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Rebel Yell

Was a great 20th-century composer—and Soviet collaborator—secretly howling behind the music?

Pi-pa player Wu Man

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Musical melting pot

The greatest influence on classical music today hails from the East.

The Millennium Organ at St. James; Inset: SSO's Carole Terry.

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All keyed up

Seattle's two new concert organs make themselves heard.

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Rant! Everything’s Fine, Dammit

Wishing the classical doomsayers would clam up.

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Jane Eaglen

Best Resident Diva

Vaness (top) and Coote mid-embrace.

Music

Last Waltz

Love comes and goes poignantly in Seattle Opera's opulent production.

O, Christmas Cheese

Music

O, Christmas Cheese

These holiday CDs aren't for the lactose-intolerant.

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Sound bytes

The traditional meets multimedia.

Seattle Baroque, with Matthews (front) and Schenkman (second from right, front).

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Hallelujah!

Seattle Baroque and the Tudor Choir recreate musical history for the holidays.

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Beat it

Here's drumming like you've never heard before.

Ewa Podles and Antonio Nagore

Music

Top Notes

Seattle Opera's Norma hits high marks for bel canto fans.

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Kids in the hall

A year of ups, downs, and splashy premieres.

Michael Nicolella

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Classical between the cracks

A local six-stringer thrives between the genres.

Exploring female energy: dancer/choreographer Haruko Nishimura.

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Shaken and stirred

The DAE explores where the beautiful intersects with the grotesque.

Bright Ideal

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Bright Ideal

A new space values free sounds.

Composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski: His left hand's stronger than his right.

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Politics at the piano

From labor unions to folk songs, composer Frederic Rzewski's works explore America's social issues.

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When doves cry

Weber's Der Freischütz soars musically but suffers visually.

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Composing themselves

Inside the minds of two brilliant musicians.

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The halls are alive . . .

With the sound of chamber music.

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Enemies of the Third Reich

Remembering musicians lost to the Holocaust.