Melinda Bargreen has been writing about music for local and national publications for four decades; she also is a composer, and the author of "50 Years of Seattle Opera." Her new book, "Classical Seattle," is due out this fall from the University of Washington Press.
James Ehnes, violinist and Seattle Chamber Music Society artistic director, and pianist Andrew Armstrong provided some of Sunday’s most exciting music in a program of...
Seattle Opera has two terrific casts in its fairly straightforward approach to “Il Trovatore," a work that offers one great aria after another, some exciting...
The Seattle writer talks about the making of "Untouchable" — and some of the other wildly popular books written under her own name and the...
Every year, the Seattle Symphony presents several December performances of a “Messiah” production that is never quite the same year to year. This time, the...
Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom, inspiring generations of young pianists and concert...
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a virtuoso soloist to watch — one who knows how to connect and communicate with his audience. Ruth Reinhardt makes it...
Hadelich's performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto, with Ludovic Morlot conducting, brings this reviewer to tell readers, "Go if you possibly can."
Seattle Symphony with Augustin Hadelich: If you only go to one orchestral concert this fall, make it the Seattle Symphony with brilliant violin soloist Augustin Hadelich,...
The Seattle Symphony’s opening night gala is always a celebratory affair, but Saturday night's opener brought the festivities to a whole new level.
Seattle Symphony's Sept. 15 opening-night concert and gala this year mark the final season of the directorship of conductor Ludovic Morlot, as well as the...