Boston Classical Review

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 […]

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra offers an American salute with Higdon concerto – Apr 07, 2025

There’s nothing quite as wonderful as when an instrument begins to […]

A neglected Elgar concerto is restored to impassioned life with Zimmermann, Slobodeniouk and BSO – Apr 04, 2025

There are few great works upon which fame has shone more […]

Fischer & Lisiecki spark musical fireworks in a Celebrity Series duo debut – Mar 29, 2025

Slobodeniouk and Boston Symphony draw a compelling through-line from Pärt to Mozart – Mar 28, 2025

Who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks? The Boston Symphony […]

Soprano Morley’s Mozart sparks Boston Baroque program – Mar 22, 2025

Spring, the comedian Robin Williams once declared, is nature’s way of […]

Tilson Thomas’s Whitman cycle fares best in BSO’s mixed evening of debuts – Mar 14, 2025

Sometimes good things come in threes. Other times, they happen in […]

Seraphim provides fitful illumination with “Aspects of Light” – Mar 11, 2025

Thematic programming is difficult to achieve, with the need for contrast […]

Boston Artists Ensemble puts across the energy and promise of early Beethoven – Mar 10, 2025

There is a common misconception about the music Ludwig van Beethoven […]