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What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For April

Dana Wen — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:25:12 +0000

Spring is in full bloom around Seattle! With seasonal transitions come musical changes as well; local ensembles and concert venues look towards warmer weather this month with music of growth, rebirth, and summer sunshine.

Seattle Symphony Welcomes New Year with Beethoven & Brahms

Philippa Kiraly — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:44:19 +0000

Every New Year, the Seattle Symphony takes on Beethoven’s massive Ninth Symphony, but each year since music director Ludovic Morlot’s debut, the format has been slightly different.

What We’re Hearing This Holiday Season: Classical Music Picks For Christmas

Dana Wen — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 23:00:40 +0000

The holiday concert season is already in full swing, but there's still a full calendar of festive musical events set to spread Christmas cheer throughout the Seattle area. We've compiled a small sampling of yuletide offerings for everyone, from grandma to your hipster cousin.

SYSO: An Astonishing Young Orchestra in our Midst

Philippa Kiraly — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:30:06 +0000

Over every five years or so, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra experiences 100% turnover. How many musical groups contend with this and still manage to produce a polished performance for the public to enjoy? Sunday afternoon at Benaroya Hall, the SYSO, under music director Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, presented the orchestra in Part II of Berlioz’s Romeo … Continue reading →

Pianist Emanuel Ax Lights Up Benaroya Hall with Brahms

Dana Wen — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:11:55 +0000

Attention piano fans! Legendary pianist Emanuel Ax is in town this weekend for a series of concerts with the Seattle Symphony. Dana explains why his performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 is not to be missed.

Seattle Dance Project’s 5th Program Takes on Brahms & Body Image

Michael van Baker — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:04 +0000

Who am I to disagree with Sandra Kurtz, when she calls out the success of Hutchinson's Liebe, Lust und Liede? So I won't. Hutchinson is a founding member of the Mark Morris Dance Company, which is at this point in modern dance a lot like being a Knight of the Round Table. Using Brahms' Liebeslieder waltzes -- which in turn employ lyrical poetic outcries sung live by Inverse Opera--Hutchinson stages a formal dinner party where the tensions of love and attraction refuse to remain subtextual.