At Town Hall, three local cellists joined cello superstar Matt Haimovtiz onstage for an eclectic program of music ranging from Bach to heavy metal. The performance was the first of the season for Simple Measures, a chamber music concert series that emphasizes a casual, fun format. Continue reading From Bach to Heavy Metal, Simple Measures Celebrates All Things Cello
The only question about Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Modern Masterpieces program (at McCaw Hall through March 24) is at which point your soul may incandesce. My instinct is that this is likely to occur in the second half, during Ulysses Dove’s Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven or Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, with its spectacular use of the “fog of minimalism.” Continue reading PNB’s Modern Masterpieces Lives Up to the Hype
On Sunday, string quartet Brooklyn Rider returned to Seattle for their second concert at Town Hall, featuring works by Beethoven, Philip Glass, John Zorn, and members of the quartet. Continue reading Brooklyn Rider Offers a Glimpse Into the String Quartet of the Future
Schwarz has been a consummate orchestra builder. He has brought in excellent players, and his programming has been consistently enlightening, adventurous at times without turning off the audience. He hands off to Ludovic Morlot a fine-tuned precision instrument able to do anything Morlot requires of them.
The audience brought him and the soloists back three times. At the last one, when Schwarz signaled the orchestra to rise, concertmaster Maria Larionoff shook her head slightly and the orchestra remained seated, giving the applause to him. Continue reading Gerard Schwarz Takes His Last Bows–For Now
