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2024

Nov 22 – Fleming and Gilfry provide memorable moments in Puts’ “Brightness of Light”
Nov 18 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic deliver the grandeur and intimacy of “The Planets”
Nov 15 – An individual “Pathetique” and fresh Mozart from Jordan, Lisiecki and BSO
Nov 11 – Fine singers carry BLO’s concert “Aida” over rough edges
Nov 11 – Conductor Parsley impresses in Seraphim program that moves from darkness to light
Nov 4 – BPYO impressively handles the challenges of Dvořák and Stravinsky
Nov 2 – Jerusalem Quartet’s intensity vies with rough edges at Jordan Hall
Oct 29 – Boston Classical Review wants you!
Oct 26 – Paul Lewis’s late Schubert proves even more masterful the second time around
Oct 25 – Pappano, BSO serve up a season highlight in short but insightful program
Oct 22 – November 23
Oct 21 – Ortiz work provides the highlight in NEP’s ambitious season opener
Oct 21 – Zander, Boston Phil bring fresh insights to Bartok, Brahms and Beethoven
Oct 19 – Philip Glass Ensemble reveals the complexity lurking beneath in Worcester
Oct 14 – Ax masterfully illuminates contrasts and convergence in Celebrity Series recital
Oct 13 – A double-shot of Gershwin political musicals proves timely and delightful
Oct 11 – The organ takes the spotlight as Rachid makes impressive BSO debut
Oct 5 – BSO reaches for the heavens with a rare performance of Mahler’s Eighth
Sep 28 – Handel & Haydn Society opens season with a probing Mozart Requiem
Sep 27 – Nelsons & BSO open season with an American feast from Barber to Simon
Sep 23 – October 24
Sep 14 – BLO’s strong cast overcomes production excesses in Mozart’s “Mitridate”
Sep 6 – Critic’s Choice 2024- 25
Aug 19 – September 26
Jun 10 – Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra illuminates a gray Sunday with lively, thoughtful program
Jun 10 – September
May 21 – Boston Symphony Orchestra announces new concertmaster
May 17 – With a whimsical premiere, Radius Ensemble serves up an enjoyably varied season finale
May 12 – Boston Cecilia makes a worthy case for Levin version of Mozart Requiem
May 6 – Celebrity Series brings fireworks, musical riches to 2024-2025 season
May 4 – Zander and BPYO try out program of romantic masters before European tour
May 3 – Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers sink in ponderous Berlioz from Nelsons, BSO
Apr 29 – Sandström “Messiah” can’t hold a candle to Handel
Apr 27 – Boston Philharmonic closes with intimate Mozart and majestic Bruckner
Apr 24 – Hrůša, Bamberg Symphony deliver a memorable evening of Brahms and Wagner
Apr 22 – June 9
Apr 19 – Hahn’s luminous Brahms defines the art that conceals art with BSO
Apr 12 – Nelsons, BSO bring exuberance and volume to Messiaen’s epic “Turangalîla”
Apr 10 – Ma & Stott close long musical partnership in generous style at Symphony Hall
Apr 9 – Pro Arte charmingly explores music on nature (mostly) under Jeff Beal
Apr 8 – Tetzlaff & Gerstein explore the radical side of Brahms and others for Celebrity Series
Apr 6 – Argento’s magnificent score undone by muddled libretto, uneven singing in Odyssey Opera’s Poe voyage
Apr 4 – A retrospective 2024-25 BSO season will also offer premieres, Mahler and Korngold rarities
Mar 29 – Hindoyan makes impressive BSO debut leading Sierra premiere, Elgar and Dvořak
Mar 28 – In Celebrity Series debut, Isidore Quartet finds meaning in small details
Mar 24 – Bruce Liu brings a remarkable array of nuanced artistry to Boston debut
Mar 21 – April 23
Mar 18 – Illuminating Boston Artists Ensemble program contrasts two French masters
Mar 17 – Boston Cecilia’s French program gracefully mixes music of the past with edgy contemporary works
Mar 16 – Pichon, H&H find fresh illumination in Beethoven Ninth
Mar 15 – In impressive BSO return, Elder leads thrilling Dvořák, lackluster premiere
Mar 11 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players explore rarities from Andriessen to Thorvaldsdottir
Mar 8 – Boston Symphony revives a vivid theatrical night with Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt”
Mar 4 – Young climbers of BPYO scale peaks of early 20th-century music
Mar 4 – New England Philharmonic program offers a fresh vision of familiar vistas
Mar 3 – Seraphim explores a heartening range of joy and praise
Mar 2 – Strong cast can’t overcome uneven score in BLO’s “Eurydice”
Mar 1 – Pianist Crosett serves up an absorbing program of genre-crossing music
Mar 1 – BSO’s Nordic festival off to a mixed start under Storgårds
Feb 25 – Boston Philharmonic goes from grief to triumph at Symphony Hall
Feb 21 – March 21
Feb 19 – Impressive new work finds companionable home with Takács Quartet
Feb 16 – Pianist Lim makes an auspicious BSO debut with Rachmaninoff
Feb 11 – Ólafsson delivers a Bach night to remember for the Celebrity Series
Feb 9 – Seiji Ozawa 1935-2024
Feb 9 – Under Canellakis, worlds collide and cohere with BSO’s Bartók and Haydn
Feb 5 – Fleming’s artistry emerges intact against nature visuals
Feb 4 – Familiar program pays dividends with violinist’s rousing BSO debut
Jan 26 – Nelsons, Boston Symphony cut to the heart of Shostakovich with “Lady Macbeth”
Jan 24 – February 21
Jan 21 – Grimaud’s emphatic pianism pays mixed rewards for the Celebrity Series
Jan 20 – Costanzo presents the art of the primo countertenor for the Celebrity Series
Jan 12 – Boston Symphony opens a new year with sumptuous Ravel, mostly stirring Stravinsky
Jan 8 – Boston Artists Ensemble warms up a snowy Sunday with Haydn and Mozart

2023

Dec 21 – January 24
Dec 19 – Top Ten Performances of 2023
Dec 16 – Blue Heron revives Medieval English Christmas in a fresh and bracing fashion
Dec 12 – Boston Cecilia serves up a wide-ranging Bach feast
Dec 11 – New England Philharmonic’s family concert nicely varies the holiday mix
Dec 10 – Worlds converge and collide in Denk’s thoughtful pairings for Celebrity Series
Dec 3 – Boston Baroque serves up a stylish and individual “Messiah”
Nov 25 – Cohen, Handel & Haydn Society bring fresh life, bracing vitality to Handel’s “Messiah”
Nov 22 – December 31
Nov 18 – Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic in an evening of big works and intense emotion
Nov 17 – “Tevot” and Ligeti concerto reveal new musical worlds with Adès and BSO
Nov 14 – BSO and friends open Ligeti festival with a mixed array of chamber works
Nov 11 – Schiff delivers the world—and first-class pianism—in epic Celebrity Series recital
Nov 10 – Kavakos’s impassioned Berg highlights BSO program led by Lintu
Nov 6 – Boston Phil Youths tackle cornerstone works with rich tone, heartening spirit
Nov 3 – Mallwitz strikes sparks with BSO in impressive American debut
Oct 24 – November 24
Oct 21 – Zander, BPO off at a gallop for 45th season
Oct 20 – Lewis delivers probing and charismatic Beethoven with Nelsons, BSO
Oct 14 – Pianist Kanneh-Mason inaugurates new Groton venue for the Celebrity Series
Oct 13 – Yo-Yo Ma, BSO plumb emotional depth, timely resonance with Shostakovich
Oct 7 – Cohen launches Handel & Haydn tenure with a majestic “Israel in Egypt”
Oct 6 – Nelsons, Boston Symphony open season with light program, mixed results
Sep 30 – Boston Artists Ensemble opens season enjoyably with aptly autumnal program
Sep 23 – We’re off to see the Buddha in White Snake premiere of “Monkey, A Kung Fu Parable”
Sep 21 – October 24
Sep 15 – Incongruities apart, a fine cast makes BLO’s revamped “Butterfly” a moving experience
Sep 5 – Critic’s Choice 2023-24
Aug 20 – September 22
Jul 3 – September
Jun 16 – June
Jun 4 – Kaija Saariaho 1952-2023
May 22 – Pro Arte Orchestra wraps season with delightful, wide-ranging invitation to the dance
May 14 – Seraphim Singers mark 25 years with a celebration and homage
May 8 – New England Philharmonic closes season with “People in Between”
May 6 – Aizuri Quartet shines brightly in music of the night
May 5 – Boston Symphony completes Shostakovich arc with a resounding “Babi Yar”
May 4 – Boston Philharmonic Youth deliver a poised Mahler Two
May 2 – Celebrity Series announces a bevy of firsts for 2023-2024 season
May 1 – Osvaldo Golijov’s masterful “Falling Out of Time” lights a path through grief
Apr 27 – Tines brings spiritual focus, extraordinary voice to Celebrity Series program
Apr 24 – Boston Baroque, fine cast, wrap season in style with a Gluck rarity
Apr 24 – Schubert to the fore in Boston Artists Ensemble season finale
Apr 23 – September
Apr 23 – Doric Quartet, Grosvenor make an eloquent case for a neglected English composer
Apr 15 – Boston Philharmonic, superb soloists wrap season with a serenely eloquent “Das Lied”
Apr 5 – Opposites attract as Bell & Trifonov make a characterful and complementary duo
Apr 3 – Bach, Bononcini works make apt Lenten pairing for Handel and Haydn Society
Mar 25 – Opposites attract with Boston Lyric Opera’s mashup of Bartók and Alma Mahler
Mar 24 – Adès’ roiling, phantasmagoric “Dante” provides a heavenly BSO premiere
Mar 22 – April 26
Mar 14 – Boston Classical Review wants you!
Mar 13 – Boston Artists Ensemble captures the eerie essence of Beethoven and Shostakovich
Mar 11 – BPYO brings youthful fire and characterful playing to Bartók showpiece
Mar 6 – Lackluster conducting undermines BSO festival spotlighting black composers
Mar 5 – Levit creates a mesmerizing Beethoven landscape with final three sonatas
Feb 26 – Strong cast, evocative score bring Oliver Sacks’ “Awakenings” to operatic life
Feb 25 – A comforting yet audacious Beethoven Ninth from Zander, Boston Phil
Feb 24 – Alexi Kenney takes a daring leap from “Shifting Ground”
Feb 21 – Zander sees Beethoven Ninth as ideal work to crown 50 years of conducting
Feb 21 – March 22
Feb 20 – New England Philharmonic serves up dances, old and new, in a program of premieres
Feb 17 – Thibaudet serves up a Saint-Saëns rarity to highlight BSO program
Feb 10 – Nelsons, BSO shine in Simon premiere and Bloch; lackluster Beethoven not so much
Feb 3 – Gerhaher’s Wolfram shines brightest in Boston Symphony’s “Tannhäuser”
Jan 28 – From Haydn to Elvis, worlds cohere rather than collide with Danish String Quartet
Jan 27 – February 22
Jan 27 – Trippy Mackey premiere proves a highlight on mixed night from Nelsons, Skride and BSO
Jan 23 – Emerson String Quartet: exiting at the top
Jan 20 – Canellakis, Benedetti shine in Symphony Hall debuts and an evening of rarities
Jan 13 – Dello Joio’s captivating concerto receives sterling premiere from Ohlsson, Gilbert & BSO
Jan 9 – Lucia Lin shines in eruptive concerto with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Jan 7 – Boston Artists Ensemble transports audience back with Mozart and Haydn
Jan 6 – Boston Symphony returns with worthy podium debut and mixed Tchaikovsky

2022

2021

Dec 22 – January 21
Dec 13 – Bonds cantata a highlight in Trecek-King’s admirable Cantata Singers program
Dec 11 – Under a new conductor, Boston Cecilia presents a typically eclectic holiday program
Dec 6 – Boyles leads a rich NEP program with belated Amy Beach premiere
Dec 4 – Pichon makes worthy H&H debut leading Bach Christmas program
Dec 2 – Tao finds the Tao of piano works in wide-ranging Boston debut
Nov 27 – Handel and Haydn Society marks the season with a triumphant “Messiah” and $10 million gift
Nov 24 – Nelsons brings thoughtful individuality to Brahms with BSO
Nov 22 – December 31
Nov 20 – Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra bounces back with powerful Mahler
Nov 19 – Andris Nelsons celebrates his birthday with BSO in compelling Widmann premiere
Nov 13 – A memorable night of contemporary song from Nicholas Phan, Brooklyn Rider
Nov 12 – Cox makes strong Boston Symphony debut with Mozart and Mendelssohn
Nov 11 – Zander, Jackiw and Boston Philharmonic imbue familiar works with fresh purpose
Nov 8 – Farrenc, Epstein works highlight the return of Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Nov 6 – Equilbey makes impressive Handel & Haydn debut with Farrenc and Beethoven
Nov 5 – Slobodeniouk, Rana bring fresh insights to familiar repertoire with BSO
Oct 29 – Boston Symphony breaks new plugged-in ground with Wooten bass concerto
Oct 23 – November 23
Oct 22 – Nelsons, BSO illuminate contrasts and convergence in Russian program
Oct 16 – Boston Philharmonic opens season with heaven-storming Bruckner
Oct 15 – BSO, Nelsons draw together disparate works from luminous Strauss to blazing Sibelius
Oct 9 – Handel, Vivaldi favorites highlight Handel and Haydn Society’s season opener
Oct 8 – Brooklyn Rider opens Celebrity Series residency with gripping Golijov premiere
Oct 8 – Strauss, from spiritual to carnal, and Mozart for two with Nelsons and BSO
Oct 2 – Lack of dramatic fire, problematic venue defeat BLO’s “Cavalleria”
Oct 1 – Boston Symphony Orchestra returns for a grand reopening with friends
Sep 22 – October 23
Aug 17 – September 30
Jun 7 – Celebrity Series to serve up variety, diversity in 2021-22 season
Feb 20 – Gail Samuel to become CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

