SINCE 1999 A LIVE REVIEW SITE FOR OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, AND THEATRE
United States Vaughan-Williams, Walton, Tchaikovsky: Antoine Tamestit (viola), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 26.9.2024. (ZC)
United States Various: Ray Chen (violin), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 4.4.2024. (ZC)
United States Anthony Davis, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Kazem Abdullah (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, 25.2.2024. (ZC)
Conrad Tao’s Playlist Series concert for the Seattle Symphony: a journey beyond boundaries
When the Seattle Symphony presented pianist Conrad Tao with an opportunity to curate a program anchored by a Mozart piano concerto, his answer was an emphatic yes.
United States Julia Perry, Mozart, Shostakovich: Randall Goosby (violin), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Christian Reif (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 10.2.2024. (ZC)
Zach Carstensen profiles conductor Kahchun Wong
Anticipation crackles in the air, thick like summer lightning before the storm breaks. A hush descends, settling over an expectant audience. Every cough or rustling program feels like a desecration. At the podium, conductor Kahchun Wong stands at the edge of creation – shoulders squared, back straight, baton held aloft. A moment’s pause, pregnant with possibility, his hand dips, slow and deliberate, tracing the first stroke of a masterpiece: Beethoven’s Symphony No.9.
United States Brahms, Elgar: Stephen Hough (piano), Seattle Symphony / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 12.11.2023. (ZC)
United States Handel, Alcina: Soloists, Seattle Symphony / Christine Brandes (conductor). Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall, Seattle, 15.10.2023. (ZC)
