Utah Arts Review

2021

• Nov 28 - Female soloists and chorus provide the highlights in Utah Symphony’s “Messiah”
• Nov 20 - Shiyeon Sung quietly shines in Utah Symphony debut
• Nov 16 - December 3
• Nov 6 - Bergmann leads Utah Symphony in powerful Nielsen
• Oct 25 - Ballet West returns to life with a brilliant, haunting “Dracula”
• Oct 23 - Ellen Simon chisels out a witty portrait of family conflict in Pioneer Theatre’s “Ass”
• Oct 23 - Mazzola makes a fiery Utah Symphony debut
• Oct 23 - November 18
• Oct 20 - Pioneer Theatre Company to explore family conflict in premiere of “Ass” by Ellen Simon
• Oct 17 - Conductor Enrique Mazzola is passionate about bringing classical music to new audiences
• Oct 11 - Utah Opera returns with zany, colorful staging of Rossini’s “Barber”
• Sep 25 - Li and Morlot bring serendipitous magic to Utah Symphony program
• Sep 20 - Hilary Hahn’s instinctual Brahms kicks off Utah Symphony season
• Sep 13 - October 23
• Sep 11 - “Ain’t Misbehavin’” gets the joint jumping again at Pioneer Theatre
• Aug 20 - September 13
• May 28 - Fischer closes Utah Symphony’s pandemic season with provocative eclecticism
• May 21 - Jolivet concerto and Beethoven make engaging partners with Utah Symphony
• May 21 - Ballet West returns live this fall in a season ranging from “Dracula” to Philip Glass
• May 13 - A spectrum of styles takes flight in Ballet West’s Choreographic Festival
• May 10 - Confused staging undoes Utah Opera’s downsized “Carmen”
• Apr 30 - From Bach to Wagner, Fischer leads a bounteous Utah Symphony program
• Apr 23 - Thierry Fischer returns with a smart and stylish Utah Symphony program
• Apr 20 - Events
• Apr 10 - Ballet West sparkles in “Precious Gems”
• Apr 9 - Worlds collide with Sierra and Bartok in Utah Symphony program
• Mar 26 - Utah Symphony returns live with short but sweet Mahler, Strauss program
• Mar 24 - April events
• Mar 24 - Utah Symphony offers rich programs, new podium faces in 2021-22 season
• Mar 22 - Utah Opera to present “Flight” and favorites in 2021-22 season
• Mar 15 - Utah Opera to return live with “La tragédie de Carmen”
• Feb 14 - Utah Opera signals an evening of hope with “Light on the Horizon” concert
• Feb 12 - Utah Symphony members downsize gracefully for chamber program
• Jan 16 - Fisch makes impressive debut leading Utah Symphony in a timely, resonant “Metamorphosen”
• Jan 5 - March 25

2020

• Nov 27 - Streaming events
• Nov 20 - Strings to the fore with Zukerman leading Utah Symphony
• Nov 13 - Within restrictions, Utah Symphony finds freedom coloring outside the lines
• Nov 7 - Ballet West program forges human connections during a time of distance
• Oct 28 - December 3
• Oct 23 - Robertson makes an impressive debut with Utah Symphony
• Oct 13 - Fischer will stay with Utah Symphony through 2023
• Oct 10 - Harmer dazzles in Utah Opera’s downsized season opener
• Oct 5 - Utah Opera to open season safely with a corona-conscious double bill
• Sep 25 - Utah Symphony’s retooled program ranges from Bach to Black Lives Matter
• Sep 18 - Utah Symphony’s cautious opening proves a moving experience
• Sep 4 - October 23
• Sep 4 - Utah Symphony, Utah Opera announce a “reimagined” fall slate of live music
• Jun 29 - New CEO to lead Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
• Jun 26 - New music for new times
• Jun 8 - Ten Recordings for Challenging Times
• May 19 - Eighty-eight reasons to seek music online during the shutdown
• May 15 - What will the fall arts season look like? Smaller, less epic and more soloistic—if it happens
• May 14 - Local streaming options
• May 12 - Pioneer Theatre Company to offer three-play season in 2021
• May 1 - Editor’s note
• Apr 12 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part II)
• Apr 2 - Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020
• Apr 1 - April
• Mar 29 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part I)
• Mar 26 - Utah Symphony, Utah Opera cancel rest of seasons due to pandemic
• Mar 18 - Streaming links to get your arts fix during the COVID-19 quarantine
• Mar 14 - Editor’s note on the coronavirus
• Mar 12 - Utah Symphony & Utah Opera events cancelled for rest of March
• Mar 7 - Violinist makes outstanding debut in Utah Symphony’s Spanish-flavored program
• Mar 5 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 29 - March 31
• Feb 29 - Ballet West to serve up a rich variety in 2020-21 season
• Feb 27 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 23 - Dance stars come out for Ballet West’s glimmering night
• Feb 22 - Pioneer Theatre’s vibrant “Once on this Island” takes off the winter chill
• Feb 22 - A pianist stumbles in Schumann but Utah Symphony soars with Beethoven and Messiaen
• Feb 20 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 12 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 8 - Ballet West’s refreshed “Giselle” creates a moving tale of perseverance
• Feb 8 - Yang’s exuberant Gershwin highlights Utah Symphony’s American-Czech program
• Feb 6 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 5 - Guangdong Modern Dance shows its range, versatility with “Beyond Calligraphy”
• Feb 4 - New composer, conductors and soloists on tap in Utah Symphony’s 2020-21 season
• Feb 1 - Fischer, Gomyo team up for a stellar Tchaikovsky with Utah Symphony
• Jan 28 - Anchors aweigh! “Dutchman,” “Pirates,” maiden “Flight” to pace Utah Opera season
• Jan 19 - Utah Opera’s triumphant “Silent Night” finds humanity in battle
• Jan 15 - Utah Opera brings war and peace to the stage with “Silent Night”
• Jan 11 - Killer queens face off in Pioneer Theatre’s seething “Mary Stuart”
• Jan 11 - Leonard and Labadie a good match for Mozart with Utah Symphony
• Jan 4 - Utah Symphony opens 2020 with a scintillating mix

