United States Bloch, Lavry, and Ullmann: Soloists, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Erich Parce (director), chamber orchestra; Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.11.2012 (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Ax Offers Musical Mastery Coupled with Warm Humanity
United States Brahms, Dutilleux, and Strauss: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 15.11.2012 (BJ)
Jazz, Belly Laughs and Coruscating Chopin
United States Doerrfeld, Stravinsky, and Chopin: Cecile Licad (piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle 9.11.2012 (BJ)
Mozart Triumphs Over Chairs in Alternative Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Portland Opera, soloists, George Manahan (conductor and harpsichord), Christopher Alden (director), Paul Steinberg (set), Terese Wadden (costumes), Aaron J. Black (lighting), Clinton Smith (chorus master), Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 10.11.2011 (BJ)
John Adams, Maximal Minimalist
United States Adams, Beethoven: John Adams (conductor), Jonathan Biss (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 8.11.2012 (BJ)
La Catrina Quartet Ranges Widely
United States Haydn, Revueltas, Frank, Ponce, and Dvořák: La Catrina Quartet; Meany Hall, Seattle, 30.10.2012 (BJ)
Formidable And Emotional – Hélène Grimaud In Recital
United States Mozart, Berg, Liszt, and Bartók: Hélène Grimaud, piano; Meany Hall, Seattle, 1.11.2012 (BJ)
Gil Shaham’s Transcendent Mozart
United States Mozart and Haydn: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Seattle Symphony, Gil Shaham (violin), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 25.10.2012 (BJ)