United Kingdom Pacific Northwest Ballet, “Don Quixote”: Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky and Alexei Ratmansky (choreography and staging); Dutch National Ballet (production); Elizabeth Murphy, Seth Orza, Otto Neubert, Jonathan Porretta, Sarah Ricard Orza, Jerome Tisser and Lesley Rausch (principals); Allan Dameron (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA. 30.1.2015 (RC)
Seattle
A Festival’s Growth to Maturity
United States Seattle Chamber Music Society, Winter Festival: James Ehnes (artistic director and violin), Anne-Marie McDermott and Orion Weiss (piano), Cynthia Phelps (viola), Robert deMaine and Andres Diaz (cello). Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, Washington. 23.1.2015 (RC)
Well-Cast Tosca in an Old-Fashioned Set
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Seattle Opera, Julian Kovatchev (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA. 10.1.2014 (RC)
A Final Bow for a Beloved Nutcracker
Canada Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Soloists, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Orchestra, Kent Stowell (choreography), Maurice Sendak (sets and costumes), Emil de Cou (conductor). McCaw Hall, Seattle, Washington. 1.12.2014 (RC)
A Tribute to Speight Jenkins Dovetails with Wagner Competition
United States A Tribute to Speight Jenkins Dovetails with Wagner Competition
Seattle Chamber Music Society: An Evolving Force in the City
United States Seattle Chamber Music Society: An Evolving Force in the City
Pianist John Lill Evokes the Spirit of Curzon
United States Mozart, Schumann, Prokofiev, Brahms, and Beethoven: John Lill (piano), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 30.4.2014 (BJ)
Brilliance in Bartók, Near-Disaster in Brahms
United States Brahms and Bartók: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Alexander Velinzon (violin), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 24.4.2014 (BJ)