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Zach Carstensen

A Nonconformist Mahler Symphony Makes a Memorable Season Closer

06/06/201822/05/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Mahler: Oregon Symphony Orchestra / Carlos Kalmar (conductor), Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, 19.5.2018. (ZC)

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Captivating, Immersive Become Desert from John Luther Adams

14/04/201803/04/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited 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)

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Morlot Triumphs in a Sibelius Chestnut

30/03/201826/03/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Sibelius, Britten: Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 22.3.2018. (ZC)

Seattle Symphony Orchestra (c) James Holt
Seattle Symphony Orchestra (c) James Holt

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Berlioz Meets Shakespeare in an Ideal Hybrid

16/03/201808/03/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Berlioz, Beatrice and Benedict: Soloists and Chorus of Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Seattle, Washington, 3.3.2018. (ZC)

Andrew Owens (Benedict) & Hanna Hipp (Beatrice) in Beatrice and Benedict (c) Jacob F. Lucas

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A Boulanger Rarity Makes a Big Impact

09/02/201805/02/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Lili Boulanger, Elgar, Rachmaninov: Vilde Frang (violin), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Christian Măcelaru (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 3.2.2018 (ZC)

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With a Lean Ensemble, Dausgaard Makes Brahms Propulsive

06/02/201831/01/2018 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Brahms: Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 27.1.2018. (ZC)

Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony (c) Brandon Patoc

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An Exploration of Time from the Always-Insightful Denk

12/12/201706/12/2017 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Schumann: Jeremy Denk (piano), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 3.12.2017. (ZC)

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A Holistic Approach Yields a Moving Berlioz Requiem

23/11/201717/11/2017 by Zach Carstensen

United StatesUnited States Berlioz: Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Pro Musica, Vocalpoint! Seattle, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.11.2017. (ZC)

Ludovic Morlot in Berlioz's Requiem (Photo: Brandon Patoc)
Seattle Symphonty, choirs & Ludovic Morlot (conductor) (c) Brandon Patoc

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