Philharmonia Northwest Turns 40 to Haydn’s 40th Symphony
Philharmonia Northwest began its concert season with an upbeat performance guaranteed to give a lift to the spirits and a
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Seattle Symphony’s Shostakovich and Schnittke is a Don’t-Miss Concert
This week’s Masterworks program at the Seattle Symphony promised to be an exciting one and it delivered in spades Thursday
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A Remarkable Young Quartet in Modigliani
The Emerson String Quartet came to mind more than once during the performance by the Modigliani Quartet at Meany Theater
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Schwarz Conducts Shostakovich, at Benaroya
Schwarz has always done well by this composer, and this concert was no exception. It began with October, a 20-minute tone poem on a subject Shostakovich visited more than once in his career, the 1917 Revolution.
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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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Violinist Augustin Hadelich Delivers “Extraordinary Performance” at Seattle’s Chamber Music Festival
Hadelich announced this was a frivolous program, explaining that Stravinsky transcribed various works by Tchaikovsky to create a ballet, The Fairy’s Kiss, and in the process mischievously “Stravinskified” the Tchaikovsky.
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