Music: In Seattle, a Fugue for Orchestra and Rancor
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The Seattle Symphony Orchestraâs recent history serves as a cautionary tale on how, in an artistic hothouse, a tangle of emotion and politics can veer out of control and take on a life of its own.
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When the French pianist HÃ©lÃ¨ne Grimaud and members of the New York Philharmonic performed chamber works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, it seemed as if rehearsal time had probably been limited.
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In Jordi Savallâs hands virtuosic passages from both bowed and pizzicato form were equally vivid and brisk in his performance of works by Tobias Hume on Wednesday.
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Musica Sacraâs real drawing card is its focused, trim sound, which keeps Handelâs vivid, painterly orchestration of âMessiahâ lithe.
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Droll, perceptive comments from composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle set up the experience of hearing his complex instrumental and vocal works.
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By By Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun.
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Paul McCartney's giving Seattle a lot of love today.
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Il fidanzato della conduttrice si racconta in esclusiva
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Do not look for the Viennese soul in the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Try instead the dark places of Anton Webernâs Six Pieces for Orchestra or Alban Bergâs Three Orchestra Pieces, both played by James Levine and his Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Sunday.
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The orchestraâs performances at Carnegie Hall this week reminded listeners that character and distinctiveness in classical music have not been obliterated entirely.
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The elegant wireless system now comes with its own music
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Reviews of new releases by Utrecht String Quartet, Munich Philharmonic and the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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The executive director of the Seattle Symphony has been named president and chief executive officer of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the BSO announced Tuesday.
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The Budapest Festival Orchestra â formed by Ivan Fischer in 1983 and conducted by him twice over the weekend at Avery Fisher Hall â enticed us with two of Bartokâs rare adventures into the theater.
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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Dec. 18--In this season of celebration, I'd like to toast the Northwest's fine tradition of tinkering.
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Canio, the heartbroken clown in âI Pagliacci,â doesnât just suffer. In the Seattle Operaâs new version of Ruggero Leoncavalloâs opera, running through Jan. 26, he also dreams.