2020

Oct 16 – BSO cancels rest of 2020-21 season; will produce new online series
Oct 5 – Nelsons to remain in Boston through 2025
Jul 30 – Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels in-person performances through 2020
Jul 24 – Celebrity Series to go online for the fall season
Jul 2 – Cape Cod chorus disc offers ideal introduction to Arvo Pärt
Jun 26 – New music for new times
Jun 10 – Conductor Pittman stricken, leaving two Boston ensembles rudderless
Jun 6 – Ten Recordings for Challenging Times
May 18 – Eighty-eight reasons to seek music online during the shutdown
May 15 – Tanglewood cancels entire summer season; will present ambitious “online festival”
May 12 – What will the fall music season look like? Smaller, less epic and more soloistic—if it happens
May 5 – Berlin Philharmonic, Trifonov, DiDonato on tap in Celebrity Series’ 2020-21 season
May 1 – Editor’s note
Apr 30 – BSO to spotlight Beethoven and women composers, close Shostakovich cycle in 2020-21 season
Apr 18 – Facing $10 million in lost revenue, BSO musicians, staff agree to pay cuts
Apr 10 – Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part II)
Apr 8 – Boston Pops cancels season
Apr 2 – Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020
Mar 30 – May 1
Mar 28 – Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part I)
Mar 22 – Boston Symphony opens new online project after cancelling season
Mar 18 – Streaming links to get your music fix during the COVID-19 quarantine
Mar 14 – A note on the coronavirus
Mar 13 – Celebrity Series cancels rest of season
Mar 12 – Boston Symphony shuts down through March 28
Mar 6 – Northern lights shine with Lintu leading BSO in Sibelius and Prokofiev
Mar 5 – Calidore Quartet marks Beethoven year at Pickman Hall
Feb 28 – BSO’s Duruflé glows and a Walton rarity receives captivating advocacy
Feb 24 – Hoffer concerto premiere highlights New England Philharmonic program
Feb 22 – March 29
Feb 22 – A show of hands for pianists Osborne and Lewis at Jordan Hall
Feb 21 – Debargue finds depth in Liszt with impressive Boston Philharmonic debut
Feb 17 – Pacifica Quartet, Moser find kindred spirits in Schubert and Wolfe
Feb 13 – Soprano Fang burnishes rising career with compelling Boston recital debut
Feb 2 – Compelling music, inert drama in belated premiere of “The Chronicle of Nine”
Jan 31 – Boston Symphony, Bronfman give a lively preview of canceled Asia tour
Jan 30 – Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour over coronavirus fears
Jan 26 – Assads, Third Coast Percussion bring “Archetypes” to life
Jan 24 – Boston Symphony’s weighty Shostakovich, detailed Dvořák outshine a mixed “Medea”
Jan 24 – A take-notice Celebrity Series debut by string duo Kopatchinskaja and Campbell
Jan 20 – Broken string mid-Brahms doesn’t faze Boston Chamber Players
Jan 17 – Chang’s Boston Symphony series debut reveals a talented young man in a hurry
Jan 13 – Pro Arte Orchestra explores the world of Piazzolla and the bandoneon
Jan 13 – Ince and Moe works stand out in Collage New Music’s generous program
Jan 10 – Altinoglu returns for impressive French program with BSO
Jan 3 – Perianes provides the highlights as BSO opens 2020 in rough-edged fashion

2019

Dec 25 – February 28
Dec 22 – Top Ten Performances of 2019
Dec 21 – Boston Camerata goes back to the future with Spanish holiday program
Dec 21 – Back Bay Chorale serves up a winning holiday mix
Dec 14 – Boston Cecilia celebrates Christmas with a Spanish accent
Dec 14 – Kanneh-Mason siblings impress in Celebrity Series debut
Dec 9 – Hoose, Cantata Singers find joy in seasonal rarities
Dec 5 – Pianist Yang finds spectacle and reverence in Celebrity Series debut
Dec 1 – Soloists, chorus make for a captivating “Messiah” from Handel and Haydn Society
Nov 25 – December 31
Nov 24 – Adams concerto given triumphant Boston debut by Wang, Dudamel, LA Phil
Nov 22 – Nelsons, BSO hit a Shostakovich speed bump with tub-thumping Second
Nov 18 – Simon Rattle returns to Boston for good cause, cathartic Brahms with Mistral Music
Nov 18 – Chamber Society of Lincoln Center brings warmth and fire to Celebrity Series
Nov 15 – Soloist, Boston Philharmonic offer an intimate take on Beethoven concerto
Nov 10 – Goode explores subtle degrees in probing Celebrity Series recital
Nov 10 – Seraphim Singers find hope and solace in winter program
Nov 9 – The (Revolutionary) American songbook gets a joyful airing from Boston Camerata
Nov 8 – Shostakovich pays his party dues in BSO’s “The Year 1917”
Oct 31 – Inspired by Mapplethorpe, Dessner’s “Triptych” ponders the sacred and profane
Oct 30 – Nelsons, Leipzig orchestra go to the source with German standards
Oct 28 – Nelsons opens “Leipzig Week” with resplendent Brahms and Schubert
Oct 27 – Jerusalem Quartet shines in Celebrity Series return
Oct 27 – NE Phil delivers intrepid program from Schoenberg to Lash
Oct 25 – Haefliger, BSO give an intense and eclectic piano concerto a brilliant U.S. premiere
Oct 22 – November 30
Oct 21 – Boston Cecilia conveys the light in darkness of Kodaly’s “Missa Brevis”
Oct 18 – Star turns in two roles for András Schiff in a welcome Boston Symphony return
Oct 18 – Pianist Deljavan makes Boston debut in triumphant Philharmonic season opener
Oct 11 – Slobodeniouk leads sublime program with Boston Symphony
Oct 6 – Greene’s “Machine Language” speaks eloquently with Boston Musica Viva
Oct 5 – Oooh-weee-oooh: BMOP opens season with premiere of theremin concerto
Oct 4 – Nelsons, Boston Symphony find the divine in Lee’s “Sukkot”
Sep 28 – BLO’s Big Top “Pagliacci” offers more visual flash than dramatic bite
Sep 27 – Nelsons, BSO deliver blazing advocacy for Strauss’s “Symphonia domestica”
Sep 22 – Saint-Saëns’ rarely heard “Henry VIII” given full reign at Odyssey Opera
Sep 21 – October 24
Sep 20 – A world premiere makes sure impact amid BSO’s grab-bag season opener
Sep 17 – Shelter Music Boston premieres mini-opera about Florence Price
Sep 15 – A lesser-known Mendelssohn highlights Borromeo Quartet program at Gardner Museum
Sep 13 – BSO concertmaster Lowe retires after 35-year career
Sep 5 – Critic’s Choice for 2019-2020
Aug 30 – Semiosis Quartet gives American women composers their due
Aug 23 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra and friends bring season to a lively close
Aug 16 – September 21
Aug 15 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra explores implacable nature (and climate change) with “Sinfonia antartica”
Aug 8 – Mercury Orchestra revives an American gem with Beach’s “Gaelic” symphony
Jul 29 – Nelsons, stellar cast bring out the human drama in “Walküre” conclusion at Tanglewood
Jul 28 – Nelsons, singers present a richly dramatic Act I of Wagner’s “Die Walküre”
Jul 22 – August 17
Jul 18 – Landmarks Orchestra kicks off summer season with space-inspired program
Jul 16 – With storms expected, Boston Landmarks Orchestra moves season opener indoors
Jul 13 – Avital and Venice Baroque Orchestra serve up a concerto feast at Rockport
Jul 7 – Takács Quartet brings out the surprises and dissonance at Rockport Festival
Jun 28 – Aizuri Quartet impresses in classics and contemporary works at Rockport
Jun 21 – Violinist makes strong case for lost Ysaÿe sonata in Rockport Festival premiere
Jun 21 – July 23
Jun 15 – Rockport Chamber Music Festival jazzes it up in season opener
Jun 14 – Tanglewood Linde Center unveils details of inaugural summer
Jun 10 – Boston Early Music Festival opens 20th season with Steffani’s lavish “Orlando”
May 31 – Guerilla Opera offers compelling preview of “The Captivity of Hannah Duston”
May 27 – June 21
May 20 – Back Bay Chorale closes season with the drama and consolation of Bach’s Mass in B minor
May 12 – Seraphim Singers wrap 21st season with music from peace to partying
May 6 – Pro Arte Orchestra wraps season with a Largely Latin feast
May 4 – Handel and Haydn Society closes season with Bach, Mozart and an Allegri journey
May 3 – Contemplative Currier concerto receives luminous premiere from Skride, BSO
Apr 29 – Bell, Isserlis, and Denk make a poetic, unified trio for Celebrity Series concert
Apr 28 – A moving farewell in New England Philharmonic’s season finale
Apr 27 – Rare Ives and epic Mahler from Zander, Boston Philharmonic
Apr 26 – Blazing Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich’s enigmatic final symphony from Nelsons, BSO and Trifonov
Apr 24 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 23 – Musical opposites Perlman and Kissin stay worlds apart in Celebrity Series concert
Apr 22 – May 30
Apr 19 – A pair of impressive debuts spark Boston Symphony program
Apr 16 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 14 – Australian Chamber Orchestra charts its own course in Celebrity Series concert
Apr 12 – No Dude, but conductor duo share BSO podium duties with aplomb
Apr 10 – Celebrity Series to offer a rich variety of artists, ensembles in 2019-20 season
Apr 9 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 8 – Xavier Foley brings high entertainment to low instrument at Gardner Museum
Apr 7 – Capuçon and Wang prove a simpatico duo for Celebrity Series
Apr 6 – Dudamel, BSO greet spring with violent Stravinsky, vernal Schumann
Apr 6 – Boston Camerata brings out the sincerity and swagger of New England hymnody
Apr 4 – Cantus’s uneven material, presentation make for mixed Boston debut
Apr 3 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 29 – Sō Percussion brings out the ritual and reverence of Reich’s “Drumming”
Mar 28 – Seven premieres on tap in Boston Symphony’s 2019-20 season
Mar 27 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 25 – Boston Cecilia wraps season with a diverting program of American music
Mar 25 – A gifted young cellist and rough-edged Bruckner with the Boston Civic Symphony
Mar 24 – BSO serves up a lively program spotlighting neglected African-American composers
Mar 24 – Hagen Quartet digs deep in Beethoven, Schubert and Webern
Mar 21 – April 22
Mar 20 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 19 – Sistema Side-by-Side musicians take the stage in Longy School’s gala
Mar 16 – Gerstein and Adès ignite a 176-key storm in duo-piano program
Mar 15 – Fleming highlights a soaring evening of Strauss with BSO
Mar 13 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 12 – No relief in Boston Lyric Opera’s gripping “Rape of Lucretia”
Mar 11 – Salieri gets his due with the Commonwealth Chorale’s excavation of his Requiem
Mar 10 – New Philharmonia Orchestra makes an impressive showing in Brahms program
Mar 8 – Adès’ spiky, exuberant Piano Concerto receives a brilliant world premiere from Gerstein, BSO
Mar 5 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 4 – Langer premiere makes luminous impact with Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Mar 3 – A new look at Bruckner’s Third from the New England Philharmonic
Mar 2 – Jazzy Joyce: Genres merge delightfully in DiDonato’s Celebrity Series recital
Mar 1 – Nelsons, BSO and soloists convey the spiritual solace of Dvořák’s “Stabat Mater”
Feb 28 – Pianist Rana blends bravura and poetry in Celebrity Series debut
Feb 27 – Callithumpian Consort makes a compelling case for Stockhausen’s “Klang”
Feb 26 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 22 – Opolais gives a heartbreaking portrayal in BSO’s “Suor Angelica”
Feb 21 – March 23
Feb 19 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 16 – Weilerstein brings out the lyric intimacy of Bach’s Cello Suites
Feb 15 – A spiritual Bruckner journey with Nelsons, BSO; superficial Schumann from Wang
Feb 15 – Fast and gripping, Zander, Boston Philharmonic bring fresh spirit to familiar Beethoven
Feb 12 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 11 – Collage New Music serves up an engaging array of 21st-century works
Feb 8 – Batiashvili’s playing stands out in mixed, mostly American BSO program
Feb 6 – Tanglewood Festival unveils ambitious plans for inaugural Linde Center season
Feb 5 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 3 – Boston Musica Viva presents Currier premiere, musical responses to political issues
Feb 2 – Hampson and Pisaroni prove a delightful dueling duo in “No Tenors Allowed”
Feb 1 – Rustic and exuberant, Janáček’s Sinfonietta soars with Mena, BSO
Jan 29 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 25 – Boston Symphony celebrates two iconoclastic Finns — and Mozart
Jan 24 – Sáinz Villegas pays impassioned tribute to music of the Americas
Jan 22 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 18 – The (almost) 500th time is possibly the best for Boston Symphony and Brahms
Jan 18 – A masterfully bleak “Scarlet Ibis” from Boston Opera Collaborative
Jan 15 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 14 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players celebrate John Harbison in style
Jan 11 – Davis, BSO deliver rich performances of contrasted symphonies by Harbison, Vaughan Williams
Jan 8 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 4 – Sung, BSO open new year with stirring Dvořák and a pair of Mendelssohns

