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Soloists shine in the spotlight in BSO’s American-Russian program – Jan 16, 2026

Fitchburg, Massachusetts doesn’t loom large in the annals of music history. […]

Nelsons, cast and BSO give heartfelt and idiomatic advocacy to Barber’s “Vanessa” – Jan 09, 2026

Happiness, George Burns once quipped, is having a large, loving, caring, […]

Boston Artists Ensemble opens new year with fresh and bracing Mozart – Jan 05, 2026

Move over Johann Strauss: nothing says “Happy New Year” like Mozart. […]

January 16 – Dec 23, 2025

Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, pianist Lorna McGhee, […]

Top Ten Performances of 2025 – Dec 21, 2025

1.  Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt. Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra […]

Handel and Haydn Society takes the path less chosen with Christmas program – Dec 19, 2025

“Well, Franklin,” Theodore Roosevelt quipped to his cousin after the younger […]

Boston Cecilia celebrates its patron saint with a feast of varied music – Dec 08, 2025

Celebrating a birthday around the holidays can be a tricky proposition. […]

December 23 – Nov 22, 2025

Gloriae Dei Cantores Carol sing 3 p.m. Brewster Performing Arts Center […]

Ma, at 70, brings fresh vigor, emotional depths to Bach’s Cello Suites – Nov 22, 2025

Seventieth birthdays are big deals. When Leonard Bernstein marked the milestone […]

Trifonov & Orchestre National de France open American tour with Gallic style – Nov 08, 2025

“When good Americans die,” Oscar Wilde said, “they go to Paris.” […]