United States Maderna, Nono, and Boulez: Maria Mannisto (alto), Seattle Modern Orchestra, Julia Tai and Jeremy Jolley (conductors), Poncho Hall, Cornish College, Seattle, 8.2.2013 (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Juilliard String Quartet’s Artistry Undimmed
United States Mozart, Carter, and Beethoven: Juilliard String Quartet, Meany Hall, Seattle, 6.2.2013 (BJ)
Messiaen Outshines His Neighbors
United States Milhaud, Poulenc, Caplet, Messiaen: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Seattle Symphony members, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 1.2.2013 (BJ)
Canadians Import a Bit of the Netherlands
United States Top, Grieg, and Prokofiev: Jon Kimura Parker (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 23.1.2013 (BJ)
James Ehnes—Not Just a Pretty Bow Arm
United States Winter Festival: various artists, in Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle (BJ)
A Postscript to La Cenerentola
United States Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 12 and 25.1.2013 (BJ)
Matthew Halls Takes Bach’s Breath Away
United States Handel, Rameau, Telemann, and Bach: Matthew Halls (conductor), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 18.1.2013 (BJ)
A Stunningly Inventive Fairy-Tale Triumph
United States Rossini, La Cenerentola: Seattle Opera, soloists, Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 12.1.2013 (BJ)