2018

Dec 25 – February 22
Dec 23 – Top Ten Performances of 2018
Dec 22 – Blue Heron offers a resplendent 15th-century program for the season
Dec 8 – Boston Camerata explores seasonal reverence and revelry across three centuries
Dec 8 – Cantata Singers bring joy and awe to Christmas program
Dec 6 – Dover Quartet shows top-flight artistry in Celebrity Series debut
Dec 1 – Boston Cecilia brings vocal luster to seasonal program
Nov 30 – Nelsons, BSO present a joyful and dramatic “Christmas Oratorio”
Nov 24 – A mixed bag of micromanaged Beethoven from Nelsons, BSO
Nov 21 – December 29
Nov 19 – Barnatan brings fresh virtuosity to the suite for the Celebrity Series
Nov 16 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic celebrate with Ginastera, Ravel and Strauss
Nov 16 – Hardenberger takes flight in “Aerial” but BSO’s Mahler’s Fifth proves mixed
Nov 15 – Musical worlds collide with BLO’s world premiere of “Schoenberg in Hollywood”
Nov 15 – Wagner’s “Walküre,” Previn tribute on tap for 2019 Tanglewood season
Nov 10 – Uneven “Audubon” premiere fails to take wing with Chorus Pro Musica
Nov 9 – Russian favorites soar with Nelsons, Boston Symphony
Nov 8 – Costanzo breaks the countertenor wall with a mix of the Baroque and contemporary
Nov 5 – Violist Szücs provides a highlight with Boston Civic Symphony
Nov 4 – A divinely inspired program by the Seraphim Singers
Nov 3 – Emmanuel Music opens Britten Festival with compelling rarities
Nov 2 – Nelsons, BSO present a defiant look at grief with Turnage premiere
Oct 29 – Boston Cecilia contemplates war and peace in somber opener
Oct 29 – Emanuel Ax proves better than his word in Celebrity Series recital
Oct 28 – NE Phil marks Harbison’s 80th with a First Symphony revival
Oct 26 – Nelsons’ Mahler mastery on display in BSO’s heavenly “Resurrection” symphony
Oct 21 – November 23
Oct 19 – Masur, BSO fete Harbison in mostly Russian program
Oct 19 – Boston Philharmonic puts focus back on the music in thrilling season opener
Oct 13 – Daniela Mack shines brightly in BLO’s zany “Barber of Seville”
Oct 13 – Academy Chamber Ensemble explores choice rarities in rewarding program
Oct 12 – In BSO debut, Lintu brings striking emotional power to familiar Bartók in season opener
Sep 30 – Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra roves from Mozart to Thomas with variable results
Sep 29 – Handel and Haydn Society opens season with eternally contemporary Bach
Sep 28 – “PermaDeath” premiere finds new life in fusion of opera and video gaming
Sep 23 – Gounod reigns in belated U.S. premiere of “La reine de Saba” by Odyssey Opera
Sep 23 – Turner, Emmanuel Music fete St. Cecilia in superb style in season opener
Sep 20 – October 21
Sep 1 – Critic’s Choice for 2018-2019
Aug 30 – Mercury (Orchestra) rises in Boston Landmarks’ muggy summer sendoff
Aug 16 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra explores environmental issues in long, sea-faring voyage
Aug 2 – Wilkins leads Boston Landmarks Orchestra in a sweeping and intense Verdi Requiem
Jul 24 – Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Gandolfi’s “In America” receives a rousing debut at Tanglewood
Jul 23 – Adès and Tetzlaff soar in Sibelius with BSO; a mixed array of modern works from TMC
Jul 22 – Blomstedt, BSO deliver captivating Mozart, Haydn and Bernstein at Tanglewood
Jul 19 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra opens summer season with “The Planets,” world premiere
Jul 17 – Utah Arts Review to launch this fall
Jul 16 – Bernstein fares best in a mixed program from Nelsons, BSO
Jul 15 – Nelsons leads BSO in belated “Bohème” debut at Tanglewood
Jul 12 – Yes, celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. But what about other, better American composers?
Jul 8 – A Far Cry goes from Bach and Bartok to Glass and Golijov at Rockport
Jun 29 – Ehnes and Armstrong balance charm and depth in Beethoven program at Rockport
Jun 23 – Attacca Quartet plumbs dark side of history at Rockport Festival
Jun 22 – July 22
Jun 17 – Cambridge Symphony’s balletic concert serves up charming Mendelssohn confection
Jun 17 – Montrose Trio brings vigor and elegance to Rockport Chamber Music Festival
Jun 14 – Guerilla Opera serves a tasting menu of its past and future
May 14 – Back Bay Chorale closes season with a rich program of Vaughan Williams
May 12 – Wang’s powerful virtuosity stronger on flash than depth in Celebrity Series recital
May 5 – H&H’s “Hercules” eventually finds a suitably dark mood
May 3 – From Barber to Baker, Schubert to Simone, Julia Bullock shines
May 2 – Haitink, Ax and BSO deliver an illuminated Brahms
Apr 29 – NEP takes new-music clichés for a satirical spin in Hoffer’s “Three Pieces”
Apr 27 – Violinist Gluzman sparks Sokhiev’s BSO double bill of Brahms and Prokofiev
Apr 26 – Dudamel, LA Phil make a splash with Shostakovich, Salonen and Varèse
Apr 24 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 23 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players wrap their season in style
Apr 21 – Uneven tenor apart, Boston Philharmonic provides a compelling heavenly journey in Elgar’s “Gerontius”
Apr 20 – Two BSO debuts strike sparks in an evening of Chopin and Mendelssohn
Apr 19 – May 29
Apr 18 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 14 – Boston Baroque brings a fine cast, period-instrument panache to Beethoven’s “Fidelio”
Apr 12 – John Oliver 1939-2018
Apr 11 – Celebrity Series to offer vast musical variety in 2018-19 season
Apr 10 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 8 – Brownlee brings high notes and top artistry to Celebrity Series recital
Apr 6 – Kaufmann makes an impressive Tristan debut with Nelsons, BSO
Apr 5 – Pollini, Owens cancel weekend Boston dates
Apr 4 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 30 – BSO’s Widmann premiere bridges Leipzig’s musical past and present
Mar 27 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 24 – Takács Quartet brings elegance and electricity to Celebrity Series concert
Mar 23 – Nelsons, BSO deliver power and precision in Bernstein and Shostakovich rarities
Mar 22 – Nelsons to shine a light on Latvia in BSO’s 2018-19 season
Mar 22 – April 19
Mar 20 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 16 – Guerrero leads BSO in Bernstein’s problematic “Kaddish” symphony
Mar 14 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 12 – “Canticle” premiere undone by Boston Cecilia’s rough-edged performance
Mar 8 – With a storm outside, Beilman and Weiss provide musical sustenance
Mar 6 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 4 – New England Philharmonic provides superb advocacy for Stucky Symphony
Mar 4 – Trifonov and Babayan bring depth and fireworks to two-piano program
Mar 2 – Josefowicz, Gilbert and BSO deliver a dazzling John Adams premiere
Feb 28 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 25 – March 22
Feb 23 – Pianist Korsantia shines in Boston Philharmonic’s Russian program
Feb 23 – At 90, Blomstedt brings youthful vitality to Mozart program with BSO
Feb 22 – Ma, Ax, Kavakos show close rapport in Brahms feast for Celebrity Series
Feb 20 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 16 – Doric Quartet makes an intense and thoughtful Boston debut
Feb 16 – Lacombe makes impressive BSO debut in French program
Feb 13 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 12 – Boston and Leipzig musicians strike sparks in chamber program
Feb 10 – Joan Tower’s individual music stands tall at BMOP tribute
Feb 9 – Leipzig comes to Boston in Nelsons’ unique BSO program
Feb 7 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 2 – Nelsons, BSO and soloists explore last things with dark-hued Shostakovich
Jan 31 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 27 – Jackiw and Denk open the door to America’s past with Charles Ives’ violin sonatas
Jan 26 – Transgender opera “As One” makes a powerful Boston debut
Jan 26 – Hadelich and Adès deliver supreme advocacy for Ligeti rarity with BSO
Jan 23 – Violinist Stefan Jackiw strives to bring out the grit and nostalgia of Charles Ives
Jan 23 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 23 – February 25
Jan 22 – Adès, Boston Symphony Chamber Players make music like old friends in congenial program
Jan 22 – Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra serves up choice rarities (and familiar Beethoven) in style
Jan 19 – Nelsons, BSO embrace Mahler’s epic world in the Third Symphony
Jan 16 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 12 – Roth brings elegance and intensity to BSO program
Jan 11 – BSO announces sub maestri for Dutoit dates
Jan 9 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 6 – After a wintry pause, Grosvenor opens BSO’s new year with probing Mozart
Jan 4 – Tonight’s BSO concert rescheduled to Sunday due to blizzard

