Performances

A trifecta of BSO conductors makes for enjoyable post-holiday Nordic feast – Nov 30, 2024

Sometimes, despite its imposing grandeur and marvelous acoustic, Symphony Hall can […]

Fleming and Gilfry provide memorable moments in Puts’ “Brightness of Light” – Nov 22, 2024

Character matters—or so we’re often told. It certainly counts in music, […]

Zander, Boston Philharmonic deliver the grandeur and intimacy of “The Planets” – Nov 18, 2024

“Progress depends above all on the temper of the nation,” Anthony […]

An individual “Pathetique” and fresh Mozart from Jordan, Lisiecki and BSO – Nov 15, 2024

To live, Nietzsche tells us, is to suffer, and few 19th-century […]

Fine singers carry BLO’s concert “Aida” over rough edges – Nov 11, 2024

What’s a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida without elephants? Cheaper and […]

Conductor Parsley impresses in Seraphim program that moves from darkness to light – Nov 11, 2024

Not everyone can portray something so abstract yet real such as […]

BPYO impressively handles the challenges of Dvořák and Stravinsky – Nov 04, 2024

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra under founding conductor Benjamin Zander opened […]

Jerusalem Quartet’s intensity vies with rough edges at Jordan Hall – Nov 02, 2024

In music as in love, passion can be a double-edged sword. […]

Paul Lewis’s late Schubert proves even more masterful the second time around – Oct 26, 2024

Pianist Paul Lewis gave a sparkling program of Schubert for his […]

Pappano, BSO serve up a season highlight in short but insightful program – Oct 25, 2024

Brevity, Shakespeare tells us, is the soul of wit. Yet concision […]