Performances

Barton, Lipman, and Sanikidze explore space within old and new music – Jan 26, 2025

Musical expression requires the space between notes and phrases to tell […]

Nelsons closes BSO’s Beethoven symphony cycle with glimpse of Promised Land – Jan 24, 2025

The end of a matter, the writer of Ecclesiastes tells us, […]

Nelsons’ Beethoven cycle passes the halfway mark in worthy style – Jan 19, 2025

As far as Beethoven was concerned, his Sixth Symphony is self-explanatory. […]

Nelsons’ BSO Beethoven cycle delivers a spirited Fourth and lyrical Fifth – Jan 17, 2025

Not every night does the music of Beethoven conjure the words […]

Avdeeva more in synch with Liszt than Beethoven in Celebrity Series recital – Jan 16, 2025

The Celebrity Series of Boston presented pianist Yulianna Avdeeva Wednesday evening […]

Nelsons, Boston Symphony open Beethoven cycle in top form – Jan 10, 2025

Complete cycles of the Beethoven symphonies aren’t for the faint of […]

Back Bay Chorale brings an American accent to the Christmas music season – Dec 21, 2024

A few days after Boston was designated the “most beautiful winter […]

Boston Cecilia’s holiday program provides ecumenical array of comfort and joy – Dec 07, 2024

“A man’s reach,” Robert Browning famously wrote, “should exceed his grasp.” […]

Boston Camerata’s medieval Christmas resonates gracefully with the present – Dec 07, 2024

Boston Camerata proved that medieval music can resonate as much as […]

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 […]