Though May is already in full swing, there are still plenty of options for classical music fans looking for live music this month. It’s a busy time of year for Seattle’s classical music community as ensembles and organizations prepare to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Benaroya Hall
This week’s featured concerts: Apr. 28 – May 4 — Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents a program of trio sonatas from the Baroque era. Hear works for harpsichord, baroque flute, and viola da gamba by J.S. Bach, Rameau, Couperin, and others. … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Apr. 22 — Cellist Joshua Roman returns to the Town Hall stage, this time with a program of music by Russian composers. He’ll be joined by pianist Andrius Zlabys for Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne (from Pulcinella) and Schnittke’s Sonata for Cello and … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Apr. 15 — Pianist André Watts plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, and more in a solo recital at the UW World Series. The decorated pianist has been performing and touring the world since his debut as a … Continue reading
Spring is in full bloom around Seattle, from the University of Washington’s famed cherry trees to the patches of tulips poking up in home gardens around town. With these seasonal transitions come musical changes as well; local ensembles and concert … Continue reading
Seattle Symphony showcased the talents of one of their own this past weekend, featuring principal cellist Efe Baltacıgil in a performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor. A bustling Thursday night crowd at Benaroya Hall greeted the charismatic cellist, … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Mar. 24 – 31 — Salish Sea Early Music Festival honors the celebrated concerts held at the court of France’s King Louis XIV with a program of works that may have been performed at these 18th century royal … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Mar. 20 — Pianist Richard Goode returns to Seattle for a solo recital as part of the UW World Series. Known for his interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert, Goode branches out in this performance with a … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Mar. 13 – 15 — Violinist James Ehnes (artistic director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society) joins the Seattle Symphony for Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Mar. 14 – 16 — There’s been no shortage of Bach choral works … Continue reading
This week’s featured concerts: Feb. 26 – Mar. 7 — Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Music, Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul tells the story of a family struggling to obtain an exit visa in order to flee an oppressive … Continue reading