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Top Ten Performances of 2023 – Dec 19, 2023

 1.   Sir András Schiff playing Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and […]

Critic’s Choice 2023-24 – Sep 05, 2023

Puccini: Madama Butterfly. Boston Lyric Opera/David Angus. September 14-24. Last year, Boston Lyric […]

Celebrity Series announces a bevy of firsts for 2023-2024 season – May 02, 2023

Familiar faces, new voices, belated debuts and more highlight the Celebrity […]

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 […]