United States Tavener, Duruflé, Biebl, Schütz, et al: Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas (conductor); Seattle Girls Choir Prime Voci, Jacob Winkler (conductor); Northwest Girlchoir Ensemble, Sara Boos (conductor); St. James Cathedral Jubilate!, Stacey Sunde (conductor), St. James Cathedral, Seattle, 20.5.2012 (BJ)
Bernard Jacobson
Gerard Schwarz Rethinks Mozart’s Requiem
United States Mendelssohn and Mozart: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (violin), Jennifer Zetlan (soprano), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Clayton Brainerd (baritone), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.5.2012 (BJ)
Hersch and Diamond Premieres, plus Chihuly’s “Bluebeard”
United States Hersch (15.5), Diamond (17.5) and Bartók: Soloists, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 15 & 17.5.2012 (BJ)
Moving Array of Music with Holocaust Associations
United States Laks, Haas, Heggie, and arrangements by Ullmann: Music of Remembrance: soloists, Northwest Boychoir, Joseph Crnko (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 14.5.2012 (BJ)
Seattle Madama Butterfly Shows Hand of Genius
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Seattle Opera, soloists, Julian Kovatchev (conductor), McCaw Hall, Seattle, 5 & 11/5/2012 (BJ)
Schwarz’s Shostakovich Lives up to Expectations
United States Hagen, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich: Alexander Toradze (piano), Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 26.4.2012 (BJ)
University of Washington Goes from Wagner and Berg to Ravel
United States Wagner, Berg, and Ravel: Elisa Barston (violin), Participants in UW Opera Workshop (Thomas Harper, director), University of Washington Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Pasternack (conductor), Meany Hall, Seattle, 30.4.2012 (BJ)
The Latest Installment of Craig Sheppard’s “Mostly Brahms” Series
United States Brahms: Craig Sheppard (piano), Meany Hall, Seattle, 20.4.2012 (BJ)