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Modest in his demeanor but remarkably enduring, the American-born, Swedish conductor continually fell in love with music, leading orchestras with no-nonsense insight and integrity well into his 90s.
  • On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, Minkowski conducts Haydn's "The Seasons" as Boston Baroque’s first new Music Director in more than 50 years.
  • Ma joins Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Edward Elgar’s monumental Cello Concerto, on a program including Brahms’s final symphony and Arturs Maskats's "Tango."
  • Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 7:00pm, on WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, Earl Lee leads the Rockport Chamber Festival Orchestra, including the GRAMMY Award-winning Parker Quartet and clarinetist Todd Palmer, in Copland's "Appalachian Spring."
From NPR Music
  • On The Bach Hour, Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott."
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.