October 22

October 21, 2026 at 11:42 am

By Jonathan Blumhofer

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture
Machover: already and not yet
Nante: Ein feste Burg
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

October 23

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture
Machover: already and not yet
Nante: Ein feste Burg
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5
1:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Tim Pyper and Justin Thomas Blackwell, organists
Luis Herrera, percussionist
Britten: Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Wadsworth: Beyond the Years
Wadsworth: De Profundis
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
7:30 p.m. Old South Church
bbcboston.org

Music Worcester
Emi Ferguson, flautist
J.S. Bach: Sonata in E-flat
C. P. E. Bach: Sonata in C
J. S. Bach: Sonata in G minor
J. S. Bach: Sonata in A
C. P. E. Bach: Sonata in G
J. S. Bach: Sonata in B minor
7:30 p.m. WAMS Works, Worcester

October 24

A Far Cry
Tucker: Breathing Sunlight
Otten: L’Assillo
Wiancko: American Haiku
Shaw: Limestone and Felt
Penderecki: Ciaccona
Golijov: Mariel
3 p.m. St. John’s, Jamaica Plain

Blue Heron
Scott Metcalf, conductor
Works by Binchois, Du Fay, Okeghem, La Rue, and Bauldeweyn
3 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Cappella Clausura
Holly Druckman, conductor
Works by Steiner, Hildegard, Clarke, Samuel, and LeClair
4 p.m. Emmanuel Church

Music Worcester
Concora
Chris Shepard, conductor
Bach: Bleib be uns, denn es will Abend warden
Bach: Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot
Bach: Herr, wie du willt, so schick’s mit mir
4 p.m. WAMS Works, Worcester

New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Danielle Maddon, violinist
Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums
Billings: Remember Thee, O Boston
Meier: Liberty, From the Ashes of Tyranny
Ballard: Incident at Wounded Knee
Tower: Violin Concerto
Schuman: New England Triptych
Carillo: new work
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
7 p.m. Tsai Performance Center
nephilharmonic.org

Musica Sacra
Mary Bleekman, conductor
Schütz: Selig sind die Toten
Mozart: Requiem
7:30 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Music Worcester
Boris Giltburg, pianist
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
7:30 p.m. Curtis Hall, Worcester

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture
Machover: already and not yet
Nante: Ein feste Burg
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

October 25

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano
Peter Dugan, pianist
Katherine Winterstein, violinist
Gabriela Díaz, violinist
Mina Lavcheva, violinist
Cara Pogossian, violist
Jia Kim, cellist
Emi Ferguson, flautist
Cory Peutaro, accordionist
Works by Massenet, Delibes, Puccini, Joplin, and others
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Vivo Performing Arts
Geneva Lewis, violinist
Joshua Mhoon, pianist
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G
Silvestrov: Two Pieces
Weinberg: Sonata No. 5
Webern: Four Pieces
Strauss: Violin Sonata
3 p.m. Groton Hill Music Center, Groton
vivoperformingarts.org

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Gabrieli: Primi Toni
Gabrieli: Noni Toni
Gabrieli: Septimi Toni No.2
Mozart: Serenade, K.388
Stravinsky: Octet
Enescu: Dixtour
3 p.m. Second Church, Newton
proarte.org

Borromeo Quartet
Boston String Academy
Program TBA
3 p.m. Mulitcultural Arts Center, Cambridge
vivoperformingarts.org

A Far Cry
Tucker: Breathing Sunlight
Otten: L’Assillo
Wiancko: American Haiku
Shaw: Limestone and Felt
Penderecki: Ciaccona
Golijov: Mariel
3 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Cappella Clausura
Holly Druckman, conductor
Works by Steiner, Hildegard, Clarke, Samuel, and LeClair
4 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Newton

Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, director
Program drawn from American Revolution-era songs
4:30 p.m. Harvard Memorial Church

October 29

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Alarm Will Sound
Haas: in vain
7 p.m. Calderwood Hall

November 1

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Eleanor Alberga, pianist
Green Room Ensemble
Alberga: String Quartet No. 1
Alberga: String Quartet No. 2
Alberga: String Quartet No. 3
Alberga: Piano Quintet No. 2
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Rockport Music
Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Debussy: Sonata
Ginastera: Cello Sonata
Pärt: Fratres
Cañón-Valencia: Ad Noctem
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
2 p.m. Shalin Liu Performance Center

November 5

Boston Lyric Opera
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire
7:30 p.m. Cutler Majestic Theatre

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Louise Alder, soprano
Bogdan Volkov, tenor
David Steffens, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Haydn: The Creation
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 6

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Louise Alder, soprano
Bogdan Volkov, tenor
David Steffens, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Haydn: The Creation
1:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

Boston Lyric Opera
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire
7:30 p.m. Cutler Majestic Theatre

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gil Rose, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
De Ritis: Jiggedy Jingle Jaunty Jaunty
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Aucoin: selections from The No One’s Rose
Wuorinen: Delight of the Muses
7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall

Boston Artists Ensemble
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8
8 p.m. Hamilton Hall, Salem
bostonartistsensemble.org

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bostonphil.org

November 7

A Far Cry
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass
Boston Children’s Chorus
figgis-vizueta: Talamh
Bach: “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”
Eastman: Gay Guerilla
7:30 p.m. Old South Church

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Louise Alder, soprano
Bogdan Volkov, tenor
David Steffens, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Haydn: The Creation
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 8

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Poiesis Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16
Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1
Macklay: Many Many Cadences
Scott: Tapestry of the Beloved Beatified
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Boston Artists Ensemble
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8
3 p.m. St. Paul’s Church, Brookline
bostonartistsensemble.org

