”

Taking the Piano Beyond Playability

Classical - and uncategorizable - music this week.

Orchestral Discord

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

Overtures

Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

This Week's Critics' Picks

We gotta have Lang Lang, Savion Glover, and Edward P. Jones.

The Art of Journalism

Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

The Tank Rolls at SSO

Symphony shakeup. Plus Wing Luke Asian Museum news and no love for Intiman.

Tony Likes Seattle

Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

This Week's Critics' Picks

Homoerotic cowboys, TV on the Radio, and SSO's Made in America series top our list.

New Year's Eve Party Picks

Homoerotic cowboys, TV on the Radio, and SSO's Made in America series top our list.

Beethoven in Bellevue

On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

Seven Nights

On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

Calendar

On choosing the right warhorse to ride.

Breaking the chamber

New groups seek out new sonic paths.

Calendar of Merriment

New groups seek out new sonic paths.

Hands-on sounds

Seattle Symphony's answer to EMP.

Classical music, 1999

Seattle Symphony's answer to EMP.

Brief reviews

Seattle Symphony's answer to EMP.

Personality CULT-ivation

The rise of an impossible breed: the celebrity violinist.

Swan song?

Signs that Seattle Symphony music director Gerard Schwartz is preparing to move on are growing stronger by the day.

Technicolor yawn

A rarely performed and very bland opera

More gold than corn

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer to the stars.

Prime time

A world-class singer shines in a lush orchestral program.

Seasoned greetings

Distinguished guests keep showing up at Benaroya Hall.

Sounds like thunder . . .

And local composers steal it.

Masters of their instruments

Rostropovich thinks aloud; Sheppard wears his heart on his sleeve.

Seattle's big Ben

Benaroya Hall rings in a new classical era

Benaroya countdown

Benaroya Hall rings in a new classical era