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

Par Thomas May, 05 juillet 2023

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

Critique faite à Benaroya Hall: Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, le 3 juillet 2023

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

Bartók, Contrastes, Sz 111

Ravel, Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle en la mineur

Erin Keefe, Violon

Arnaud Sussmann, Violon

Mark Kosower, Violoncelle

Alessio Bax, Piano

Benjamin Beilman, Violon

Jean Johnson, Clarinette

James Ehnes, Violon

Alisa Weilerstein, Violoncelle

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

Sobre la alquimia en la música: Bell, Isserlis y Bax en Ibermúsica

David Santana Cañas, 5th May

Alquimia, equilibrio y complicidad fueron las claves del éxito de Joshua Bell, Alessio Bax y Steven Isserlis en su concierto en el Auditorio Nacional a cargo de Ibermúsica.

****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

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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.