United States Debussy, Janáček, Beethoven: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.9.2018. (ZC)
An Impressive Season Opener from Hadelich
Seattle
A British Rarity Flanked by Chamber Music Warhorses
United States Beethoven, Gordon Jacob, Mendelssohn: Soloists, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, 25.7.2018. (ZC)
Enescu’s Octet Steals the Show
United States Beethoven, Prokofiev, Enescu: Seattle Chamber Music Society – Cynthia Phelps (viola), Cameron Crozman (cello), Karen Gomyo (violin), Max Levinson (piano), James Ehnes (violin), Alexander Kerr (violin), Jun Iwasaki (violin), Stephen Rose (violin), Maiya Papach (viola), Rebecca Albers (viola), Raphael Bell (cello), and Bion Tsang (cello), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, 13.7.2018. (ZC)
A Towering Crowd Favorite to Close the Season
United States Saint-Saëns, Chopin: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Joseph Adam (organ), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 30.6.2018. (ZC)
Kullervo, An Early Blockbuster, in a Powerful Reading
United States Sibelius, Kullervo: Maria Männistö (soprano), Ilkka Kallio (Runo singer), Timo Alakotila (harmonium), Vilma Timonen (Kantele), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Cappella Romana, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 2.6.2018 (ZC)
Captivating, Immersive Become Desert from John Luther Adams
United States Adams, Beethoven: Jeremy Denk (piano), Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Women of the Seattle Symphony Chorale / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 31.3.2018. (ZC)
Morlot Triumphs in a Sibelius Chestnut
United States Sibelius, Britten: Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.3.2018. (ZC)
Berlioz Meets Shakespeare in an Ideal Hybrid
United States Berlioz, Beatrice and Benedict: Soloists and Chorus of Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 3.3.2018. (ZC)
