Performances

Boston Cecilia wraps season with varied, colorful works by Asian composers – May 18, 2025

It is no small feat to present a concert comprised largely […]

Edgar Meyer and friends provide stellar advocacy for his music – May 10, 2025

Some composers—like John Adams, the author of The Dharma at Big Sur, Gnarly […]

Nelsons, BSO wrap season and Shostakovich festival on mixed note – May 04, 2025

Nothing lasts forever, as Taylor Swift reminds us, be they relationships, careers, […]

Zander, Boston Phil Youth Orchestra wrap season with soulful music – May 02, 2025

Composers can’t always be trusted to objectively assess their own works. […]

Kissin brings gripping depth and poetry to Bach, Shostakovich for Celebrity Series – Apr 30, 2025

At least two things become readily apparent during an Evgeny Kissin […]

Nelsons, BSO unlock Shostakovich’s Sixth amid Stravinsky and a world premiere – Apr 27, 2025

Beware of ideas, Joseph Stalin once warned: they are more powerful […]

Zander, Boston Philharmonic soar with a transcendent Mahler “Resurrection” – Apr 19, 2025

A sold-out Symphony Hall witnessed a moving performance of Mahler’s Symphony […]

Nelsons and BSO explore late Shostakovich and, with Uchida, Classical Beethoven – Apr 18, 2025

“What do you think this music is about?” Leonard Bernstein asked […]

Brahms and Schoenberg make a companionable pair in BAE’s season finale – Apr 14, 2025

It’s no secret that Arnold Schoenberg admired Johannes Brahms. Less well-known […]

Nelsons opens BSO’s Shostakovich festival with a riveting Eleventh Symphony – Apr 12, 2025

There’s nothing like an anniversary to encourage an orchestra’s programming. Take […]