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Strings are the thing in Pro Arte’s varied and rewarding program – Apr 13, 2026

It’s hardly an accepted, universal truth, but string players can make […]

Zander leads Boston Philharmonic in a stately yet characterful Mahler Third – Apr 12, 2026

“My time will come,” Gustav Mahler once predicted, “when his has […]

Nelsons to lead four premieres, Stravinsky ballets and Tchaikovsky cycle in final BSO season – Apr 08, 2026

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced its 2026-27 schedule this week. Music […]

Nelsons’ spring love-fest with BSO audience continues, as Fujita makes impressive debut – Apr 03, 2026

There is, perhaps, no stranger ending to a major symphony than […]

Musical politics loom on stage and behind the curtain with Nelsons, Boston Symphony – Mar 27, 2026

Officially, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s “E Pluribus Unum” festival ended at […]

April 16 – Mar 24, 2026

Boston Symphony Orchestra Susanna Mälkki, conductor Lucas Jussen, pianist Arthur Jussen, […]

Ólafsson unlocks the key to memorable Bach and Beethoven – Mar 21, 2026

“Key of E?” the playwright Franz Liebkind asks Max Bialystock during […]

Nelsons returns to BSO for a warm reception with Schumann and Tchaikovsky – Mar 20, 2026

A house divided against itself cannot stand—but it can try to […]

New England Philharmonic serves up a rich and bracing variety of new music – Mar 16, 2026

The Ides of March may have been unlucky for Julius Caesar in […]

Boston Philharmonic orchestras to shut down after 2026-27 season – Mar 11, 2026

The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will shut down permanently after the 2026-2027 […]