Irène Zandel
Now available to stream on demand, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann perform Elgar, and Dima Slobodeniouk returns to conduct Hailstork and Stravinsky.
Jiyang Chen: Mälkki; Marco Borggreve: Nelsons; Marvin Joseph: Fleming, Courtesy of the artist: Simon; Nigel Parry: Midori; Paul Glickman: Hadelich
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Artists across the pop music spectrum, from Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens to Solange Knowles and RZA, have made recent forays into music for ballet. Why now, and what’s changed about their music to accommodate the medium? -
Figure skating is a sport with deep ties to classical music. Here's what you'll hear at this year's ISU World Figure Skating Championships, taking place in Boston, MA. -
Spring has sprung, and with it comes a riot of fiddle, a lo-fi re-imagining, and at least two GRAMMY Awards in the Instant Replay. -
If you've never made the trek to Symphony Hall, you're not alone. Join WCRB host Phil Jones on his first ever visit to hear the BSO, and get ready to make YOUR Symphony Hall debut!
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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. -
The Boston Symphony Orchestra premieres a re-framing of John Coltrane’s legendary jazz compositions, curated by Composer Chair Carlos Simon.
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, John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in the composer's Cantata 182, and Pieter Wispelwey performs the Suite No. 5 for solo cello.
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