Seattle Symphony delivers a powerful opening night
The dynamic Xian Zhang, music director of the New Jersey Symphony, stepped in on opening night for Seattle Symphony music director Thomas Dausgaard in conducting...
Melinda Bargreen
a Seattle Times reviewer since 1977, is a composer and author.
Seattle Chamber Music Society is back with its first in-person, reopening-era concert — and it was wonderful and weird
After a 15-month pandemic hiatus, the Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival is finally “live” again with four, one-hour Sunday programs continuing through Aug. 1....
Seattle Symphony welcomes an audience back to Benaroya Hall for the first time in 14 months WATCH
On Thursday, a group of about 150 mask-wearing, temperature-scanned attendees heard the Seattle Symphony and conductor/pianist Inon Barnatan perform the first live concert with an...
Classical KING FM takes steps to address issues of equity and inclusion
KING FM leaders acknowledge the need to broaden its programming, make its board and staff more diverse and create a pipeline of younger talent in...
How does watching a Seattle Symphony concert from home compare to a live concert? WATCH
This year, Seattle Symphony has created a subscription-based online streaming platform, with weekly concerts featuring a smaller, socially distanced orchestra. Though it's no substitute for...
Bela Siki, internationally renowned UW emeritus faculty pianist, dies at 97
A Northwest music legend of international renown, University of Washington emeritus faculty pianist Bela Siki died Oct. 29 after a lifetime of excellence on the...
As arts organizations move their events online, here’s how it worked out for one Seattle group
As the pandemic continues and live concerts are all but impossible, classical music organizations have moved their seasons online — with widely varying paywalls and...
What it’s like watching the Seattle Symphony season opener at a drive-in
On Saturday night, Seattle Symphony held a drive-in screening at Marymoor Park of its opening night concert recorded earlier in the week. Can a drive-in...
KCTS airs latest concerts from former Seattle Symphony director Gerard Schwarz and the All-Star Orchestra
On Sept. 20 and 27, KCTS airs the two latest episodes of full-orchestra performances by the All-Star Orchestra, led by longtime Seattle Symphony maestro Gerard...
Seattle’s classical music groups get creative this fall
Our region's orchestras, opera companies, chamber groups and choruses can't perform live and in person at this time. For fall, that means online concerts with...