Whoever planned the first month of concerts at Symphony Hall this year deserves a pat on the back: rarely, if ever, do four consecutive weeks of programs, and from different artists, hold together so cogently. On Thursday night the Boston Symphony Orchestra returned to the stage with a lineup that ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The last proved particularly impressive in the Second Symphony, whose Larghetto featured a couple of thrillingly measured ppps.For character, too, the night’s account of this neglected masterpiece was resoundingly spirited.

5 days ago · Harvey, H&H dazzle in delightful program of Handel rarities – Feb 08, 2025. One of Handel’s strengths lies in his rich experiences encompassing Europe, […]

Jan 19, 2025 · 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 titles”—though, presumably just to be safe, he then provided subheadings for each movement and gave the larger work its “Pastoral” moniker. To judge from Saturday night’s performance at Symphony Hall ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Tis the season for musical marathons, at least in New England. A little more than a week after the Boston Symphony Orchestra wrapped its survey of the complete Beethoven symphonies, the Celebrity Series brought Seong-Jin Cho to Symphony Hall to present all of Maurice Ravel’s solo piano works.

Oct 25, 2024 · Playing with pristine textural clarity, a keen ear for tonal shadings, and a potent command of Liszt’s style, the French pianist delivered an account of his part that was grippingly poetic.

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’ first decade as music […]

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 Icelandic pianist’s traversal of the set at Jordan Hall in February. Rather, Ólafsson’s reading blended absorbing sweep and organic logic, with every phrase and embellishment emerging with inviting freshness and a true ...

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 superstar Korean pianist playing Maurice Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand resulted in a full house for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the new year Thursday night..

Apr 4, 2024 · The Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Andris Nelsons’ first decade as music director while also highlighting new and recent initiatives in its 2024-25 season, which was announced Thursday.