Rebecca Wishnia

The Seattle organization brilliantly realizes a double bill of operas about the Holocaust by composer Jake Heggie.

Nico Muhly’s Stranger cued a concert theme that included music by Jessie Montgomery, Benjamin Britten, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

The composer’s First Symphony outshines a new concerto by Outi Tarkiainen and Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony.

Contemporary works by Christopher Stark and Laura Schwendinger soar on a shoestring at Z Space.

The group brings an experimental touch to every piece of repertoire, from a medieval rondeau to Elliott Carter.

Conductor James Gaffigan and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard star in a demanding, rousing concert.

A varied program from Bach to Avner Dorman is given cohesion by Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi.

Episodic moments of brilliance highlight new music in “The Keyboard Reimagined.”

The acclaimed ensemble is transcendent in the composer’s rarely heard quartets.

Cellist Truls Mørk deftly handles Salonen’s thorny concerto.