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Zander sees Beethoven Ninth as ideal work to crown 50 years of conducting – Feb 21, 2023

At age 83 and after fifty years as a conductor, one […]

Top Ten Performances of 2022 – Dec 19, 2022

1.  Music by Korngold, Mozart and Andrew Norman. Kirill Petrenko/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra […]

By all means, address racist elements in opera—but be smart about it and respect the art form – Oct 04, 2022

“If you don’t like the weather in New England now,” Mark […]

Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020 – Apr 02, 2020

Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the most prominent compositional voices in 20th […]

Top Ten Performances of 2019 – Dec 22, 2019

1. Thomas Adès’s Piano Concerto. Kirill Gerstein, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès. […]

Critic’s Choice for 2019-2020 – Sep 05, 2019

Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Music of Warshaw, Schillinger, Carpenter, and Weill. […]

Top Ten Performances of 2018 – Dec 23, 2018

1. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Celebrity Series. As […]

Critic’s Choice for 2018-2019 – Sep 01, 2018

At first glance, the 2018-2019 classical music season in Boston seems […]

Yes, celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. But what about other, better American composers? – Jul 12, 2018

If you’ve been living in an adjacent galaxy for the past […]

John Oliver 1939-2018 – Apr 12, 2018

John Oliver, founder and longtime conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, […]