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 […]