United States Brahms and Beethoven: Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Nathalie Paulin (soprano), Angela Niederloh (mezzo-soprano), Brendan Tuohy (tenor), Charles Robert Stevens (baritone), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 28.12.2013 (BJ)
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Christmas Music: Sparkling One Day, Less So the Next
United States Handel, Messiah: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Magdalena Wór (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Stenson (tenor), Kevin Burdette (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gary Thor Wedow (conductor and harpsichord), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.12.2013
A Festival of Lessons and Carols: Northwest Boychoir, Vocalpoint! Seattle, members of the Northwest Sinfonia, Joseph Crnko (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 23.12.2013 (BJ)
Musically Ravishing Seasons Led by Violinist Emma McGrath
United States Vivaldi, Le quattro stagioni: Emma McGrath (violin and leader), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 13.12.2013 (BJ)
Modigliani Quartet Finds the Middle of the Note
United States Arriaga, Beethoven, and Debussy: Modigliani Quartet, Meany Hall, Seattle, 19.11.2013 (BJ)
Contemporary Works Frame Britten Centerpiece
United States Britten Centenary Christmas program: Catherine Barrett (harp), Michael Partington (guitar), Timothy Helming (marimba), Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas (conductor), Town Hall, Seattle, 7.12.2013 (BJ)
Lully Well Served, Molière Disserved
United States Lully and Molière, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Soloists, Cornish Opera Theater, Stephen Stubbs (music director), Makaela Pollock (stage director), Anna Mansbridge (choreographer), Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, 18.10.2013 (BJ)
A Touch of the Proms for Northwest Sinfonietta’s Britten Celebration
United States Purcell, Britten, and Elgar: Christopher Cock (tenor), Ryan Stewart (horn), Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle 15.11.2013 (BJ)
Sensitive, Thrilling Verdi Requiem
United States Verdi, Messa da Requiem: Joyce El-Khouri (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), René Barbara (tenor), Jordan Bisch (bass), Seattle Symphony Chorale (Joseph Crnko, director), Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.11.2013 (BJ)