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 […]