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For Maestro Morlot’s Seattle Finale, Love Is the Word

20/07/201902/07/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Wagner, Debussy, Janáček: Maria Mannisto (soprano), Ludovit Ludha (tenor), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Northwest Boy Choir, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.6.2019. (ZC)

Ludovic Morlot (c) Lisa Marie Mazzucco

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Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony Conjure Up Scandinavian Drama

28/04/201911/04/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Langgaard, Nielsen, Brahms: Garrick Ohlssohn (piano), Seattle Symphony / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 6.4.2019. (ZC)

Garrick Ohlsson (c) Dan Acosta

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In Seattle, Mason Bates Illuminates Tech Giant Steve Jobs

10/03/201928/02/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Mason Bates, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs: Soloists and Chorus of the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Nicole Paiement (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 23.2.2019. (ZC)

John Moore (center) & the cast of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (c) Philip Newton

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With Petrenko, Seattle’s Orchestra Shows Its Impressive Stride

10/03/201923/02/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Dukas, Sibelius, Prokofiev: Alexis Semenenko (violin), Seattle Symphony / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.2.2019. (ZC)

Vasily Petrenko (c) Mark McNulty

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Inspired by Beethoven, a Caroline Shaw Premiere in Seattle

19/02/201907/02/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Shaw, Shostakovich: Jonathan Biss (piano), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 2.2.2019. (ZC)

Caroline Shaw (c) Kait Moreno

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Bleak Trovatore Boasts an Outstanding Quartet

02/02/201916/01/2019 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists and Chorus of the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Carlo Montanaro (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 12.1.2019. (ZC)

Seattle Opera’s Il trovatore (c) Philip Newton

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Morlot’s Debussy Will Be Sorely Missed

28/11/201814/11/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Debussy, Dusapin, Tchaikovsky: Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.8.2018. (ZC)

Viktoria Mullova
Viktoria Mullova

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An Eerie Rarity, The Turn of the Screw Offers No Escape

04/11/201819/10/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists of Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 13.11.2018. (ZC)

Seattle Opera’s The Turn of the Screw
(c) Philip Newton

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