Justin Pumfrey
Tonight at 8:00pm, the Boston Symphony Orchestra welcomes back pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, and Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 in the second concert of the BSO's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.
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Boston-based choir Nightingale Vocal Ensemble shakes up the classical choral format with their entirely improvised debut album “Composition Sped Up.” -
Much ink has been spilled in writing books about classical music. Here are some staff favorites. -
Fall is for sad love songs, jazz spirituals, sleeping in, and pie. Lots of pie. Get your fill in this month's Instant Replay. -
For centuries, composers have paid tribute to St. Cecilia, remembered on November 22nd, leading to a fascinating tapestry of musical expression.
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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… -
See and hear a performance of Handel's masterpiece by the Handel and Haydn Society, produced at GBH.Boston's Handel and Haydn Society hasn't missed a…
From NPR Music
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Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans. -
On his new album, the British keyboardist offers both engaging and entertaining contemporary works for the misunderstood instrument.
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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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