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Tonight at 8:00pm in an encore broadcast, cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to Symphony Hall for an all Shostakovich program, kicking off the Boston Symphony Orchestra's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.
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Who needs the ice cream man when we have all these summer musical treats? Enjoy this month's Instant Replay before it melts! -
The Boston Symphony Orchestra's President and CEO talks about his earliest discoveries in music, what drew him to Boston as a student, and why he returned to lead the BSO. -
Part dream diary, part chamber piece, and 100% psychedelic fever dream, minimalist maverick Terry Riley's "Autodreamographical Tales" bursts into life with the flexible and frenetic Bang On A Can All-Stars. -
One of nature's most entrancing creations is also the inspiration behind beautiful works of music.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart’s stunning final work with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and a collection of sensational soloists. -
On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, mystically beautiful works by Hildegard von Bingen and Raffaela Aleotti are framed by Haydn's Symphony No. 49 and Mozart's "Coronation" Mass. -
On WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, the Norwegian violinist takes listeners on an extraordinary sonic journey to her homeland while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
From NPR Music
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The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits. -
The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.
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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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