2017

Dec 23 – January 26
Dec 19 – Top Ten Performances of 2017
Dec 17 – Emmanuel Music serves up robust and illuminating Bach for the Christmas season
Dec 14 – Barton brings power and story-telling intimacy to Celebrity Series recital
Dec 9 – In Boston Cecilia’s Christmas program, Mahoney makes admirable showing
Dec 6 – Holiday Pops brings its seasonal cheer to Symphony Hall
Dec 3 – Met Opera suspends Levine as two more victims come forward
Dec 3 – James Levine accused of molesting underaged teen over many years
Dec 2 – Odyssey Opera unearths musical treasure with Dello Joio’s “The Trial at Rouen”
Dec 1 – Nelsons, BSO reach the summit with Strauss’s “Alpine Symphony”
Nov 27 – George Li lights up Tchaikovsky with Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Nov 22 – Nelsons, BSO continue Bruckner journey with a resounding Fourth
Nov 21 – December 23
Nov 17 – Nelsons, Helmchen find fresh vitality in Beethoven and Mahler with BSO
Nov 16 – Tanglewood to mark Bernstein anniversary in 2018 with a lavish Lenny summer
Nov 14 – St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig brings a rich musical history to Celebrity Series concert
Nov 12 – Amy Beach’s neglected Mass gets a splendid revival
Nov 10 – Rare Berlioz and cornerstone Sibelius from the Boston Philharmonic
Nov 9 – Death becomes Burke and Hare in Boston Lyric Opera world premiere
Nov 4 – Vores’ absurdist “Chrononhotonthologos” receives entertaining premiere at Guerilla Opera
Oct 29 – New England Philharmonic serves up smart and spooky Halloween program
Oct 28 – Gloriae Dei Cantores offers an enterprising revival of Vaughan Williams’ “Pilgrim’s Progress”
Oct 27 – BSO and all-star cast soar in Berlioz’s heavenly “Damnation of Faust”
Oct 23 – A keyboard legend and Italian orchestra strike sparks at Symphony Hall
Oct 22 – Boston Philharmonic celebrates John Harbison
Oct 20 – November 21
Oct 20 – In the Symphony Hall of the Mountain King: Masur leads BSO in Grieg’s complete music for “Peer Gynt”
Oct 15 – Quatuor Mosaïques celebrates Haydn and Mozart in a congenial program
Oct 14 – Two superb debuts spark BLO’s traditional “Tosca”
Oct 13 – Hahn provides the highlight in Gimeno’s BSO program
Oct 6 – Rich Russian romanticism from Nelsons and BSO, with a toothy premiere
Sep 29 – Nelsons, BSO resume Shostakovich cycle with a powerful rarity
Sep 24 – Emmanuel Music debuts an intriguing late night of music and poetry
Sep 24 – Nelsons, BSO, launch subscription season with richly detailed Mahler, Haydn
Sep 23 – BSO, Nelsons kick off season with Bernstein birthday bash
Sep 20 – October 20
Sep 17 – Odyssey Opera provides vivid advocacy for Tchaikovsky’s “Maid of Orleans”
Aug 21 – Critic’s Choice for the 2017-18 season
Aug 21 – September 22
Aug 17 – Old classics are new again at Longwood Symphony concert
Aug 10 – New music builds bridges with populist flair at Boston Landmarks concert
Aug 4 – Wilkins, Boston Landmarks Orchestra bring drama and insight to Beethoven program
Aug 2 – Storms move tonight’s Boston Landmarks concert to Thursday
Jul 31 – Walton rarity and Zukerman’s Beethoven spark Tovey’s Tanglewood program
Jul 30 – Dutoit leads BSO in rewarding program at Tanglewood
Jul 20 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra opens season in style with music for a summer evening
Jul 17 – Mutter, a Williams premiere and fiery Berlioz at the Tanglewood Festival
Jul 16 – Nelsons leads a superb cast in Tanglewood debut of “Das Rheingold”
Jul 15 – Trifonov brings stellar artistry to Mozart with BSO at Tanglewood
Jun 20 – August 23
Jun 13 – A new generation for the King’s Singers but with the same polished artistry
Jun 10 – Family connections abound in double quartet concert at Rockport Festival
Jun 3 – Soprano Gerzmava sparks Moscow Virtuosi concert
Jun 1 – Guerilla Opera marks 10th anniversary with retrospective gala
May 30 – Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi mark nearly 40 years of a successful partnership
May 20 – June 22
May 18 – Boston Opera Collaborative presents pared-down Puccini with “Rondine Remix”
May 14 – Chorus pro Musica wraps season with Gershwin’s rarely heard, political musical
May 8 – H&H’s “Semele” closes season with a Handel feast
May 6 – Hamelin closes Celebrity Series season with singular keyboard artistry
May 5 – Nelsons wraps BSO season with Mahler, Rachmaninoff
May 1 – A poignant farewell with American song from Boston Cecilia
Apr 30 – Dessay brings dramatic insight to Celebrity Series recital
Apr 28 – Nelsons, BSO mark a Shostakovich milestone; Mutter plays two
Apr 26 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 22 – May 20
Apr 22 – Ma, Thile, and Meyer a unified and delightful trio in music of Bach
Apr 21 – Nelsons leads BSO in a mixed evening of Mozart
Apr 19 – Trifonov, Dudamel and LA Phil on tap for Celebrity Series’ 2017-18 season
Apr 18 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 15 – Boston Philharmonic soars in Mahler’s “Resurrection” symphony
Apr 14 – Nelsons, BSO reach the summit with Bruckner’s Sixth
Apr 13 – Escher Quartet makes a worthy Celebrity Series debut
Apr 11 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 4 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 2 – Hahn and Levin make companionable duo in Celebrity Series recital
Apr 1 – Turner leads Emmanuel Music in a soulful and affecting “St Matthew Passion”
Mar 30 – A salute to Bernstein; Mahler, Strauss and Shostakovich on tap in BSO’s 2017-18 season
Mar 30 – BSO’s French heritage on full display with Altinoglu’s impressive debut
Mar 28 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 27 – Paul Lewis brings stellar artistry to Celebrity Series recital
Mar 25 – Boston Opera Collaborative presents Susa’s dark and erotic “Dangerous Liaisons”
Mar 24 – Weilerstein, BSO provide ear-bending experience with Pintscher premiere
Mar 21 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 20 – April 22
Mar 17 – Haitink leads the BSO in luminous Debussy, youthful Beethoven
Mar 14 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 13 – BLO scores a success with brightly colored, ’50s take on Stravinsky’s “Rake’s Progress”
Mar 11 – Gerstein and Oramo drive Busoni’s epic concerto in belated BSO premiere
Mar 7 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 5 – New England Philharmonic marks four decades with Tippett’s “Child of Our TIme”
Mar 4 – Philharmonia Quartett Berlin brings refined tone and expressive depth
Mar 1 – Boston Symphony, Lepizig Gewandhaus release details of their Andris Nelsons “alliance”
Feb 28 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 26 – Zander leads Boston Philharmonic in boldly projected Bruckner
Feb 24 – Nelsons, BSO premiere Gubaidulina Triple Concerto, alongside shattering Shostakovich
Feb 21 – BSO plans to build out Tanglewood Music Center
Feb 21 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 20 – March 21
Feb 17 – Nelsons leads BSO in Beethoven, Mozart and Schuller
Feb 15 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 13 – Budapest Festival Orchestra brings distinctive sound to Beethoven
Feb 11 – Nelsons leads BSO in powerful Berlioz, Benjamin premiere
Feb 9 – Igor Levit shows world-class artistry at Pickman Hall
Feb 8 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 5 – Soprano Phillips explores women through the centuries with impressive artistry
Feb 4 – Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet shows stellar artistry in well-balanced program
Feb 3 – Old-fashioned Bach and a new chorus director with BSO’s Mass in B minor
Feb 1 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 29 – Danish String Quartet explores Beethoven and his influences
Jan 27 – Mena, Neuburger and BSO give strong advocacy to Schubert, Schumann and Anderson premiere
Jan 25 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 23 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players honor a colleague with wide-ranging French program
Jan 21 – February 21
Jan 20 – Kremer, BSO bring searching expression to Weinberg concerto
Jan 17 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 16 – Collage program spins off new inspiration from Stravinsky, Schoenberg
Jan 13 – Carpenter and BSO provide simpatico advocacy for Riley premiere
Jan 10 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 7 – Boston Opera Collaborative’s staged song cycles examines women’s contrasted lives
Jan 6 – BSO members step into the spotlight to open new year

2016

Dec 22 – January 21
Dec 18 – Top Ten Performances of 2016
Dec 17 – Cantata Singers serve up a varied and substantial Christmas program
Dec 8 – Colin Currie brings probing mind and energetic technique to Pickman Hall
Dec 4 – Boston Camerata presents a heart-warming Medieval Christmas program
Dec 3 – Boston Cecilia celebrates the Nativity with music old and new
Dec 2 – Damrau’s Sunday recital is canceled
Nov 23 – Gnann makes admirable BSO debut with Dvořák and Mozart
Nov 21 – At 40, the Emerson Quartet brings precision and intimacy to Celebrity Series concert
Nov 18 – Bailey’s shimmering Dutilleux highlights Boston Philharmonic program
Nov 17 – Nelsons to increase Tanglewood Festival commitment in 2017
Nov 16 – Jules Eskin 1931-2016
Nov 16 – Nelsons, BSO bring out the drama and serenity of late Brahms works
Nov 12 – Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic showcase their remarkable partnership with Boulez, Mahler
Nov 9 – A premiere and a persuasive start to Brahms cycle from Nelsons and BSO
Nov 6 – Pianist Cooper shows sensitive artistry in Celebrity Series recital
Nov 5 – Kirsch, Chorus Pro Musica at their peak in an impressive “Missa Solemnis”
Nov 4 – Powerful Adès premiere highlights BSO’s death-haunted program
Nov 3 – Gabetta and Chamayou prove simpatico partners in Celebrity Series recital
Oct 30 – New England Philharmonic opens 40th season with two premieres
Oct 29 – Bostridge and Adès bring a deep, cold brilliance to Schubert’s “Winterreise”
Oct 28 – Dutoit, BSO open the door to Bartók’s dark “Bluebeard’s Castle”
Oct 23 – November 22
Oct 23 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic offer fresh, distinctive take on Russian favorites
Oct 21 – Yo-Yo Ma’s memorable Elgar highlights English program from Dutoit, BSO
Oct 15 – Some rough edges apart, Boston Cecilia continues its long tradition with Handel and Mozart
Oct 14 – Hrůša makes an exciting Boston Symphony debut
Oct 9 – BMOP provides committed performances of American works
Oct 7 – Nelsons, BSO explore contrasting takes on the eternal from Widmann and Brahms
Sep 30 – A starry cast soars in BSO’s “Rosenkavalier”
Sep 25 – Boston Symphony opens season with a blast of keyboard virtuosity
Sep 24 – Handel and Haydn opens season with a wide-ranging Bach feast
Sep 22 – Guerilla Opera revives Vines’ dark, thoughtful morality play
Sep 21 – October 23
Sep 17 – Odyssey Opera unearths rare Dvořák with “Dimitrij”
Sep 1 – Critic’s Choice for 2016-17 season
Aug 21 – Uneven singing but thrilling moments in Verdi’s “Aida” at Tanglewood
Aug 20 – Dutoit, BSO serve up a Rossini rarity along with a heartening solo appearance at Tanglewood
Aug 18 – Dance is the thing at fizzing Boston Landmarks concert
Aug 16 – Classical Review to expand to Texas and Washington D.C. this fall
Aug 12 – From Grieg to Grau, Boston Landmarks Orchestra offers a lively, colorful panorama
Aug 1 – Nelsons, Lewis join forces for Brahms program with Tanglewood Orchestra
Jul 31 – Nelsons, BSO invigorate Beethoven and Sibelius at Tanglewood
Jul 30 – Nelsons, BSO return to Mahler 9 with even greater depth at Tanglewood
Jul 21 – Landmarks Orchestra program explores visual art in music
Jul 14 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra opens summer season with birds, brass and bucolics
Jul 11 – Gerstein brings distinctive artistry to Rockport program
Jul 8 – Calder Quartet gives stellar advocacy to Hillborg work at Rockport
Jul 1 – Denk shows insight and aplomb in reshuffled Rockport program
Jun 25 – Rockport Festival offers engaging night of piano trios
Jun 19 – Cambridge Symphony offers an admirable Terpsichorean “Firebird”
Jun 18 – A great night for bass at Rockport with rarities by Tubin and Koussevitzky
Jun 9 – Odyssey Opera makes a strong vocal case for Mozart’s problematic “Lucio”
Jun 5 – Nexus hits the classics with a romantic spirit in Rockport
May 22 – Guerilla Opera’s “Beowulf” probes an ancient hero’s modern dilemma
May 20 – Nonken, Sound Icon reveal Grisey work as a modern masterpiece
May 19 – Boston Pops serves up an evening of familiar and rare Gershwin
May 9 – Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra wraps season in riveting style
May 3 – Ludovico Ensemble closes season with two sensitive premieres
May 2 – Ax plays Beethoven with insight and the long view
May 1 – New England Philharmonic closes season with two premieres
Apr 30 – H&H brings verve and expressive depth to Handel’s “Saul”
Apr 30 – Susan Graham brings finely tuned artistry to Celebrity Series recital
Apr 26 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 25 – Stellar soloists lift Verdi Requiem with Boston Philharmonic
Apr 24 – May 27
Apr 24 – Boston Musica Viva marks Shakespeare anniversary with Hoffer premiere
Apr 22 – Nelsons, BSO close season with a French and Russian bang
Apr 19 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 16 – Boston Baroque’s “Magic Flute” delivers Mozart with bells on
Apr 15 – Nelsons, BSO stand strong in uncompromising Mahler Ninth
Apr 13 – Berlin Philharmonic comes to Boston in Celebrity Series’ 2016-17 season
Apr 12 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 10 – Emmanuel Music’s “Bach Reinvented” contrasts musical art, high and low
Apr 10 – Boston Cecilia makes a glorious sound in music for double choir
Apr 9 – H&H goes M&B for an uneven program of chamber music
Apr 8 – Nelsons, BSO play it cool in decorous Mozart, celestial Bruckner
Apr 5 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 1 – Haitink and BSO deliver rousing Mahler and elegant Beethoven
Mar 29 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 25 – Nelsons, BSO scale the bleak heights of Shostakovich’s Eighth
Mar 23 – Shostakovich and flow: Andris Nelsons talks about the Russian composer, and his growing bond with BSO musicians
Mar 23 – April 24
Mar 22 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 21 – Beethoven and Prokofiev fare best with Bell and the Academy
Mar 20 – Emmanuel Music’s skillful “St. Mark Passion” fails to make a Bach case
Mar 18 – Denève, BSO rattle the rafters with Saint-Saëns, American works
Mar 16 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 14 – Collage New Music’s Carter program illuminates a challenging oeuvre
Mar 13 – Strong Vores premiere highlights Chorus pro Musica’s wide-ranging program
Mar 12 – Under Christophers, the chorus excels in Handel and Haydn’s compelling “St. John Passion”
Mar 12 – Singers deliver the vocal drama in BLO’s updated “Werther”
Mar 11 – Blomstedt, 88, brings youthful verve to Beethoven with BSO
Mar 10 – Thomas Adès to join BSO as artistic partner in 2016-17 season
Mar 9 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 4 – BSO, Dutoit delight with Ravel’s spicy farce and Spanish postcards
Feb 28 – From Harris to Hoffer, New England Philharmonic offers a varied feast
Feb 27 – Egarr, Levin and Handel and Haydn freshen up Beethoven favorites
Feb 27 – András Schiff brings consummate artistry to masters’ final sonatas
Feb 26 – Dutoit’s French program with BSO marks starry night, imperial day
Feb 24 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 23 – March 24
Feb 23 – Handel and Haydn Society to offer a wide-ranging musical feast in 2016-17
Feb 21 – Epic Elgar symphony highlights Boston Philharmonic’s Romantic program
Feb 19 – Violinist shines brightly and darkly with BSO in Haydn, Hartmann
Feb 17 – BSO and Nelsons win Grammy; Miloš cancels concert
Feb 17 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 12 – English horn premiere provides an oasis in BSO’s night of Shakespearean tragedy
Feb 9 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 7 – Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays Beethoven and Stravinsky con brio
Feb 6 – Schubert and pop songs merge fluently with Gabriel Kahane, Brooklyn Rider
Feb 5 – Soprano Hannigan triumphs with BSO in new Abrahamsen work
Feb 3 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 30 – Worlds collide and converge with French program from A Far Cry and Blue Heron
Jan 30 – H&H soars in delightful evening of Haydn
Jan 29 – Nelsons, BSO launch Shakespeare festival with fantasy
Jan 28 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 26 – Bard in Boston: Andris Nelsons talks music and Shakespeare
Jan 25 – Gatti, French orchestra bring fresh insights to familiar music
Jan 23 – February 25
Jan 23 – BMOP puts a modern backspin on Bach Brandenburgs
Jan 22 – Cellist Moser shines in BSO’s all-Czech program
Jan 21 – Kozhukhin offers a piano feast in subjective style
Jan 20 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 16 – Beethoven fares best in uneven night of clarinet trios
Jan 16 – Soprano shines brightly in Boston Opera Collaborative’s slenderized “Faust”
Jan 15 – Fleming gives radiant life to Dutilleux cycle with BSO
Jan 12 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 11 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players completely at home in homage to Dutilleux
Jan 8 – Roth, BSO open French doors to the classics
Jan 5 – Critic’s Choice

