Felix Broede: Okisawa; Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: Midori
Now available to stream on demand: Nodoka Okisawa, a protégée of former BSO Music Director Seiji Ozawa, makes her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut with Takemitsu’s “Requiem for strings,” as well as Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony and Violin Concerto with soloist Midori.
Marco Borggreve: Slobodeniouk; Vincent Soyez: Carter
What makes an opera performance great? GBH Music partnered with Boston Lyric Opera, New England Conservatory of Music, and legendary opera singers Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, and Davóne Tines to explore an extraordinary art form.
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One note is all it takes for the hair on the back of our necks to stand up. That's the magic of a great horror movie soundtrack! Dare to listen? -
This October, celebrate the pioneering composer of movies like "The Shining," whose classical chops made her an icon of electronic music. -
On October 15, 1900, an acoustic marvel opened its doors to the public — and Boston's high society — for the first time. -
Spooky season is here, but new discoveries, fond memories, and "vibes" chase away the ghouls in October's Instant Replay.
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On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, Haydn's breathtaking "The Creation" is brought to life by soloists Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton, all making their Boston Baroque debuts. -
In a conversation with host Brian McCreath on The Bach Hour, Hahn describes the endless creative possibilities in the composer's music for solo violin and plays the Sonata No. 2. -
On The Bach Hour, harmonic solidity and quicksilver brilliance come together in the hands of the German violinist, and Sigiswald Kuijken directs the Cantata No. 180, revealing a pathway from darkness to light.
From NPR Music
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Snider's supercharged relationship with her art form and open-book stance on depression and anxiety shine through in her new opera, which debuts this week in Los Angeles. -
The Spanish singer Rosalía talks about her new album 'Lux,' a head-spinning, epic album that features classical music, opera and the artist singing in 13 languages.
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On The Bach Hour, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini leads his Italian ensemble in unique re-imaginings of Bach's music, and Konrad Junghänel conducts the Missa Brevis in F.
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