Seattle Symphony to have a 24-hour music marathon at its newest venue
Seattle Symphony is presenting a nonstop, 24-hour marathon of music by more than 50 living composers on March 23-24 at its recently opened Octave 9...
A controversial harpsichordist? Mahan Esfahani makes Seattle Symphony debut
Mahan Esfahani, who cuts against the grain of stereotypes about harpsichordists, focuses his musically adventurous spirit on the Bach family in his upcoming Seattle Symphony...
‘The Routes of Slavery’ traces a musical journey of resilience in the face of inhumanity
Joined by a global array of musicians, music researcher and virtuoso Jordi Savall traces the relevant story of the African diaspora and its musical legacy...
"Hunger Games," "Pretty Woman" composer unveils world premiere at Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival
Known for his scores to such films as “The Hunger Games” and “Pretty Woman,” the prolific film composer has written a new work for the...
Remembering Japanese-American incarceration during WWII: Seattle’s Music of Remembrance debuts ‘Gaman’
As part of its mission to bear witness to the lessons of history and to remember victims of persecution, Music of Remembrance has commissioned a...
The Esoterics sing radically secular rewrites of texts from the Christian Mass
In their 25th anniversary season, the Esoterics reimagine familiar musical forms.
Seattle Symphony reaches another high with John Luther Adams’ searingly beautiful ‘Become Desert’
Performed with Zen-like concentration by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Chorale under conductor Ludovic Morlot, the world premiere of “Become Desert" rebooted fundamental assumptions about...
Seattle Symphony to present world premiere of John Luther Adams’ highly anticipated ‘Become Desert’
John Luther Adams' follow-up to his Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning — and Taylor Swift-gift-spurring — “Become Ocean" melds music and environmental awareness; it debuts at the...
Thomas Dausgaard leads Seattle Symphony in a deeply satisfying Brahms program
The Danish conductor is back in town leading the Seattle Symphony for his first time since last October’s announcement that he will take over the...
From Lady Gaga to an ice cello, Seth Parker Woods redefines what it means to play cello
Performances by adventurous cellist Seth Parker Woods are not only ear-opening: They expand your perceptions of his instrument’s identity itself.