Boston Civic Symphony
Francisco Noya, conductor
Alex Kerr, violinist
Emmanuel Feldman, cellist
Joy Cline Phinney, pianist
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Stravinsky: Petrushka
3 p.m. Jordan Hall

Boston Lyric Opera
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire
3 p.m. Cutler Majestic Theatre

Vivo Performing Arts
Igor Levit, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21
3 p.m. Symphony Hall
vivoperformingarts.org

November 12

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocalist
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Cyro Baptista, percussionist
Kayhan Kalhor, kamanchehist
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
BSO x NEC Honor Children’s Choir
Golijov: Creation
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 13

Boston Baroque
The X-tet
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Castello, Handel, Agnesi, and Archilei
7:30 p.m. Seully Hall

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocalist
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Cyro Baptista, percussionist
Kayhan Kalhor, kamanchehist
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
BSO x NEC Honor Children’s Choir
Golijov: Creation
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

Vivo Performing Arts
Nemanja Radulović, violinist
Double Sens
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
8 p.m. Jordan Hall
vivoperformingarts.org

November 14

New Philharmonia Orchestra
Jorge Soto, conductor
Jocyn Tremblay, vocalist
Weber: Overture to Euryanthe
Ravel: Bolero
Tchaikovsky: Marche slave
Gershwin: An American in Paris
3 p.m. First Baptist Church, Newton

Sarasa Ensemble
Strungk: Sonata à 3
Capricorn: “Amor tuus in nos”
Grieg: 2 Nordic Melodies
Grieg: “Solveig’s Song”
Prunier le fils: Air á Boire
ABBA: “Slipping Through My Fingers”
Grieg: “Haugtussa”
de la Gardy: “Welt, ich will nichts”
Tulindberg: String Quartet No. 2
Björk: “Unravel”
7 p.m. Friends Meeting House, Cambridge

Boston Baroque
The X-tet
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Castello, Handel, Agnesi, and Archilei
7:30 p.m. Seully Hall

Collage New Music
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Tony Arnold, soprano
Kebra-Seyoun Charles, bass
Charles: This is the Day
Lee: Minhwa
Child: new work
Kurtág: “Shadows” & “Hommage à John Cage” from Signs, Games, and Messages
Nathan: “I. Cello”
Kurtág: Scenes from a Novel
7:30 p.m. Goethe-Institut

White Snake Projects
Boston Cecilia
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Davids: Requiem For America
7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocalist
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Cyro Baptista, percussionist
Kayhan Kalhor, kamanchehist
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
BSO x NEC Honor Children’s Choir
Golijov: Creation
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

Chorus pro Musica
Jamie Kirsch, conductor
Wolfe: Anthracite Fields
8 p.m. Cutler Majestic Theatre

November 15

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Lysander Piano Trio
Maier: Piano Trio
Grieg: Andante con moto
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3
Ndodana-Breen: Two Nguni Dances
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Boston Chamber Music Society
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1
Dvořák: Terzetto
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
3 p.m. Sanders Theatre

Vivo Performing Arts
Dover Quartet
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3
Fé: Rattle Songs
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 11
3 p.m. Jordan Hall
vivoperformingarts.org

Sarasa Ensemble
Strungk: Sonata à 3
Capricorn: “Amor tuus in nos”
Grieg: 2 Nordic Melodies
Grieg: “Solveig’s Song”
Prunier le fils: Air á Boire
ABBA: “Slipping Through My Fingers”
Grieg: “Haugtussa”
de la Gardy: “Welt, ich will nichts”
Tulindberg: String Quartet No. 2
Björk: “Unravel”
3:30 p.m. Follen Church, Lexington

Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society
Stephen Lipsitt, conductor
Steven Ansell, violist
Cathy Basrak, violist
Beethoven: Octet
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Brahms: Serenade No. 2
4 p.m. United Parish in Brookline

November 19

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Samy Rachid, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, pianist
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 20

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Samy Rachid, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, pianist
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann: Symphony No. 1
1:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 21

Chameleon Arts Ensemble
Ives: Sunrise
Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Puts: And Legions Will Rise
Bartók: Piano Quintet
7:30 p.m. First Church in Boston

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Samy Rachid, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, pianist
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 22

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Jean Rondeau, harpsichordist
Couperin: Suite en ré
Rameau: Prélude
Couperin: selections from L’Art de toucher le clavecin
Rameau: Suite en la
Royer: La Marche des Scythes
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Schubert: Symphony No. 8
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
3 p.m. Symphony Hall
bostonphil.org

Coro Allegro
David Hodgkins, conductor
Andrew Yee, cellist
Breanna Sinclairé, soprano
Sam Crosby-Schmidt, tenor
Yee: Trans Requiem
Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass
3 p.m. Church of the Covenant

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Kevin Leong, conductor
Masterworks Chorale
Mozart: Mass in C, “Coronation”
3 p.m. Cary Hall, Lexington

Vivo Performing Arts
A Far Cry
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinetist
Rob Kapilow, narrator
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
3 p.m. Jordan Hall
vivoperformingarts.org

Chameleon Arts Ensemble
Ives: Sunrise
Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Puts: And Legions Will Rise
Bartók: Piano Quintet
4 p.m. First Church in Boston

November 27

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Respighi: Roman Festivals
1:30 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

Handel & Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Robert Murray, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall

November 28

Handel & Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Robert Murray, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Symphony Hall

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Respighi: Roman Festivals
8 p.m. Symphony Hall
bso.org

November 29

Handel & Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Robert Murray, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Symphony Hall

Winsor Music
Azmeh: Jisareen
Korngold: “Marietta’s Lied” & “Pierrot’s Tanzlied” from Die tote Stadt
Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Sheng: Tibetan Dance
León: Elegia por Paul Robeson
Additional works by Berlin, Stravinsky, Dohnanyi, and Cormontan
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Church, Brookline

 

 

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