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• Symphony mixes Pärt, Bach, Brahms

  October 20, 2011 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will perform blessed music by Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach and Johannes Brahms this weekend at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. The …

• Review: Symphony soars, has plenty to Like

  September 25, 2011 in City on Page B7 Friday evening’s performance by the Spokane Symphony really compelled the listener to, in the words of the orchestra’s marketing campaign, “Say WOW.” While “Casual Classics” may be the title of …

• Classical scene hits high notes this weekend

  September 22, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Classical music hits a crescendo in the region this weekend, with Opera Coeur d’Alene, the Spokane Symphony, the Spokane String Quartet and pianist Simone Dinnerstein all performing on area stages. …

• Longtime S-R music critic steps down

  September 15, 2011 in Features on Page C5 One key name will be missing from the new Spokane Symphony season: Travis Rivers. The Spokesman-Review’s veteran music critic has decided to step down after covering the region’s classical music … 1

• Symphony observes centennial of composer’s death in finales

  May 5, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Gustav Mahler’s contemporaries acknowledged him as a masterful, passionately intense and busy conductor. Oh, yes, and in his spare time Mahler also wrote 10 symphonies and nearly 50 songs. He …

• Two years later, Montero has arrived

  April 15, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Gabriela Montero was scheduled to play with the Spokane Symphony in January 2009. But the pianist asked to be released from her contract to join Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and …

• Symphony celebrates legendary composer

  March 17, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Symphony concerts are seldom devoted to a single composer, unless there is an anniversary. Of course, the three Bs – Bach, Beethoven and Brahms – are regular exceptions. So is …

• Unlikely path brings Hege to The Fox

  February 24, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Daniel Hege failed to follow the traditional route to a conducting career. Despite some back roads, and some fortunate twists, the path has led him to the music directorships of …

• Youth symphony considers top résumés for artistic director

  January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Spokane Youth Symphony’s artistic director Verne Windham announced his retirement from the orchestras in 2009, everyone knew he’d be extremely difficult to replace. The question on everybody’s mind was: …

• Spokane Symphony’s Labor Day concert to return

  December 13, 2010 in Features The Spokane Symphony’s Comstock Park Concert on Labor Day will be revived in September, thanks to a three-year sponsorship from Sterling Savings Bank. 3

• Symphony, violinist shine in season opener

  September 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Symphony brought brilliance and intensity to its season-opening concert Saturday night at The Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. Flashy works are standard fare for opening night programs, …

• Classical music season looks promising despite financial woes

  September 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony informally launched the local classical music season with a Labor Day weekend performance at Liberty Lake – but not its traditional concert at Comstock Park, canceled for …

• Symphony cancels Labor Day concert

  July 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Symphony announced Thursday that it is canceling its annual Labor Day concert at Comstock Park this year as part of a series of budget cuts prompted by a … 14

• Annual Mozart concerts at Manito Park celebrates 20 years

  July 8, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Summer music in Spokane would not seem so delightfully summery or so easygoing musical without Connoisseur Concerts’ “Mozart on a Summer’s Eve” at Manito Park. The series celebrates its 20th …

• Symphony serves up Soiree

  June 24, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Here’s how you mix up the recipe for Soiree on the Edge, Saturday’s outdoor concert on the hilltop at Arbor Crest Winery. • Take one part Chamber Soiree, in which …

• Celebrate start of summer at Spokane Symphony’s Best Fest

  June 17, 2010 in Features on Page C1 It’s hard to know where to begin. With the Beethoven?

• Musical journey to Paris

  May 20, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Loving Paris in the springtime is easy, but getting to Paris is another matter. The Spokane Symphony offers its solution: Make the trip by way of music. 2

• Rachleff will lead weekend concerts

  April 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Larry Rachleff watched Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts on television when he was growing up. As an adult, he has followed Bernstein’s model into conducting and education.

• Allegro goes Italian in finale

  April 8, 2010 in Features on Page C5 Allegro Baroque and Beyond closes its mainstage series Friday at the Bing Crosby Theater with “Viva L’Italia,” a program of Italian baroque music performed on period instruments. August Denhard of …

• Minimal to the max

  March 26, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Philip Glass’ music first began to be heard in New York in the 1960s and was dismissed by the musical establishment as the work of a technically deficient, hippie interloper. …

• From Russia with Lisitsa

  February 25, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Valentina Lisitsa showed musical talent early, but she wanted to be a professional chess player. Music won out. Lisitsa will join the Spokane Symphony and conductor Eckart Preu this weekend …

• Chorale shows range of Mozart’s Requiem

  February 15, 2010 in City on Page A6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem is a strangely wondrous work, and the Spokane Symphony, Symphony Chorale and an excellent quartet of soloists made more of its wonder than its strangeness as …

• A lovely bouquet of Mozart

  February 12, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The Spokane Symphony and Symphony Chorale celebrate Valentine’s weekend with an all-Mozart program Saturday and Sunday at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. Vocal soloists soprano Ester Heideman, mezzo-soprano …

• Bach’s B Minor Mass a major job

  February 5, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Job applications, successful or not, eventually end up in the wastebasket. But J.S. Bach’s 1733 application to be appointed court composer of Augustus III, elector of Saxony, survives. And the …

• Bach Festival mixes diverse composers, performances

  January 29, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Spokane’s Northwest Bach Festival celebrates its 32nd season starting this weekend with music by Bach and a batch more composers. It begins Saturday with a piano recital by Christopher O’Riley …

• String master

  January 21, 2010 in Features on Page C1 His parents tried to warn him away from such a path, but like many headstrong children, he took it anyway: Vadim Gluzman became a violinist. Gluzman will appear as soloist …

• Symphony’s next stop: Prague

  January 14, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Traveling by music holds few of the drawbacks of, say, air travel. There’s no luggage, no lines, no pat-downs or full body scans, no delays. And there are special bargains …

• Classical music preview: Masterworks, masterpieces and more

  January 7, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The second half of Spokane’s classical music season offers some masterworks for choir and orchestra, trips to musical cities, chamber music masterpieces and a visit from a world-famous dance company. …

• Symphony will celebrate year with the Ninth

  December 31, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is not the longest in the standard orchestra repertoire, and it may not be the most difficult to perform. But the Ninth is the big symphony everybody …

• Irish tenor headlines Spokane Symphony’s Holiday Pops

  December 3, 2009 in Features on Page C1 In the Spokane Symphony’s traditional Holiday Pops concerts, some things never change: • The orchestra will play “Sleigh Ride.”

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