2015

Dec 22 – Top Ten Performances of 2015
Dec 19 – Blue Heron brings medieval Christmas music to vivid life
Dec 18 – Absences make the chorus work harder in Handel and Haydn’s “Bach Christmas”
Dec 7 – Poulenc works fare best in mixed Christmas program from Boston Cecilia
Dec 5 – Haydn and new work provide highlights from Takács Quartet
Dec 3 – Irish mezzo shows charm and artistry in Boston debut
Nov 28 – Aided by superb soloists, Christophers, H&H soar with “Messiah”
Nov 25 – Bronfman, Nelsons tackle Bartók with a tribute to a BSO legend
Nov 23 – BMOP offers aptly mixed tribute to Schuller’s musical legacy
Nov 22 – What’s new is old at Boston Musica Viva’s Lee Hyla tribute
Nov 21 – Amanda Forsythe shines with Apollo’s Fire
Nov 20 – Nelsons, Faust, and BSO reflect on mortality during a tragic week
Nov 20 – Tanglewood announces a wide-roving lineup for 2016
Nov 20 – Koh and Wosner catch belated fire in bland recital
Nov 20 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic reveal power and majesty of Wagner
Nov 18 – Ma and Stott serve up rich and rewarding program for Celebrity Series
Nov 16 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players serve up wide-ranging program
Nov 13 – Dohnányi leads BSO in colorful premiere, intense Bartók
Nov 12 – BLO probes the modern psyche with Glass’s “In the Penal Colony”
Nov 9 – Bach Collegium Japan offers graceful Baroque program
Nov 8 – Chorus pro Musica serves globetrotting buffet with strings attached
Nov 6 – Masur, BSO bring Chin’s evocative “Mannequin” to powerful life
Nov 3 – Collage New Music remembers Gunther Schuller with a posthumous world premiere
Nov 2 – Shaham’s Bach mesmerizes despite distracting visuals
Oct 31 – Egarr, Handel and Haydn offer a generous Venetian journey
Oct 30 – Zukerman leads BSO in refined Classical style
Oct 26 – New England Philharmonic pays homage to Gunther Schuller
Oct 25 – November 27
Oct 24 – Martinů’s music provides the highlight with Pavel Haas Quartet
Oct 24 – Boston Philharmonic opens with epic works by Holst and Strauss
Oct 19 – Mansurian Requiem pays eloquent tribute to Armenia at BMOP
Oct 16 – Goerke, Barkmin heat up Strauss’s “Elektra” with Nelsons, BSO
Oct 9 – Powerful Currier premiere casts long shadow over BSO program
Oct 6 – BLO’s updated “Bohème” proves more amiable than revolutionary
Oct 5 – Boston Camerata opens in lively fashion with Spanish music from the New World
Oct 4 – Emmanuel Music serves up Bach with several twists
Oct 3 – Handel & Haydn opens a new century with dark drama of Mozart
Oct 2 – Worlds collide in BSO’s Russian opener with a modern Nelsons and romantic Kissin
Sep 27 – A Far Cry opens with a whirlwind tour of the Americas
Sep 27 – Boston Musica Viva leads off season with Stucky premiere
Sep 26 – Chamber concert celebrates Longy School’s 100 years with a French accent
Sep 22 – Having weathered a century of storms, the Longy School is marking its centennial in style
Sep 19 – Odyssey Opera goes long and large with Massenet’s “Le Cid”
Sep 19 – Guerilla Opera scores another success with Salkind-Pearl’s “Troubled Water”
Sep 13 – Nelsons says his new Leipzig post will create an “alliance” with BSO
Sep 8 – From Shakespeare to Shostakovich, a packed season of music is on tap in Boston
Sep 8 – Handel & Haydn announces new CEO
Aug 20 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra offers a world premiere and a Glass concerto half full
Aug 9 – Nelsons, Tanglewood students and cast of hundreds strike sparks in Mahler Eighth
Aug 6 – Nelsons extends BSO contract through 2022
Jul 23 – Boston Landmarks Orchestra lights up the esplanade with Latin fare
Jul 16 – Stormy weather no problem for Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s sea-tossed opener
Jul 12 – Starry vocalists strike sparks in night of Verdi and Puccini at Tanglewood
Jul 11 – Carpenter’s flashy organ playing sparks BSO’s French program at Tanglewood
Jul 10 – Bryn Terfel makes the Tanglewood stage his world
Jun 29 – Cuarteto Latinoamericano serves up a wealth of music from south of the border
Jun 24 – Aucoin’s music a work in progress yet given fine advocacy at Rockport
Jun 23 – July 29
Jun 21 – As pianist and composer, Hamelin shows distinctive mastery at Rockport
Jun 19 – “Powder Her Face” proves a fitting climax to Odyssey Opera’s British festival
Jun 16 – BSO hooks up with Google to release live recordings
Jun 14 – Boston Opera Collaborative provides a fresh take on Rorem’s “Our Town”
Jun 13 – Rockport Festival serves up a varied evening of Schubert
Jun 10 – Strong singing of large cast enlivens BEMF’s “Poppea”
Jun 6 – Yo-Yo Ma launches Rockport Chamber Festival with exquisite solo performance
May 23 – Too silly, too silly: Comic one-acts lighten up Odyssey Opera’s “British Invasion”
May 23 – Liu premiere proves a moving highlight of Lorelei Ensemble program
May 18 – Odyssey Opera opens British festival with delightful Vaughan Williams rarity
May 17 – June 23
May 16 – Guerilla Opera premiere delivers Bloland’s lit-crit work in blood-and-guts style
May 11 – Cantata Singers provide stellar advocacy for Jan Zelenka’s music
May 10 – Fine singing and Mozartean fireworks in Emmanuel Music’s “Abduction”
May 10 – Back Bay Chorale closes season with Durufle and contemporary works
May 9 – Stephen Hough’s luminous artistry makes for memorable Chopin, Debussy
May 3 – New England Philharmonic closes season in eclectic fashion with a Vores premiere
May 2 – Fine singing lifts BLO’s feminist retooling of “Don Giovanni”
May 2 – Weilerstein and Barnatan make sterling partners in Celebrity Series recital
May 1 – Haitink closes BSO season energetically with Pires’ Mozart the highlight
Apr 27 – Thibaudet joins Boston Symphony Chamber Players for sparkling French program
Apr 25 – A magnificent Susanna Phillips leads an excellent cast in Boston Baroque’s “Agrippina”
Apr 24 – French music provides the highlights with Haitink, Thibaudet and BSO
Apr 23 – May 17
Apr 23 – Trio Jean Paul brings precision and varied hues to Celebrity Series program
Apr 22 – Celebrity Series rolls out a starry lineup for 2015-16 season
Apr 20 – Cellist, Boston Philharmonic close season in style with rousing French works
Apr 18 – Calleja provides a grand night of singing in Celebrity Series recital
Apr 17 – Despite distracting dance party, BNMI serves up a variety of compelling new music
Apr 12 – Boston Musica Viva finale sets the air dancing with Korde premiere
Apr 10 – Nelsons wraps his first BSO season with a program of mixed dreams
Apr 7 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 5 – Dinosaur Annex opens door to gifted Harvard composers
Apr 3 – Crisp Shostakovich and flighty Beethoven from Nelsons, BSO and Tetzlaff
Mar 31 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 31 – Odyssey Opera plans a festival of British rarities
Mar 30 – When worlds converge, with Batiashvili and Lewis
Mar 28 – Christophers leads H&H in mesmerizing account of “St. Matthew Passion”
Mar 27 – Young singers spark Boston Opera Collaborative’s vivid “Rinaldo”
Mar 27 – Gandolfi premiere and Nelsons’ local Mahler debut highlight strong night at BSO
Mar 25 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 23 – April 23
Mar 22 – Third Coast Percussion taps, teases and tickles in Stave Sessions finale
Mar 22 – Emmanuel Music offers a lithe, intimate take on Bach’s “St. John Passion”
Mar 21 – Longy’s Side by Side concert offers fresh, light program with von Stade
Mar 20 – Dohnányi, BSO offer vigorous account of Mozart’s symphonic triptych
Mar 19 – Roomful of Teeth delivers alluring vocal music with bite at Stave Sessions
Mar 18 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 16 – Guests join Boston Symphony Chamber Players for music of Schumann and Kurtág
Mar 14 – Trifonov displays virtuosity and fantasy in winning style
Mar 14 – Alvarez magnificent in BLO’s mixed premiere of Janacek’s “Katya”
Mar 13 – Ax shines in Mozart-Strauss program with Dohnanyi, BSO
Mar 10 – Soprano Alvarez, BLO ready to bring Boston its first “Kátya”
Mar 10 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 6 – Szymanowski’s ecstatic opera swirls and glows with Dutoit, BSO
Mar 6 – Moravec’s stunning “Blizzard Voices” receives powerful premiere from BMOP
Mar 5 – Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road serve up a bracing and colorful evening
Mar 4 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 2 – New England Philharmonic offers a welcome harbinger of spring
Feb 28 – Boston Baroque soars with an emotional “St. John Passion”
Feb 27 – Dutoit and Fischer play it cool, wonderfully, with BSO
Feb 24 – March 23
Feb 24 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 23 – Andsnes’ Beethoven hat trick short on trickiness and depth
Feb 22 – A Far Cry gives winter a terrific warmup with vibrant Nordic fiddling
Feb 21 – Calder Quartet brings clarity and commitment to music old and new
Feb 20 – Eötvös’s “Angels in America” receives ambitious staging at BU
Feb 20 – Polish soprano soars in Strauss and Mahler with Boston Philharmonic
Feb 20 – Shovels down! Denève, BSO bring much-needed fun à la 1920s’ Paris
Feb 18 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 18 – Boston Baroque plans a varied season for 2015-16
Feb 13 – Despite snow and conductor cancellation, BSO excels in Birtwistle premiere and staples
Feb 12 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 9 – Fleming’s recital shows star power and gleaming artistry
Feb 7 – Newberry Consort unveils rare Spanish treasures for BEMF
Feb 5 – Jansen cancels Celebrity Series recital
Feb 4 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 1 – Cantata Singers reveal another side of Rachmaninoff in “All-Night Vigil”
Feb 1 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble shows many colors in bracing mix of old and new
Jan 30 – BSO, Fisch dig out with mixed program of Dorman, Prokofiev, Schumann
Jan 28 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 25 – BMOP’s “Magyar Madness” delivers rewarding range of music with two premieres
Jan 24 – Von Otter and Hewitt offer exquisite evening of song at Jordan Hall
Jan 24 – Haydn in plain sight with Christophers and H&H
Jan 23 – Ken-David Masur steps in, makes impressive BSO debut
Jan 23 – Liebermann premiere makes powerful impact with Emerson Quartet
Jan 20 – Anne Sofie von Otter still looking for new musical worlds to conquer
Jan 19 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 19 – Collage New Music shines in new and newish music for sextet
Jan 16 – Nelsons, BSO make strong and eloquent case for Bruckner
Jan 15 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 12 – Nathan premiere headlines Boston Symphony Chamber Players’ wide-ranging program
Jan 9 – Celebrity Series to launch genre-traversing festival in March
Jan 9 – Nelsons serves up winning variations on multiple themes with BSO
Jan 6 – Critic’s Choice

