Jiyang Chen: Mälkki; Marco Borggreve: Nelsons; Marvin Joseph: Fleming, Courtesy of the artist: Simon; Nigel Parry: Midori; Paul Glickman: Hadelich
Broad, interconnected thematic programming drives the BSO’s just announced 2025-2026 season, including “E Pluribus Unum,” a kaleidoscopic exploration of American works, “Where Words End: Music and the Natural World,” and “Faith in Our Time,” as well as a celebration of Symphony Hall's 125th birthday.
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The Moon helps us keep track of time, of tides, of the ebb and flow of life. And inspires music. -
The violinist describes the experience of recording a landmark Chinese work with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. -
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Hollywood’s biopic treatment is usually given to historical figures that pop culture remembers well. For Joseph Bologne, it’s an entrée to remembering him, period.
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On The Bach Hour, Helmut Rilling conducts the composer's Cantata No. 84 and selections from the Mass in B minor, and guitarist Jason Vieaux and German Brass each offer distinctive interpretations in two of Bach's instrumental works. -
On The Bach Hour, one of the composer's frothier musical creations tells the story of a father, his daughter, and a hot caffeinated beverage that causes a minor rift in family relations. -
On The Bach Hour, the Finnish conductor leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Arnold Schoenberg's lush orchestration of the "St. Anne" Prelude and Fugue, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata 73.
From NPR Music
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When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Grammy-winning baritone Will Liverman about his latest album — Show Me The Way — honoring women in classical music, past and present.
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On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.
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