Marco Borggreve
Tonight at 8:00pm, in an encore broadcast from last summer, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in Stravinsky’s iconic tale of the Greek god Apollo and three muses of artistic inspiration, followed by Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade", inspired by the story of “One Thousand and One Nights.”
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The sounds of a genius, a pinch of kitsch, and a nightmare reimagined — all mixed together in this month's Instant Replay witches' brew. -
Airing on GBH 2 on October 27, "Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey" is an hour-long film that documents Wilkins’s experience as a Black conductor and his larger impact on the musical world. -
One of Leonard Bernstein’s most deeply personal works continues to be as relevant today as it ever was, even being quoted in a recent speech by the US Secretary of State. -
As a special guest on the GBH Kids-produced PBS KIDS series "Pinkalicious & Peterrific," cellist Yo-Yo Ma shares the power of music with a new generation of children.
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The Miami-based orchestra celebrates the artistic explosion emanating from 1920s New York, with music and poetry inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, on demand. -
Join the GRAMMY-winning Boston Early Music Festival and Idagio for a holiday program showcasing masterworks from the Italian Baroque by Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Stradella! -
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer performs his own music as well as that of Florence Price and Franz Schubert, with violinist Wendy Putnam, in a Concord…
From NPR Music
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One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself. -
The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved minimalism into the mainstream.
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On The Bach Hour, a legendary instrument at Schlosskirche Altenburg - played when it was new by the composer himself - transmits an astonishing range of sonic color in the Passacaglia in C minor and Cantata 146.
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