2014

Dec 26 – January 22
Dec 22 – The Top Ten Performances of 2014
Dec 20 – Blue Heron choir mystifies and enchants in 15th-century Christmas program
Dec 19 – Handel and Haydn Society decorates Christmas with Bach and a garland of other Baroque masters
Dec 19 – Boston Camerata presents a rich American Christmas program
Dec 16 – Geoffrey Gordon is second composer commissioned by the American Music Project
Dec 13 – Tallis Scholars offer enriching, resplendent program for Boston Early Music Festival
Dec 11 – Barnatan displays exceptional artistry in Bach-inspired program
Dec 8 – Picker’s “Mr. Fox” proves less than fantastic at Odyssey Opera
Dec 6 – Rob Kapilow has much ‘splaining to do re Britten and the Christmas carol
Dec 5 – Boston Pops holiday program offers an affecting premiere alongside old favorites
Nov 29 – Even with its long “Messiah” tradition, H&H delivers fresh and thrilling Handel
Nov 26 – Kavakos’s BSO program offers mixed rewards
Nov 25 – December 26
Nov 24 – At Itzhak Perlman’s recital, familiarity breeds content
Nov 23 – With Argento double bill, Odyssey Opera takes two strange personal journeys
Nov 23 – Boston Musica Viva serves up a multimedia feast
Nov 22 – Boston Camerata provides enchanting new take on “The Play of Daniel”
Nov 21 – Nelsons, BSO, Ma and chorus rove widely in a night of discoveries
Nov 21 – Boston Philharmonic delivers boldly dramatic Sibelius
Nov 20 – BLO serves up a poignant, captivating performance of Frank Martin rarity
Nov 19 – Bolívar String Quartet finds its tempo giusto with Ginastera
Nov 17 – Calyx Trio brings close-knit artistry to American music
Nov 17 – Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony bring cool sea breezes and hot Ravel
Nov 16 – Music of young composers sparks BNMI’s wide-ranging program
Nov 15 – After 20 years, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are still coloring outside the lines
Nov 14 – On a heroic night, Hardenberger and Nelsons let the trumpet sound in BSO premiere
Nov 10 – Cantata Singers give life to premiere of thought-provoking “Eve”
Nov 9 – Organist Enlow serves up a brief but dazzling program
Nov 8 – Chailly and storied Leipzig orchestra bring Old World richness to Mendelssohn
Nov 7 – Nelsons, Skride, bring sweep, bracing insight to Gubaidulina and Sibelius with BSO
Nov 5 – Andris Nelsons talks about his first BSO season and beyond
Nov 1 – Lorelei Ensemble hears America singing, in music old and new
Oct 31 – Zimmermann brings apt Nordic cool to Sibelius with BSO
Oct 30 – Cliburn winner Kholodenko at his finest in music of Debussy
Oct 27 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic open season with bold and beautiful Rachmaninoff
Oct 26 – November 25
Oct 26 – New England Philharmonic hits the dance floor with Terpsichorean program
Oct 24 – Tovey, Terfel and BSO deliver a deeply moving Brahms Requiem
Oct 20 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players opens season with Brahms and (more) Nielsen
Oct 19 – Julliard String Quartet finds the spare beauty of Second Viennese School works
Oct 19 – Emmanuel Music program roves, smartly, from Mendelssohn to Harbison
Oct 18 – Symphony Nova’s young musicians make a worthy showing in adventurous program
Oct 17 – Fischer makes impressive BSO debut with Nielsen, Brahms
Oct 13 – Surrounded! De Ritis premiere reverberates at BMOP’s plugged-in opener
Oct 11 – Handel and Haydn launches 200th anniversary season with Baroque splendor
Oct 11 – Boston Lyric opens season with a heartfelt yet underwhelming “Traviata”
Oct 10 – Post-Nelsons, BSO stumbles badly with Zacharias
Oct 8 – After 200 years, the Handel and Haydn Society is still looking for new challenges
Oct 6 – The past is prologue for Collage New Music’s bold season opener
Oct 6 – Pollini offers regal Schumann and Chopin in long-awaited Boston return
Oct 2 – After some tentative moments, the honeymoon continues for Nelsons, BSO
Sep 29 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble covers wide ground in season opener
Sep 29 – Boston Musica Viva opens with a mesmerizing program of klezmer music
Sep 28 – Festive inaugural concert ushers in the Nelsons era for BSO
Sep 26 – Lee Hyla’s passionate music burns bright at NEC tribute
Sep 26 – In four stagings of two new works, Guerilla Opera delves deep beneath the sandwich
Sep 24 – October 26
Sep 19 – BSO opens season with a family affair for Lehninger, orchestra soloists
Sep 14 – Odyssey Opera glows in belated Boston premiere of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt”
Sep 7 – A Far Cry plays it cool with serenades on a hot afternoon
Aug 25 – Nelsons takes the reins at BSO, Handel and Haydn’s 200th anniversary spotlighted in a busy Boston season
Aug 15 – Philharmonia Baroque’s “Teseo” teeters between broad comedy, deeper emotions
Aug 14 – Denk’s Ives proves a triumph at Tanglewood; his Bach not so much
Aug 4 – American Music Project to launch with world premiere in Chicago
Jul 26 – Honeck, Lewis and BSO bring fresh life to familiar works
Jul 23 – Festival of Contemporary Music offers a feast of newish works at Tanglewood
Jul 23 – Discovery Ensemble closes its doors
Jul 13 – Nelsons, BSO serve up a sumptuous feast at Tanglewood gala
Jul 12 – Nelsons, Mutter and BSO team up for grand Dvořák at Tanglewood
Jul 11 – Emerson Quartet delves deeply into late Shostakovich at Tanglewood
Jul 10 – Honeck, Gardner to replace Dohnanyi at Tanglewood
Jun 23 – August 22
Jun 13 – Wolf-Ferrari comedy fares best in Odyssey Opera’s mixed double bill
Jun 12 – Odyssey Opera’s polished Verdi comedy fit for a king
Jun 8 – Jackiw and Polonsky deliver uncommonly compelling program at Rockport Chamber Music Festival
May 30 – Hvorostovsky closes Celebrity Series season with dark Russian romances
May 24 – A Far Cry travels from darkness to light in vivid season closer
May 24 – Lorelei Ensemble closes season memorably with paradises lost and found
May 23 – A rooster, a shopper and Cheerios make a strangely compelling night with Guerilla Opera’s “Gallo”
May 17 – Irving Fine centennial marked in brilliant style by BMOP
May 16 – Mark Morris brings elemental new life to Handel’s “Acis and Galatea”
May 11 – Back Bay Chorale wraps season with a worthy “Saul”
May 11 – Boston Musica Viva closes season with eclectic and rewarding program
May 10 – Successful Harbison premiere closes Cantata Singers season in reflective style
May 4 – New England Philharmonic charms with Rakowski premiere, music of the ‘50s
May 3 – Hamelin and friends look back with Celebrity Series chamber feast
May 3 – H&H closes season with a powerful “Samson”
May 3 – Soprano provides the highlights in BLO’s uneven “Puritani”
Apr 28 – Voigt’s mostly American program mixes comedy with drama
Apr 27 – Longy Opera offers a delightful double bill of Ravel and Weill
Apr 26 – Boston Baroque wraps season with dazzling Monteverdi
Apr 26 – Zander finds the light in Mahler 9 with Boston Phil
Apr 26 – Spooky Berlioz caps Dutoit’s busy week to close BSO season
Apr 24 – May 29
Apr 23 – Kinetic energy rules in Dutoit’s Russian program with BSO
Apr 19 – Boston Early Music Festival unearths treasure with Sebastiani’s “St. Matthew Passion”
Apr 18 – Dutoit, BSO sputter in Mozart, shine in Mahler
Apr 18 – Nicholas Phan displays first-class artistry in Boston recital debut
Apr 18 – Music of Ives and Marshall provide the highlights in A Far Cry’s “Childhood” program
Apr 16 – Fleming, Pollini and Tilson Thomas on tap in Celebrity Series’ 2014-15 season
Apr 15 – Tenor Nicholas Phan to fete Britten and Schubert for the Celebrity Series
Apr 14 – Ailing Maazel cancels BSO dates and tour; Dutoit to take the helm
Apr 14 – 176 keys to a successful duo debut for Hamelin and Ax
Apr 13 – Sokol and Jacobs works fare best in Boston New Music Initiative season finale
Apr 12 – Odyssey Opera to serve up rarities in first full season
Apr 12 – Takács Quartet wraps Bartok series with compelling mastery
Apr 11 – Tanglewood Festival Chorus shines brightly in Stravinsky with BSO
Apr 7 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players wrap season with a compelling new work by Currier
Apr 6 – Emmanuel Music presents Boston premiere of Handel’s “Susanna”
Apr 6 – Nosky, Handel and Haydn, check out five items from “Mendelssohn’s Library”
Apr 4 – Bernard Rands’ witty concerto charms in BSO’s world premiere
Mar 31 – Tetzlaff, Vogt bring illumination and intensity to duo recital
Mar 30 – Jerusalem Quartet shows their lyrical side in Boston debut
Mar 29 – BMOP offers a riveting, rhapsodic Lei Liang premiere
Mar 28 – BSO, Davis and Wang dazzle in piano and orchestral showpieces
Mar 26 – April 24
Mar 25 – With Dudamel, Sistema and Longy are a match made for music
Mar 24 – Dudamel, LA Philharmonic thrill with Technicolor symphonies by Corigliano, Tchaikovsky
Mar 22 – Ma and Stott serve up an enjoyable program of favorites
Mar 21 – Bronfman, Dohnányi, and BSO close Beethoven series with rousing “Emperor”
Mar 21 – Takács Quartet launches Bartók cycle with warmly moulded performance
Mar 20 – Mehta, Israel Philharmonic serve Bruckner’s Eighth straight up
Mar 17 – Bruckner’s music not a political issue for Mehta, Israel Philharmonic
Mar 17 – Kissin delivers the Romantic thunder for the Celebrity Series
Mar 15 – A fine cast does justice to an unjust world in BLO’s “Rigoletto”
Mar 15 – Handel and Haydn Society points up musical contrasts with Bach and Byrd
Mar 14 – Bronfman launches BSO Beethoven series with style, élan
Mar 9 – Dessay brings her Gallic art to wide-ranging song recital
Mar 8 – A Far Cry gets up close and personal at Jordan Hall
Mar 8 – Irish Baroque Orchestra serves up delightful rarities at Rockport
Mar 7 – Nelsons, BSO and Barkmin strike sparks in vivid “Salome”
Mar 5 – Nelsons’ first BSO season will offer a personal mix of premieres and populism
Mar 2 – New England Philharmonic serves up two contrasted premieres
Mar 1 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic reach the summit with Bruckner
Mar 1 – Quatuor Ebène traverses the jazz-classical divide from Mozart to Miles
Feb 27 – March 26
Feb 24 – Kavakos and Pace bring a distinctive approach to Beethoven
Feb 23 – After a shaky start, Cantata Singers’ “Elijah” finds its footing with superb soloists
Feb 22 – H&H, Christophers brilliantly serve Handel and Vivaldi vocal works
Feb 21 – Mutter brings out the lyrical charm of Dvořák with Honeck, BSO
Feb 20 – Pianist Tiberghien makes an impression in Boston recital debut
Feb 18 – Handel & Haydn Society to mark 200th anniversary season in style
Feb 15 – Charpentier, Rameau sparkle in French Valentine from Boston Baroque
Feb 15 – BSO delivers a thrilling live soundtrack to “West Side Story”
Feb 10 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players serve up musical treasure, old and new
Feb 9 – NEC Opera offers an energetic and updated “Poppea”
Feb 8 – Finley, Drake unsparingly explore the frozen inner landscape of “Winterreise”
Feb 8 – Botstein leads Longy Conservatory Orchestra in worthy performances
Feb 7 – Haitink and Perahia dispatch a dispassionate evening with BSO
Feb 3 – A Far Cry deftly mixes two Bachs with the elegiac and English
Feb 1 – Nothing prehistoric about Dinosaur Annex’s showcase for young composers
Feb 1 – Gerstein’s recital celebrates Romanticism, past and present
Jan 31 – Susan Graham enchants in BSO’s Ravel program
Jan 30 – Hochman’s Longy recital does justice to Knussen and Rzewski
Jan 25 – Egarr leads H&H in varied program from a rare Bach to familiar Beethoven
Jan 24 – Poga confidently leads BSO in Symphony Hall debut
Jan 22 – Trumpeter Balsom cancels H&H dates
Jan 18 – With two superb soloists, BMOP delivers a fizzing night of premieres
Jan 17 – Eschenbach does impressive double play with BSO in Mozart and Bruckner
Jan 13 – In a program of favorites, Denk displays depth and bravura at the Gardner Museum
Jan 13 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players look back with music of Fine and Copland
Jan 11 – Lorelei Ensemble bridges past and present in enriching program
Jan 10 – Spano leads soloists and BSO members in Golijov’s energetic, eclectic “La Pasión”
Jan 7 – Shifrin bows out of Celebrity Series date

