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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 22 – Dec 23, 2025

Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons, conductor Emanuel Ax, pianist Gil Shaham, […]

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.” […]

Viano Quartet displays mesmerizing artistry for the Celebrity Series – Nov 03, 2025

What’s the deal with Dmitri Shostakovich and E-flat major? Traditionally, that […]

Seraphim Singers reflect on last things with a nicely varied program – Nov 02, 2025

“Everyone should remember,” an anonymous text under the 15th-century Totentanz frieze in Lübeck’s […]