Photos: Mark Swed’s best classical music moments of 2013

The coolest concert hall on the planet, Walt Disney Concert Hall, turned 10 and partied nonstop, its wonders never ceasing.

MORE: 10 years of memorable performances | Full coverage (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Dec. 18, 2013 10:28 AM PT

In this time when news is disseminated ever more quickly, we asked our critics to list the best of entertainment and culture in 2013 in tweet form. Explore Swed’s list here and click through for his tweets, as well as more in-depth essays.

Exuberant over his return to L.A., Esa-Pekka Salonen led irresistible performances of his Violin Concerto and Sibelius Fifth Symphony.

MORE: Read the review (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio’s ceremonial, shrieking, startling “Stones in Her Mouth” was the under-the-radar sensation of Radar L.A.

MORE: Read the review (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Opera at Union Station went from anomaly to sensation with the premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s mysteriously evocative “Invisible Cities.”

MORE: Scenes | Read the review (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Monica series Jacaranda moved into the big time thanks to a guest appearance by Peter Eötvös and a Grammy nomination for a Cage CD.

MORE: Interview with directors behind ‘Jacaranda’ (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

CD of the year: magnificently penetrating German baritone Christian Gerhaher singing Mahler songs with Nagano and the Montreal Symphony. (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images)

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