2013

Dec 24 – January 31
Dec 23 – The Top 10 Performances of 2013
Dec 21 – Blue Heron takes flight with medieval English Christmas program
Dec 20 – A Christmas card from Handel & Haydn’s Bach family reunion
Dec 20 – Boston Camerata serves up a charming Christmas program en français
Dec 15 – Tallis Scholars bring warmth and illumination to a cold and snowy night
Dec 14 – Opera Brittenica’s light-voiced Christmas program provides mixed rewards
Dec 14 – Pearlman, Boston Baroque delight with high-energy “Messiah”
Dec 9 – Pianist Hamelin meditates engagingly in Celebrity Series recital
Dec 8 – Superb soloists shine with Cantata Singers in Monteverdi’s “Vespers”
Dec 6 – A Far Cry displays string theory at Gardner Museum
Nov 30 – December 24
Nov 30 – Handel and Haydn Society serves up an exciting and expressive “Messiah”
Nov 27 – Serkin brings out the lyric intimacy of Brahms concerto with BSO
Nov 24 – Lorelei Ensemble shines in ancient and new music
Nov 23 – Deborah Voigt offers an intimate evening of music and biography
Nov 22 – Frühbeck de Burgos, BSO offer Neikrug premiere, brilliant Beethoven and de Falla
Nov 22 – 50 years ago today: Erich Leinsdorf announces the death of President Kennedy at Symphony Hall
Nov 22 – BLO offers an updated “Lizzie Borden” that retains a sharp edge
Nov 21 – Nelsons to lead a starry Tanglewood season
Nov 18 – Bell and Haywood show estimable teamwork for Celebrity Series
Nov 18 – Boston Musica Viva looks back to the future with new music by mostly young composers
Nov 17 – BMOP launches Thomson opera cycle with a bracing “Four Saints”
Nov 15 – BSO, Kavakos stumble in disoriented evening
Nov 14 – Joshua Bell and Sam Haywood find a rewarding musical partnership
Nov 14 – Youthful Danish String Quartet needs artistic seasoning
Nov 9 – Despite rough edges, Boston Baroque’s Beethoven reaches the heights
Nov 8 – BSO, Dutoit observe Britten centenary with powerful “War Requiem”
Nov 6 – Pianist Grosvenor displays introspective virtuosity in Boston debut
Nov 4 – For Martin Pearlman everything old is new again in Boston Baroque’s 40th season
Nov 4 – Mozart and Beethoven fare best in Llewellyn’s H&H program
Nov 4 – Back Bay Chorale opens 40th season with mixed jumble of Verdi and Wagner
Nov 2 – Schiff shows supreme artistry in variations of Bach and Beethoven
Nov 1 – Dutoit, BSO mark Penderecki’s 80th with his triple-cello showpiece
Oct 31 – November 30
Oct 28 – Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center uncovers early 20th-century rarities
Oct 28 – David Finckel and Wu Han find new depths in Beethoven’s cello sonatas
Oct 25 – Harding, BSO present program of hope with Turnage premiere, Mahler “Lied”
Oct 23 – Ma headlines, but pianist survivor steals show at Terezín Foundation gala
Oct 20 – Boston Baroque opens 40th season with a modern top-spin on old forms
Oct 19 – Opera Brittenica debuts with a riveting “Rape of Lucretia”
Oct 19 – Yuja Wang delivers more heat than light in Boston recital debut
Oct 18 – Nelsons intrigues in first BSO appearance as music director-designate
Oct 15 – The dynamic Yuja Wang to make her Boston recital debut
Oct 14 – Adès, BSO members celebrate 50 years of chamber music
Oct 11 – Adès visits the waterworks with the BSO
Oct 7 – Borromeo String Quartet brings idiomatic verve to Dvořák program at Gardner Museum
Oct 6 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble offers a generous Paris-inspired program
Oct 5 – Appealing young cast lifts Boston Lyric Opera’s season-opening “Magic Flute”
Oct 4 – Ma’s riveting Shostakovich leads the way with BSO
Oct 1 – Critic’s Choice
Sep 29 – Emmanuel Music’s Beethoven program offers a double triple with singers and concerto
Sep 28 – October 31
Sep 28 – Handel & Haydn opens season with a moving and expressive Mass in B minor
Sep 27 – Dohnányi, BSO offer a polished, uneven Mahler Second
Sep 22 – Dohnányi, string soloists reflect on Brahms in seriously festive BSO opener
Sep 21 – Gritty new opera explores a Massachusetts miscarriage of justice
Sep 20 – Dead again: Guerilla Opera revives Vores’ “No Exit” with dramatic power and psychological insight
Sep 16 – New opera company launches with stirring five-hour Wagner odyssey
Sep 3 – A bustling Boston music season is on tap with several anniversary celebrations
Aug 9 – BCR Facebook page is live
Jul 29 – New York Classical Review to launch in September
Jul 23 – Nelsons suffers concussion, cancels Tanglewood appearance
Jul 21 – Terfel leads a fine cast with BSO in a memorable “Walküre” at Tanglewood
Jul 20 – Jurowski, BSO team up for stirring Brahms and Wagner at Tanglewood
Jul 19 – Terfel sings characterfully of land and sea at Tanglewood
Jul 19 – Classical Review founder chosen as one of Chicago’s most influential people in music
Jul 15 – Radio’s Bill McGlaughlin delights in making waves for classical music
Jul 12 – The piano recital gets revolutionized at Rockport
Jul 6 – Joshua Bell opens BSO season at Tanglewood
Jun 30 – Two young Russians shine in Romantic music for cello and piano at Rockport
Jun 25 – Mr. Nelsons comes to Boston
Jun 22 – “Book of Daniel” receives vibrant, imaginative staging at Rockport
Jun 18 – Boston Early Music Festival’s Charpentier double-bill makes memorable evening at Rockport Festival
Jun 15 – Rockport Festival salutes Verdi but Giannini quintet steals the show
Jun 11 – Hugo Kauder’s “Merlin” receives its belated world premiere in New Haven
Jun 10 – Jupiter Quartet, Joyce Yang team up for wide-ranging program
Jun 8 – Superb musicianship elevates a basically Bach opener at Rockport Chamber Music Festival
Jun 3 – In Raff and ready program, Kammerwerke offers colorful works for double winds
May 29 – August 1
May 24 – Compelling premiere shines a modern light on Persian poet at Guerilla Opera
May 19 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble closes season with Debussy, Schoenberg and Stravinsky
May 18 – BMOP celebrates youngish composers in season closer
May 16 – Andris Nelsons tapped as BSO music director
May 13 – Emmanuel Music gives a belated yet powerful Boston premiere for Harbison’s “Great Gatsby”
May 12 – Back Bay Chorale closes with a chamber-sized “Carmina Burana”
May 11 – Lorelei Ensemble ranges far and near with Hildegard, two world premieres
May 4 – Handel and Haydn Society brings biblical fervor to Handel’s “Jephtha”
May 4 – Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet closes Celebrity Series’ classical season in bracing style
May 3 – Haitink, Znaider serve favorites straight up in BSO season closer
May 3 – Phillips, Kaiser raise Longy’s roof in duo recital
May 1 – May 29
Apr 29 – Boston New Music Initiative serves up a bracing array of works
Apr 29 – Boston Chamber Players close season with a program of late works
Apr 27 – Fine singing overcomes heavy-handed Freudianism in BLO’s “Flying Dutchman”
Apr 27 – Hampson, Jupiter Quartet eloquent in Adamo premiere, Wolf songs
Apr 26 – Haitink, BSO offer richly detailed Schubert, Mahler
Apr 23 – Boston Symphony Orchestra announces mix of old and new for 2013-14 season
Apr 22 – Kissin’s recital moves from cool flame to artistic fire
Apr 22 – Robison, A Far Cry offer a nocturnal program on a sunny afternoon
Apr 19 – BSO program provides musical balm for a city and its victims
Apr 19 – Friday musical events cancelled
Apr 18 – Dawn Upshaw presents colorful program at Longy School
Apr 18 – Celebrity Series to offer wide range of artists in 75th season
Apr 16 – Boston Chamber Music Society serves up a lively array of repertoire
Apr 15 – Monday’s BSO concert cancelled due to Marathon bombing
Apr 15 – Knussen receives honorary NEC doctorate; BMOP concert shows why it is richly deserved
Apr 15 – Borromeo Quartet shows its Bohemian bona fides in music of Dvorak
Apr 13 – Sound Icon brings theatrical flair to Fromm-inspired program
Apr 13 – Knussen conducts Knussen and Russian novelties with BSO
Apr 10 – Critic’s Choice
Apr 10 – BU Symphony brings stirring life to Hindemith’s rarely performed Requiem
Apr 7 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble shows true colors in Schoenberg-centered program
Apr 6 – Nosky, strings shine in Handel and Haydn’s Baroque fiddle hoedown
Apr 6 – Britten’s unsettling parable comes richly across with Intermezzo’s “Prodigal Son”
Apr 5 – From Gesualdo to Liu, A Far Cry serves up a typically venturesome evening at the Gardner Museum
Apr 1 – April 30
Mar 29 – Gatti, BSO put a modern edge on Mahler’s Third
Mar 25 – Boston Musica Viva’s evocative “Role-Play” explores characters in music
Mar 25 – Galway brings his inimitable charm to light program
Mar 23 – Biss’s Schumann program short on fantasy and nuance
Mar 22 – Gatti brings his Wagnerian insight to BSO
Mar 20 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 18 – Back Bay Chorale muses on last things with new Fairouz work, Mozart Requiem
Mar 18 – On a festive day, the Cantata Singers offer a probing program of spiritual music
Mar 16 – Egarr leads H&H in mostly successful Beethoven and Mozart
Mar 16 – Nathan Gunn shows winning artistry in Celebrity Series recital
Mar 16 – Fine cast explores the dark shadows in Boston Lyric’s “Così fan tutte”
Mar 15 – Thomas cello concerto debuts in blaze of glory with Harrell and BSO, Eschenbach
Mar 13 – Back Bay Chorale to balance dark and light with Fairouz premiere and Mozart Requiem
Mar 11 – Augusta Read Thomas cello concerto to receive world premiere by Lynn Harrell and BSO
Mar 11 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players brings warmth to varied program
Mar 9 – Jurowski, London Philharmonic and Repin play it cool on a wintry night
Mar 9 – Brust premiere given memorable sendoff by Longy Conservatory Orchestra
Mar 9 – Boston Baroque offers a meditative choral program mixing the familiar with rarities
Mar 6 – Critic’s Choice
Mar 4 – Perlman and colleagues set Symphony Hall rocking with “Eternal Echoes”
Mar 3 – Jeremy Denk’s recital showcases pianist’s insightful artistry
Mar 2 – Hilary Hahn’s Bach towers over a mixed program of sonatas and encores
Mar 1 – Frühbeck de Burgos leads Symphony Hall homecoming for favorite BSO commissions
Feb 28 – March 31
Feb 27 – Perlman to return to his roots for Celebrity Series concert
Feb 24 – KLR Trio shows versatility, cohesion in wide-ranging program
Feb 23 – Christophers, H&H winter in Paris with vibrant Haydn program
Feb 22 – Callithumpian Consort delivers memorable program of Lei Liang music
Feb 22 – BSO, Frühbeck de Burgos team up for a cheerful evening of murder and war
Feb 22 – Zander, Boston Phil offer a mixed Mahler Sixth
Feb 19 – Critic’s Choice
Feb 16 – It’s “Voilà Viola!” night at Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Feb 15 – Dohnányi, Lupu and BSO contrast modest Mozart with bold Bruckner
Feb 14 – Guitarist Milos shows he’s a first-string artist
Feb 11 – Shaham gives bold and colorful advocacy to new works at Jordan Hall
Feb 8 – Violinist Capuçon makes strong BSO debut with Sibelius; Dohnányi’s Beethoven compelling, his Brahms not so much
Feb 8 – Mattila recital, BSO matinee cancelled due to weather
Feb 7 – John Williams’ 81st birthday marked with release of his Oboe Concerto
Feb 4 – Fleming and Graham charm in a relaxed afternoon of French duets and songs
Feb 3 – Love hurts in Chameleon’s enterprising un-Valentine program
Feb 2 – Discovery Ensemble winningly serves a fresh program of Adams and Stravinsky
Feb 1 – February 28
Feb 1 – Violinist Skride impressive in BSO debut; mixed results for conductor Nelsons
Jan 28 – Barenboim delivers urgent yet classical Beethoven with West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Jan 26 – Purcell’s lyricism and wit shine in colorful Handel and Haydn program
Jan 25 – Dutoit leads BSO in energetic, boldly colored Romantic program
Jan 24 – Violinist Frang provides belated thrills with Prokofiev in underwhelming Boston debut
Jan 24 – Ludovico Ensemble brings an array of colors and rhythm to percussion program
Jan 22 – Handel & Haydn to provide a fresh, entertaining approach to Purcell rarities
Jan 20 – Mystical harmonies abound in Cantata Singers program
Jan 19 – Lorelei Ensemble offers three premieres in a program of reverence and loss
Jan 19 – Helios Early Opera plays Cavalli’s “Artemisia” mostly for laughs in enjoyable North American premiere
Jan 18 – Gatti’s firm hand shapes Verdi’s Requiem with passion and reverence
Jan 16 – Critic’s Choice
Jan 14 – Jumppanen and Cerovsek open Beethoven cycle with symbiotic teamwork
Jan 14 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players explore far-flung roots in folkloric program
Jan 13 – Lewis delivers spell-binding artistry with late Schubert sonatas
Jan 11 – Gilbert, BSO make edgy, bright-hued music together
Jan 8 – Paul Lewis to make his Boston debut at the deep end with Schubert’s final sonatas
Jan 7 – Rachlin to replace ailing Batiashvili in BSO program
Jan 7 – “33 Variations” turns Beethoven piano masterpiece into affecting theater
Jan 1 – Boston Baroque ushers in the new year with a Pergolesi rarity

