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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 Cellist Efe Baltacıgil Delights With Dvořák

Dana Wen — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:12:24 +0000

On March 27, Seattle Symphony principal cellist Efe Baltacıgil shone in Dvořák's Cello Concerto, part of a program that included two 20th century orchestral gems by Debussy and Varèse.

Seattle Symphony Presents Keyboard Fireworks, a Beloved Classic, and a World Premiere

Dana Wen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:33:29 +0000

Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot shows off his conducting chops tonight in a creative program featuring Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, a world premiere by Nico Muhly, and a performance of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 by Marc-André Hamelin.