2019

• Dec 27 - February 29
• Dec 22 - Utopia Early Music brings Celtic flavor to Christmas program
• Dec 8 - Ballet West’s beloved “Nutcracker” shines like a diamond in 75th anniversary
• Dec 7 - Things go perfectly off the rails in Pioneer’s hilarious “Play That Goes Wrong”
• Nov 27 - December 27
• Nov 23 - A powerful “Rite” and dazzling Mozart from Utah Symphony, Fellner
• Nov 19 - From Bartók to Roens, a delightful study in “Contrasts” at NOVA concert
• Nov 16 - Utah Symphony’s Gershwin feast takes flight, with a maestro switch
• Nov 15 - Penderecki Piano Trio shows sharp ensemble in reshuffled program
• Nov 11 - Salt Lake Symphony tackles Copland’s epic Third in style
• Nov 10 - Dance Theatre of Harlem lively, magisterial in Ogden debut
• Nov 9 - Fiery Rachmaninoff and de Falla ballet pair perfectly with the Utah Symphony
• Nov 9 - Ballet West II provides Grimm delights with “Snow White”
• Nov 3 - Pioneer Theatre’s “Lifespan of a Fact” examines inconvenient truths
• Nov 2 - Ballet West provides context and spectacle with “Balanchine’s Ballets Russes”
• Nov 1 - November 29
• Oct 26 - Young conductor makes a fiery Utah Symphony debut with Russian program
• Oct 22 - Ballet West to open season with bounteous Balanchine
• Oct 19 - The bookends sag but the middle shines in Pioneer Theatre’s “Scoundrels”
• Oct 14 - Utah Opera’s “Traviata” soars with soprano’s poignant Violetta
• Oct 9 - Soprano Matanovic set to tackle role’s challenges in Utah Opera’s “Traviata”
• Sep 28 - Mozart and Respighi make a congenial pairing for Utah Symphony
• Sep 27 - October 31
• Sep 21 - Pioneer Theatre’s “Cagney” will win you over with its scrappy charm
• Sep 19 - A retooled Pacifica Quartet brings the same top artistry to Salt Lake City
• Sep 16 - Pioneer Theatre to tap into power of legendary actor with “Cagney”
• Sep 16 - NOVA launches new season with chamber music of the night
• Sep 14 - Utah Symphony opens season with music from the canyon to the cosmos
• Sep 10 - Utah Symphony season to spotlight state’s natural beauties with Messiaen
• Sep 6 - Critic’s Choice for 2019-20
• Aug 18 - September 30
• Jul 24 - August 30
• Jun 26 - July 24
• May 28 - June 27
• May 25 - Fischer closes Utah Symphony season with impassioned Mahler
• May 23 - Fischer will depart Utah Symphony in 2022
• May 18 - Utah Symphony premiere proves bombastic but Ehnes scores with Bruch
• May 17 - Salt Lake Symphony, Utah Voices rise to the challenge of Mahler’s “Resurrection”
• May 13 - Ballet West closes with compelling visions of the future
• May 11 - “Grease” wraps Pioneer Theatre season with rollicking production
• May 5 - Distracting visuals apart, Utah Opera wraps season with a vocally outstanding “Norma”
• May 2 - Soprano Marjorie Owens looking forward to Utah Opera debut in Bellini’s “Norma”
• Apr 30 - Gluzman and Yoffe inspiring and instinctive partners for Chamber Music Society
• Apr 28 - Salt Lake Choral Artists celebrate 15 years with a glorious “Elijah”
• Apr 27 - Guitarist Villegas shines in wide-ranging program from Utah Symphony
• Apr 24 - Critic’s Choice
• Apr 23 - June calendar
• Apr 17 - Critic’s Choice
• Apr 13 - Russian worlds collide in contrasted rarities from Sinaisky, Utah Symphony
• Apr 11 - Critic’s Choice
• Apr 9 - Poetry on pointe: Ballet West presents a powerful, heart-rending “Onegin”
• Apr 3 - Critic’s Choice
• Mar 31 - Stellar cast animates Pioneer Theatre’s harrowing worker tale, “Sweat”
• Mar 30 - Gerhardt, Utah Symphony find a whole world of hues with Dutilleux
• Mar 27 - Critic’s Choice
• Mar 26 - Minetti Quartett shows unity and versatility, from Schubert to Shostakovich
• Mar 23 - Norman’s brilliant “Play” receives inspiring performance by Utah Symphony
• Mar 23 - April 23
• Mar 10 - Utah Opera’s superb cast, colorful staging make for an entertaining “Magic Flute”
• Mar 6 - Utah Opera to serve up a varied menu in 2019-20 season
• Feb 27 - Ballet West unfolds a Terpsichorean feast for 2019-2020 season
• Feb 26 - March 23
• Feb 23 - Jackiw brings individual illumination to Brahms concerto with Utah Symphony
• Feb 16 - Lack of romantic chemistry apart, “Once” offers a warm break from the winter blues
• Feb 14 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 11 - Sisk’s shining performance makes Ballet West’s “Swan Lake” a revival to treasure
• Feb 9 - Fischer, Utah Symphony explore lighter Berlioz, dark Tchaikovsky
• Feb 7 - Critic’s Choice
• Feb 6 - From Bach to Shostakovich, the Calefax Reed Quintet makes a case for the art of transcription
• Feb 5 - Utah Symphony to offer Beethoven, world premiere, and progressive Messiaen in 2019-20 season
• Feb 2 - Fischer leads the Utah Symphony in whirling and powerful Berlioz
• Jan 30 - Critic’s Choice
• Jan 22 - Critic’s Choice
• Jan 21 - Women composers stand tall alongside old masters in NOVA Chamber program
• Jan 20 - Utah Opera’s “The Little Prince” is captivating, well-cast magic for all ages
• Jan 16 - Utah Opera readies a grand welcome for “The Little Prince”
• Jan 15 - Critic’s Choice
• Jan 12 - Pianist brings poetic touch to Chopin with Oundjian, Utah Symphony
• Jan 10 - Superb cast sparks witty royal intrigue in Pioneer Theatre’s “Lion in Winter”
• Jan 8 - Sinfonia Salt Lake offers compelling contemporary program
• Jan 5 - Adkins’ Szymanowski provides the highlight in Utah Symphony’s New Year program