2012

Dec 29 – January 31
Dec 23 – The Top 10 Performances of 2012
Dec 22 – Callithumpian Consort’s Cage tribute swells into a retro three-ring “happening”
Dec 14 – Handel and Haydn serves up a joyous performance of Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio”
Dec 10 – Young violinist provides the highlight in New England Philharmonic’s rough-hewn children’s concert
Dec 7 – A Far Cry celebrates Cage, silently and in full cry
Dec 6 – Boston Pops opens a festive and inclusive holiday program
Dec 3 – Discovery Ensemble invests the familiar and contemporary with fresh energy
Dec 3 – Emerson Quartet brings a touch of class to Romantic program
Dec 1 – Christophers, H&H deliver a fiery and dramatic “Messiah”
Dec 1 – Chanticleer showcases its versatile seasonal magic at Jordan Hall
Nov 30 – Hard-driving Denève and elegant Thibaudet excel in French and Scottish works with BSO
Nov 27 – December 31
Nov 27 – Haitink’s return, along with Terfel and four operas, highlight Tanglewood’s 76th season
Nov 25 – Boston Early Music Festival offers a brilliant and magical “Orfeo”
Nov 24 – Zacharias displays elegant teamwork with BSO
Nov 19 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players shine in music of Carter and Brahms
Nov 17 – “Allusions” to Schoenberg include a political premiere at Boston Musica Viva
Nov 17 – Takács Quartet serves a trio of masterworks with vital and idiomatic performances
Nov 16 – Adès conducts Adès in a mixed BSO program
Nov 16 – Teen pianist sparks a program of Russian opposites with Boston Philharmonic
Nov 13 – Dinnerstein and Upshaw captivate with glowing performances in Terezín gala
Nov 11 – BMOP gives worthy advocacy to Tippett’s unwieldy “Midsummer Marriage”
Nov 10 – Labadie, Handel and Haydn offer a Mozart masterpiece and three Classical-era rarities
Nov 9 – A pianist’s spectacular debut and a colorful new score highlight BSO program
Nov 5 – Elliott Carter dies at age 103
Nov 5 – Midori and pianist fail to strike sparks with bland and cool performances
Nov 4 – Belcea Quartet delivers powerful Beethoven at Gardner Museum
Nov 4 – Boston Baroque mixes past and present delightfully in New Directions series
Nov 3 – Boston Lyric Opera launches season with a largely successful “Butterfly”
Nov 3 – Savall offers a diverse Terpsichorean journey for Boston Early Music Festival
Nov 2 – Saariaho premiere and Shaham’s eloquent Britten highlight BSO program
Oct 29 – November 27
Oct 27 – Violinist Jackiw proves the bright spot in Boston Philharmonic opener
Oct 26 – BSO, Dutoit and soloists provide an operatic feast of Ravel and Stravinsky
Oct 25 – Makan premiere stands out in Pacifica Quartet concert at Longy School
Oct 22 – Pianist Arghamanyan shows taste and bravura at Gardner Museum
Oct 20 – Boston Baroque opens season enjoyably with Handel’s “Partenope”
Oct 19 – Daedalus Quartet provides compelling advocacy for Lerdahl quartets
Oct 19 – Lugansky makes thrilling BSO debut on a night for soloists
Oct 16 – Lugansky to perform his acclaimed Rachmaninoff for Boston Symphony debut
Oct 16 – An Irving Fine anniversary is observed in words and music at Brandeis
Oct 13 – Handel and Haydn opens with brisk yet buoyant Bach
Oct 12 – Jurowski, BSO put across the sonic fury of Shostakovich’s Fourth with seismic power
Oct 12 – Levine to return to Met next season
Oct 8 – Armenian cellist displays stellar artistry at Gardner Museum
Oct 7 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble illuminates the twilight of Romanticism
Oct 6 – Pianist Trifonov inaugurates Longy series with captivating mastery
Oct 5 – Bell plays Bernstein with BSO yet Lehninger’s thrilling Dvořák Eighth is the highlight
Oct 1 – October 28
Sep 30 – Boston Musica Viva opens with modern masters and a composer contest
Sep 28 – Despite technical glitches, BSO’s “Porgy” proves rich and evocative
Sep 23 – Perlman opens BSO season with Beethoven, both intimate and exhilarating
Sep 17 – Robison and Jumppanen offer a varied French program at the Gardner Museum
Sep 16 – Intermezzo serves up a compelling American triptych of one-act divas
Sep 2 – From Adès to Zander, Boston to offer a cornucopia of musical riches this season
Aug 27 – Harbison’s tribute closes an anniversary season of Tanglewood premieres
Aug 15 – Knussen opera, quartet premiere headline contemporary doubleheader at Tanglewood
Aug 13 – Previn premiere serves up winningly retro Americana at Tanglewood
Jul 31 – Santa Fe Opera presents a visually striking, vocally mixed “Tosca”
Jul 30 – September 30
Jul 24 – Tanglewood continues its traditions with student musicians tackling Ives
Jul 19 – Oppitz opens Brahms series with probing command
Jul 8 – With Joshua Bell, Meyer’s Double Concerto gets a lively premiere at Tanglewood
Jun 25 – San Francisco Opera serves up a brilliant staging of Adams’ problematic “Nixon in China”
May 19 – Hot and cool Greek myths close BMOP season
May 12 – Ax closes Celebrity Series season with a professorial program of variations
May 11 – Boston Pops’ “Gershwin Spectacular” offers multimedia delights
May 10 – Sultry and ageless, Bernadette Peters opens Pops season in style
May 6 – Country music (Austrian, that is) goes to Harvard in Back Bay Chorale’s “Die Jahreszeiten”
May 5 – “The Fiddler and the Old Woman of Rumelia” offers vibrant music but confused drama
May 5 – Potent countertenor, elegant dancers enliven Boston Baroque’s “Orfeo ed Euridice”
May 4 – After a mixed start, Haitink’s Stravinsky and Beethoven program wraps BSO season on a high note
Apr 29 – Emerson Quartet’s polish and insight at its finest at Jordan Hall
Apr 28 – Christophers, H&H, and soprano soar in a concert fit for a king
Apr 27 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic serve Mahler’s Seventh straight up mit Schwung
Apr 27 – A notable BSO debut set against Haitink’s mellow mastery
Apr 25 – Christophers to close Handel and Haydn season with a bracing mix
Apr 24 – BSO starts free online streaming of weekly concerts
Apr 23 – Boston Symphony Chamber Players offer a diverting English journey
Apr 23 – Soprano Piau displays the French vocal art at its finest
Apr 22 – At 36, the European Union Youth Orchestra still lacks musical maturity
Apr 21 – Boston Lyric Opera closes season successfully with comical “Inspector”
Apr 21 – Bloom’s magical Shakespeare adds spice to BSO’s Mendelssohn
Apr 20 – Boston Symphony announces rich and varied 2012-13 season
Apr 20 – BSO receives $7.5 million gift
Apr 18 – John Musto’s “Inspector” opera to take a comic look at wartime intrigue
Apr 17 – Ashkenazy, young Europeans to scale Strauss’s “Alpine Symphony”
Apr 16 – Bell and Academy prove successful partners in Beethoven
Apr 15 – Emmanuel Music does full justice to Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito”
Apr 13 – Josefowicz dazzles in Salonen’s Violin Concerto with BSO
Apr 13 – Fleming, Hampson, and Barenboim featured in Celebrity Series’ starry 2012-13 season
Apr 7 – BMOP marks Good Friday with contrasted “Passions”
Apr 6 – Dohnányi, BSO let the departed rest in sluggish Brahms Requiem
Apr 6 – Celebrity Series launches new concert partnership with Longy School
Apr 1 – BMOP presents an array of plugged-in works at Paine Hall
Apr 1 – Maurizio Pollini cancels U.S. tour
Mar 31 – Christophers, H&H bring out the good news of Bach’s “St Matthew Passion”
Mar 28 – Violinist Kavakos does double duty with BSO in energetic program
Mar 23 – Zimmermann returns for engaging and impeccable Dvořák with the BSO
Mar 20 – Repin and Golan prove equal partners with evening of inspired music-making
Mar 12 – Handel and Haydn’s salon program charmingly evokes early musical soiree
Mar 11 – Back Bay Chorale delivers a polished and uplifting “St. John Passion”
Mar 10 – Boston Lyric Opera’s “Barber” is a sparkling triumph
Mar 3 – Eschenbach, pianist provide memorable French night with BSO
Feb 27 – Hagen Quartet shines subtly in belated Boston debut
Feb 24 – With Masur ill, Oliver and BSO struggle in “Missa solemnis”
Feb 24 – Baillie, Boston Phil serve up riveting Lutoslawski
Feb 23 – Masur pulls out of BSO concerts due to illness
Feb 21 – Boston Symphony Orchestra hires four new members
Feb 20 – A delightful afternoon of Mendelssohn from Finckel, Wu Han and Setzer
Feb 18 – Zeitouni leads Handel and Haydn in heroic Beethoven program
Feb 17 – Stunning Shostakovich Fifth headlines a night of contrasts from Denève, BSO
Feb 13 – Boston Baroque presents the spiritual bravura of Biber’s “Mystery” sonatas
Feb 12 – Stravinsky, Corigliano are colorfully connected with Bach by Emmanuel Music
Feb 11 – Assad Brothers explore their Brazilian roots at Jordan Hall
Feb 9 – Van Zweden, Ax strike sparks with BSO for lively Beethoven and Rachmaninoff
Feb 9 – BLO serves Maxwell Davies well with a haunting and effective “Lighthouse”
Feb 6 – BLO to shine a light on Maxwell Davies opera
Feb 4 – Wispelwey, Giacometti prove wonderfully creative borrowers at Jordan Hall
Feb 3 – Capuçon’s memorable debut highlights the BSO’s French-accented program
Feb 1 – Yo-Yo Ma and Goat Rodeo colleagues traverse the musical genres delightfully
Jan 30 – “Heloise and Abelard” proves uneven yet compelling in its world premiere
Jan 29 – De la Salle moves from cool to fiery in Boston recital debut
Jan 28 – Oooh-weee-oooh: BMOP unveils a concerto for theremin, among works for other offbeat instruments
Jan 28 – Roby Lakatos brings gypsy fiddle panache to Cambridge
Jan 27 – BSO, soloists, and conductor excel in problematic Mendelssohn work
Jan 24 – French pianist set to make her Boston recital debut
Jan 21 – Handel and Haydn Society serves up familiar Vivaldi and four colorful rarities
Jan 20 – In BSO’s retooled program, less proves to be more
Jan 13 – Zinman leads BSO in powerful Harbison premiere
Jan 11 – The shade of Levine hovers over new Harbison symphony
Jan 6 – Turnage premiere and exciting Strauss lift the BSO’s 2012 opener

2011

Dec 30 – BSO broadcasts to be syndicated on Classical New England network
Dec 23 – Opera Boston turns out the lights
Dec 16 – Handel and Haydn offers an enjoyable, basically Bach Christmas program
Dec 16 – Tovey, Guerrero to replace Chailly at BSO
Dec 10 – Boston Baroque presents a graceful, admirable “Messiah”
Dec 3 – Handel and Haydn Society serves up an exceptional “Messiah”
Dec 3 – Hewitt brings poetic delicacy and belated bravura to Bach and Debussy
Dec 2 – BSO, Bělohlávek offer arresting Harbison, mixed Beethoven
Dec 1 – Riccardo Chailly cancels BSO dates for health reasons
Nov 25 – Morlot takes up the BSO’s Harbison mantle in convincing fashion
Nov 21 – BMOP opens season with a fascinating array of Canadian music
Nov 20 – Perlman brings a relaxed, parlor-like informality to Celebrity Series recital
Nov 19 – Pianist provides grace and power in Philharmonic’s Brahms program
Nov 18 – From Berlioz to Bartók, Morlot and BSO deliver a rich musical feast
Nov 17 – Tanglewood to mark 75th anniversary season with eight premieres and ambitious streaming venture
Nov 15 – Rose, BMOP set to launch season with a spotlight on Canadian composers
Nov 14 – Chameleon Arts Ensemble shows true colors with wide-ranging program
Nov 13 – Shifrin, Orion Quartet provide sterling advocacy for Neikrug premiere
Nov 12 – Kirchschlager, Thibaudet captivate with music of Brahms and Liszt
Nov 11 – Chung and Ohlsson bring verve to rare Barber and familiar Tchaikovsky
Nov 8 – Boston Cecilia opens season with an affecting “St. Matthew Passion”
Nov 7 – Pianist Rangell shows taste and subtle artistry in Tufts recital
Nov 5 – Boston Lyric Opera’s bloody “Macbeth” holds up a dark mirror to our time
Nov 4 – BSO offers mild Haydn, robust Wagner
Nov 2 – Boston Modern Orchestra Project announces envelope-pushing season
Oct 31 – Lang Lang displays an interpretive depth beyond the glitz and fireworks
Oct 30 – Kammerwerke presents offbeat program but, technically, needs some Werk
Oct 29 – Handel and Haydn Society soars in Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”
Oct 28 – Schumann and Strauss make a mixed night for Kremer, BSO
Oct 24 – Andreas Scholl offers an elegant Purcell evening with the English Concert
Oct 23 – A superb trio of soloists lifts Boston Baroque’s “Creation”
Oct 22 – Opera Boston serves up a breezy and delightful “Beatrice et Benedict”
Oct 21 – Angelich and Masur prove congenial partners in Brahms
Oct 17 – Berlioz’s rarely heard Shakespearean comedy to open Opera Boston season
Oct 17 – Angelich to fill in as BSO soloist due to Bronfman injury
Oct 14 – Yo-Yo Ma and Dvorak prove a memorable match once again with the BSO
Oct 13 – Zander, Boston Philharmonic open season with Russian-Scandinavian program
Oct 7 – BSO assistant conductor makes impressive debut in his own right
Oct 2 – Mutter, BSO relax for final evening of Mozart concertos
Oct 1 – Mutter, down-sized Boston Symphony open season in a reflective mood with Mozart
Sep 29 – Boston Symphony launches a transitional season with an eye toward future podium potential
Sep 25 – Soloists shine in Emmanuel Music’s Mass in B minor
Sep 24 – Handel and Haydn Society opens with a varied and seasonally bracing program
Sep 21 – Welcome
Sep 21 – Watch this space
Sep 19 – Boston Classical Review to debut in September
Sep 19 – Dutoit, Boston Symphony serve up a memorable Berlioz Requiem at Tanglewood
Sep 19 – Tanglewood opener makes superb showcase for young singers
Sep 19 – “Niobe” launches Boston Early Music Festival in colorful, richly melodic style