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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Jan 20, 2025

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2 min read

“Let the door be shut and bolted”

Zach Carstensen

Classical Music

Omar’s Journey is a new milestone for the Quad City Symphony

Jan 12, 2025

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6 min read

Omar’s Journey is a new milestone for the Quad City Symphony

Zach Carstensen

Berlin Philharmonic

Mahler, Bruckner, and a nose-picking moment of truth

Dec 16, 2024

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10 min read

Mahler, Bruckner, and a nose-picking moment of truth

Zach Carstensen

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Palindromic beauty at the CSO with Vilde Frang and Hannu Lintu

Nov 23, 2024

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5 min read

Palindromic beauty at the CSO with Vilde Frang and Hannu Lintu

Zach Carstensen

Classical Music

Elena Dubinets heads to the Concertgebouw

Nov 16, 2024

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2 min read

Elena Dubinets heads to the Concertgebouw

Zach Carstensen

Shostakovich

Nov 12, 2024

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6 min read

Klaus Mäkelä meets Shostakovich

Zach Carstensen

Chicago, IL

Nov 3, 2024

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3 min read

Cathedrals of sound

Zach Carstensen

Classical Music

John Sharp and Don Quixote: Chicago Symphony’s principal cellist returns to a classic role

Oct 22, 2024

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6 min read

John Sharp and Don Quixote: Chicago Symphony’s principal cellist returns to a classic role

Zach Carstensen

theatre

Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on overlooked masterpiece

Oct 6, 2024

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5 min read

Chicago Opera Theater’s Leonora shines light on overlooked masterpiece

Zach Carstensen

classical

Tension and drama abound in CSO’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Walton’s Viola Concerto

Sep 28, 2024

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4 min read

Tension and drama abound in CSO’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Walton’s Viola Concerto

Zach Carstensen

Music

Seattle Opera’s ‘X’ Reflects on Malcolm X’s Legacy, past and present

Mar 4, 2024

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5 min read

Seattle Opera’s ‘X’ Reflects on Malcolm X’s Legacy, past and present

Zach Carstensen

Music

Randall Goosby and Christian Reif shine in Seattle Symphony debut

Feb 11, 2024

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4 min read

Randall Goosby and Christian Reif shine in Seattle Symphony debut

Zach Carstensen

Beethoven

Feb 4, 2024

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8 min read

Kahchun Wong’s musical alchemy: Beethoven and Mahler in perfect harmony

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Seattle, WA

Seattle Symphony shines in Brahms and Elgar, courtesy of Wigglesworth and Hough

Nov 13, 2023

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3 min read

Seattle Symphony shines in Brahms and Elgar, courtesy of Wigglesworth and Hough

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Seattle Opera makes a rare foray into Baroque opera with Handel’s Alcina

Oct 18, 2023

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4 min read

Seattle Opera makes a rare foray into Baroque opera with Handel’s Alcina

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

A tale of two composers: Emanuel Ax explores Beethoven and Schoenberg in Seattle recital

Oct 7, 2023

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4 min read

A tale of two composers: Emanuel Ax explores Beethoven and Schoenberg in Seattle recital

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Music on the Strait returns for 6th season

Aug 20, 2023

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1 min read

Music on the Strait returns for 6th season

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Seattle Opera’s Rheingold a triumph, with strong cast and ingenious staging

Aug 18, 2023

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5 min read

Seattle Opera’s Rheingold a triumph, with strong cast and ingenious staging

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

A Revelation of Mahler: Vänskä’s Interpretation Shines in ‘Resurrection’ Symphony

Jun 23, 2023

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5 min read

A Revelation of Mahler: Vänskä’s Interpretation Shines in ‘Resurrection’ Symphony

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Seattle Symphony’s season penultimate program celebrates Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Jun 18, 2023

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5 min read

Seattle Symphony’s season penultimate program celebrates Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

A Grand and Intimate La traviata at Seattle Opera

May 13, 2023

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4 min read

A Grand and Intimate La traviata at Seattle Opera

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Robertson and Geller impressive in Rachmaninov and Bartok

Mar 4, 2023

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4 min read

Robertson and Geller impressive in Rachmaninov and Bartok

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Tianyi Lu leads the Seattle Symphony in shapely performances of Strauss’ Aus Italien and Mendelssohn’s E Minor Violin Concerto

Feb 19, 2023

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4 min read

Tianyi Lu leads the Seattle Symphony in shapely performances of Strauss’ Aus Italien and Mendelssohn’s E Minor Violin Concerto

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

J’Nai Bridges and Yonghoon Lee lead a thrilling concert performance of Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah at the Seattle Opera

Feb 3, 2023

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5 min read

J’Nai Bridges and Yonghoon Lee lead a thrilling concert performance of Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah at the Seattle Opera

Zach Carstensen

Seattle, WA

Classical Period shines in program featuring Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven piano concerti performed by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the Seattle Symphony

Jan 15, 2023

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4 min read

Classical Period shines in program featuring Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven piano concerti performed by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the Seattle Symphony

Zach Carstensen