2018

• Dec 30 - February 26
• Dec 15 - Märkl, Utah Symphony warm up the winter chill with Spanish program
• Dec 14 - Ballet West’s shiny new “Nutcracker” is a holiday treat for all seasons
• Dec 8 - Skride and Fischer are close partners in memorable Sibelius with Utah Symphony
• Dec 5 - Pioneer Theatre’s “Miss Bennet” makes a heartwarming holiday treat
• Nov 27 - Through December 29
• Nov 17 - Utah Symphony segues from small-scale Bach and Boulez to epic Copland
• Nov 16 - Modigliani Quartet, Bidini bring finely honed expression to Brahms and Mozart
• Nov 10 - Utah Symphony’s delightful “Candide” makes the best of all possible versions
• Nov 6 - Fischer, colleagues look forward to Utah Symphony debut of Bernstein’s “Candide”
• Nov 5 - Ballet West’s “Jewels” shines brightly and memorably
• Oct 28 - November 30
• Oct 27 - Pioneer Theatre serves up a dark and tasty Halloween treat with “Sweeney Todd”
• Oct 27 - Violinist Philippe Quint delivers fiery advocacy with Litton, Utah Symphony
• Oct 18 - Trio con Brio lives up to its name with dramatic Beethoven, Shostakovich
• Oct 15 - NOVA Chamber Music starts a new era with wide-ranging diversity
• Oct 14 - Utah Opera opens season with a moving and delightful “Roméo et Juliette”
• Sep 29 - Fischer, Utah Symphony jazz it up with Gershwin, Ravel and Schubert
• Sep 25 - October 29
• Sep 22 - Utah Symphony opens season with dynamic Beethoven, quirky Norman
• Sep 15 - Personal diplomacy makes for riveting drama in Pioneer Theatre’s “Oslo”
• Sep 3 - Pioneer Theatre to open season with “Oslo,” a timely plea for diplomacy
• Sep 1 - Welcome to Utah Arts Review
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• Aug 19 - September 27