Whether Beethoven saved his best symphony for last is a matter of opinion. However, one can hang several descriptors on his Symphony No. 9, and “anticlimactic” isn’t one of them. If you’re performing ...
The main credit for this wonderful concert goes to conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, whose ideas about these works and about the ...
Set against the backdrop of a deeply tumultuous period for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the final concerts of the 2025-26 season carried unusual emotional weight. The sudden termination of Andris ...
Even with tension as a backdrop at BSO’s summer redoubt, “The Marriage of Figaro” was as good as opera in the Shed ever gets.
Japanese-English classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida, conductor Andris Nelsons, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offered the audience an evening of striking contrasts on April 19, weaving together ...
Esa-Pekka Salonen and pianist Yefim Bronfman performed Beethoven’s magisterial “Emperor” concerto, while Andris Nelsons and ...
2 Photos: Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany and More in RHINOCEROS Rehearsals at A.R.T. Each of the four symphonic concert programs is complemented by a free interdisciplinary event designed by the BSO ...
LENOX — On Sunday afternoon, Michael Tilson Thomas will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and “Psalm 90” of Charles Ives. Since 1997, it has ...
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Andris Nelsons, performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with guest soloist Lang Lang and Stravinsky's Petrushka (1947 version). This marks ...