Triplet of trios sets the tone for Seattle's summer of chamber music

James Ehnes, Steven Osborne and Alisa Weilerstein

Steven Osborne, James Ehnes and Alisa Weilerstein

By Thomas May, 05 July 2023

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“Ehnes and Weilerstein managed to create the illusion of a single instrument”

Reviewed at Benaroya Hall: Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle on 3 July 2023

Dohnányi, Serenade in C major for string trio, Op.10

Bartók, Contrasts, Sz 111

Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor

Erin Keefe, Violin

Arnaud Sussmann, Violin

Mark Kosower, Cello

Alessio Bax, Piano

Benjamin Beilman, Violin

Jean Johnson, Clarinet

James Ehnes, Violin

Alisa Weilerstein, Cello

Steven Osborne, Piano

Alessio Bax’s inaugural London Festival of Chamber Music

Charlotte Gardner, 26th March

Alessio Bax's inaugural London Festival of Chamber Music sets off with a spring in its step.

*****

Sweeping Rachmaninov and scorching Barber from the BBC Scottish

Simon Thompson, 8th February

Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee.

****1

Under the spell of Clara Schumann: two belated NY Phil debuts

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th October

A trio of Romantic works are performed under the baton of Giancarlo Guerrero, making his Philharmonic debut alongside pianist Alessio Bax.

***11

Rare Respighi shines in Seattle Chamber Music Society online stream

Erica Miner, 20th July

After solo Bach, Alessio Bax joins string players for the Italian's Brahmsian Piano Quintet in F minor.

****1

Rossini, Mendelssohn and Barber with the Kansas City Symphony

Hilary Stroh, 8th March

An energetic performance from the Kansas City Symphony with Alessio Bax and David Lockington.

****1

To sleep perchance to dream? Sir Andrew Davis leads the BSO

Kevin Wells, 10th January

John Harbison's Second Symphony takes the listener from Dawn to Darkness, while Vaughan Williams' Fifth offers “the similitude of a dream” in Boston.

****1

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Thomas May

Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.