Reviews and Articles

J’Nai Bridges and Yonghoon Lee in a thrilling concert performance of Samson and Delilah in Seattle, Seen and Heard International (2023)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the Seattle Symphony shine in piano concerti by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, Seen and Heard International (2023)

Litton and Kuusisto join forces to premier Enrico Chapela’s Antiphaser, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Jonathon Heyward returns to the Seattle Symphony to lead impressive performances of Salonen and Dvořák, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Music on the Strait comes to life under the leadership of Richard O’Neill and James Garlick, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Seattle Opera’s new season begins with a romp through Donizetti’s Elixir, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Ludovic Morlot returns to Seattle to lead a moving performance of a Messiaen rarity, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Seattle Opera closes the season with a traditional Marriage of Figaro – with some new twists, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony receives the welcome advocacy of Roderick Cox and the Seattle Symphony, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Dalia Stasevska leading the Seattle Symphony makes an impressive statement in Dvořák and Bartók, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Blue, an opera about race in America, debuts at Seattle Opera, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Guest conductor Asher Fisch leads the Seattle Symphony in a memorable Mahler, Seen and Heard International (2022)

Lash and Beach get their due in an all-female Seattle Symphony Orchestra program, Seen and Heard International (2021)

Seattle Symphony audience learns to expect the unexpected with performances of Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, Seen and Heard International (2021)

Robertson leads an evocative program of Ives and Schumann on his return to Seattle, Seen and Heard International (2021)

Seattle Opera’s new film of Tosca succeeds with a strong cast and iconic cathedral location, Seen and Heard International (2021)

High-powered Shostakovich anchors Seattle Chamber Music Society Virtual Summer Festival performance, Seen and Heard International (2020)

In Seattle, Kopatchinskaja is electrifying in Shostakovich, Seen and Heard International (2020)

An eloquent Eugene Onegin opens in Seattle, Seen and Heard International (2020)

In Seattle, Russian fare never quite takes flight, Seen and Heard International (2019)

Goodness triumphant, and a visual feast for Seattle’s La Cenerentola, Seen and Heard International (2019)

In Seattle, a venerable conductor explores grief and remembrance, Seen and Heard International (2019)

Seattle Symphony’s new conductor in an auspicious debut, Seen and Heard International (2019)

For Maestro Morlot’s Seattle Finale, Love Is the Word, Seen and Heard International (2019)

Dausgaard and Seattle Symphony Conjure Up Scandinavian Drama, Seen and Heard International (2019)

In Seattle, Mason Bates Illuminates Tech Giant Steve Jobs, Seen and Heard International (2019)

With Petrenko, Seattle’s Orchestra Shows Its Impressive Stride, Seen and Heard International (2019)

Inspired by Beethoven, a Caroline Shaw Premiere in Seattle, Seen and Heard International (2019)

Bleak Trovatore Boasts an Outstanding Quartet, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Morlot’s Debussy Will Be Sorely Missed, Seen and Heard International (2018)

An Eerie Rarity, The Turn of the Screw Offers No Escape, Seen and Heard International (2018)

An Impressive Season Opener from Hadelich, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Denk Headlines a New Festival, Music on the Strait, Seen and Heard International (2018)

A British Rarity Flanked by Chamber Music Warhorses, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Enescu’s Octet Steals the Show, Seen and Heard International (2018)

A Towering Crowd Favorite to Close the Season, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Kullervo, An Early Blockbuster, in a Powerful Reading, Seen and Heard International (2018)

A Nonconformist Mahler Symphony Makes a Memorable Season Closer, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Captivating, Immersive Become Desert from John Luther Adams, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Morlot Triumphs in a Sibelius Chestnut, Seen and Heard International (2018)

Berlioz Meets Shakespeare in an Ideal Hybrid, Seen and Heard International (2018)

A Boulanger Rarity Makes a Big Impact, Seen and Heard International (2018)

With a Lean Ensemble, Dausgaard Makes Brahms Propulsive, Seen and Heard International (2018)

An Exploration of Time from the Always-Insightful Denk, Seen and Heard International (2017)

A Holistic Approach Yields a Moving Berlioz Requiem, Seen and Heard (2017)

Morlot’s Vivid Symphonie fantastique Opens Two Weeks of Berlioz, Seen and Heard (2017)

Petrenko in an Unofficial Audition with French and Russian Works, Seen and Heard (2017)

Death and Resurrection to Open a New Season, Seen and Heard (2017)

Joseph Lin finds his place as First Violin in Juilliard String Quartet, International Examiner (2014)

Symphonic Shift: The New Maestro’s Moment, City Arts (2010)

Classical Music Review: Remembering the Dead, City Arts (2010)

Music Spotlight: All-American Opera, City Arts (2010)

O’ Captain!, City Arts (2010)

Heiner Goebbels’ Women’s Work, City Arts (2010)

S.O.S., City Arts (2010)

An emotional send-off for Seattle Symphony’s principal cellist, Seattle Times (2008)