The thrills of Tudor (pseudo-)history and bel canto expressivity combine in the second of Donizetti's “Three Queens” operas, Maria Stuarda, making its company debut at Seattle Opera.
On the eve of their European tour, the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver a Mahler Third resplendent in detail and unusual in the clarity of its soundscape.
In his solo recital, cellist Yo-Yo Ma interpolates three Bach suites with folk-inspired music from around the globe, gifting his listeners with an unforgettable evening of musical insights.
For the first time in its history, under Thomas Dausgaard's direction, the Seattle Symphony essays the ever-controversial – and not quite convincing – "Mahler Tenth".
Ludovic Morlot guest-conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a life-affirming programme pairing classic Beethoven with a contemporary masterpiece by John Luther Adams.
Ludovic Morlot couples an intriguingly pessimistic new work by Giya Kancheli with Martinů's end-of-war Symphony no. 4 and the Brahms Violin Concerto featuring Renaud Capuçon.
Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout conclude their trilogy of Schubert song cycles at Lincoln Center's White Light Festival with a brave and profoundly moving account of Winterreise.
Framed by passionate performances of Mendelssohn and Brahms, a gorgeous neo-Romantic work by Steven Stucky is unveiled in this installment of the 2015 Summer Festival.
The second week of the Seattle Chamber Music Society's 2015 Summer Festival offered up an unusual juxtaposition of instrumental and vocal pieces, with a beautifully somber mood prevailing.
The Seattle Symphony concludes its fourth season with music director Ludovic Morlot with an intimately detailed account of the most epic of Mahler's symphonies.
After Life, a new opera by Tom Cipullo and David Mason that was commissioned by Seattle-based Music of Remembrance, imagines a posthumous confrontation between Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso and poses meaningful and moving questions about the power of art.
Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Dausgaard's thrills-to-the-max approach for Sibelius' first two symphonies promises an adventure-filled complete cycle at Seattle Symphony's festival celebrating the legendary Finnish composer.
The fascination of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Violin Concerto, featuring soloist Jennifer Koh, dominates this week's widely mixed programme led by Ludovic Morlot.
