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As far as Beethoven was concerned, his Sixth Symphony is self-explanatory. “Anyone who has the faintest idea of rural life,” the composer offered, “will have no need of descriptive …
Performances - Boston Classical Review
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 […]
Nelsons, Boston Symphony open Beethoven cycle in top form
Jan 10, 2025 · Complete cycles of the Beethoven symphonies aren’t for the faint of heart. Just ask Lorin Maazel, whose 1988 traversal of the set included a respirator in the dressing room—just …
Top Ten Performances of 2024 - Boston Classical Review
Dec 21, 2024 · 2. Víkingur Ólafsson playing Bach The Goldberg Variations stand as one of the canon’s three or four most imposing monuments. Yet there was nothing forbidding about the …
Top Ten Performances of 2022 - Boston Classical Review
Dec 19, 2022 · 2. Music by Ravel, Elgar, and Shostakovich.Benjamin Zander/Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. On rare occasions, a concert program seems to respond …
Fine singers carry BLO’s concert “Aida” over rough edges
Nov 11, 2024 · Sunday was a special day for bass Morris Robinson, who marked the 25 th anniversary of his BLO debut (also in Aida), with a stirring, stentorian portrayal of the high …
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Oct 29, 2024 · A retrospective 2024-25 BSO season will also offer premieres, Mahler and Korngold rarities – Apr 04, 2024. The Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Andris Nelsons’ …
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Jan 12, 2024 · Nothing draws a crowd like The Rite of Spring.Or, apparently, Seong-Jin Cho. Together, the combination of Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 homage to pagan Russia and the …
Boston Philharmonic, superb soloists wrap season with a serenely ...
Apr 15, 2023 · Benjamin Zander conducted the Boston Philharmonic in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with soloists Sarah Connolly and Stefan Vinke Friday night at Symphony Hall.
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Sep 6, 2024 · Bruckner: Symphony No. 5. Celebrity Series. Berliner Philharmoniker/Kirill Petrenko. November 20. There’s hardly been a more brilliant orchestral performance at …