Morlot Pairs Beethoven and Dutilleux, with Prokofiev to Finish
Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot proves himself over and over as a master at designing programs which work: for
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Whirlwind Kopatchinskaya Roars into Benaroya Hall
A couple of years ago, Patricia Kopatchinskaya was described in London’s Telegraph as “the wild child of classical violin,” and
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What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For June
This June, Seattle’s ending the concert season with a bang, in the form of a month-long flurry of world premiere performances. Celebrate another year of local classical music with brand-new works by talented composers from near and far.
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Jon Kimura Parker Takes on Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev & Stravinsky
The evening was an awesome physical feat for any performer, but at the very end, Parker’s fingers were as nimble, as accurate, his touch as relaxed, his playing as clean and rhymic as it all had been at the start. And after it, he played an encore, a quiet, rippling Rachmaninoff prelude.
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Pianist Alexandre Dossin Shines in Russian “Winter Nights”
I had reviewed some of Dossin’s recordings for the now defunct magazine Clavier, and expected good things. It was more than good. I was bowled over by the technique, the musicianship, the beauty of his interpretations and the way he made himself invisible, allowing the composers’ intentions to come through.
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Maillot’s Knockout “Roméo et Juliette” Returns to PNB
With Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette in PNB’s repertoire, the company now had the perfect Valentine’s Day ballet to go with The Nutcracker at Christmas. Its bold infusion of frank sensuality with gorgeous pas de deux left mouths agape — one moment Juliette was arcing backward, held aloft by her Roméo, the next, hands were everywhere!
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