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In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
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Tonight: "Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
Tonight at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with the Radius Ensemble, selections from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Hilary Tann, and Jennifer Higdon embody and celebrate the shimmering natural world.
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  • Cellist Steven Isserlis, holding his instrument in a rehearsal, looking at a colleague off camera
    The Bach Hour
    Cellist Steven Isserlis on Bach
    On The Bach Hour, the British cellist describes the genius behind music originally written by the composer for the viola da gamba, which he recorded with harpsichordist Richard Egarr.
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A sunny picture of the Shed at Tanglewood, surrounded by lush trees and a bright blue sky.
  1. “Apollon musagète” and “Scheherazade,” with the BSO at Tanglewood
  2. Hadelich, Prokofiev, and the BSO at Tanglewood
  3. Beethoven’s Revolutionary Early Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, & 3
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Baiba Skride wears black against a black background. Her face, framed by her dark hair, and her hands holding her violin are the only visible parts of her amidst the darkness. She has bright green eyes, and she looks at the camera mischeviously.
  1. Baibe Skride and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  2. Shostakovich, Stravinsky and a World Premiere with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  3. Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven with the BSO
Upcoming "In Concert" Broadcasts
In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
  1. "Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
  2. Newport Classical Presents: The Isidore String Quartet
  3. The Boston Early Music Festival's Celebration of Women, with Tiburtina and The Three Sopranos
Past "In Concert" Broadcasts
Erin Morley wears soft pink lipstick and blush, and is surrounded by blossoms of a similar hue. She looks at the camera and smiles softly.
  1. Erin Morley's Boston Baroque Debut
  2. "The Four Seasons," Reimagined with the Australian Chamber Orchestra
  3. Hildegard, Aleotti, Haydn, and Mozart, with H+H
The Bach Hour
Cellist Steven Isserlis, holding his instrument in a rehearsal, looking at a colleague off camera
  1. Cellist Steven Isserlis on Bach
  2. Bach's Mass in B minor, with Ryan Turner of Emmanuel Music
  3. The Joy and Depth of Bach's Cantata 31, "Heaven Laughs! Earth Exults"
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