Handel and Haydn Society Receives $10 Million Donation to Honor Artistic Director Harry Christophers
The Handel and Haydn Society has just received a transformative gift of $10 million in honor of Artistic Director Harry Christophers.
Boston Classical Music News Coverage — Page 10
The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Boston.
BSO to Perform US Premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' DANCE FOLDINGS
Originally scheduled for BSO performances at Symphony Hall from January 13 through 16, 2022, Julia Adolphe’s new commissioned work, Makeshift Castle, will not be completed in time for these concerts.
BSO NOW Presents Victor Wooten, Holiday Pops and Archival Recordings
Monthly BSO NOW live video streams are available for video-on-demand viewing for 30 days and can be viewed on the web and via apple tv, roku, amazon fire tv, and select Samsung smart TVs.
MOSSO To Present A Holiday Brass Concert December 14
The Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra will present a family-friendly performance, MOSSO and Friends Holiday Brass Concert, on Tuesday, December 14, at 7PM, at St.
HK Gruber's SHORT STORIES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS Premieres in Boston
In January, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of HK Gruber's symphonic suite pulled from the composer's acclaimed 2014 opera, Tales from the Vienna Woods.
NEC's CI Department And Faculty Member Lautaro Mantilla Present TRADITION Featuring Music From All Corners Of The World
For almost 50 years NEC's department of Contemporary Improvisation has fostered a community of artists interested in studying music from different cultures and the interactions between them.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Musicians To Donate $10,000 To Musicians Of The Springfield Symphony Orchestra
The Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra have received a $10,000 donation pledge from their counterparts at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
New England Conservatory Announces Fall Master Class Series
New England Conservatory has announced a series of fall master classes in-person and streaming live from the Boston campus this fall.
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons Welcomes Trumpet Virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger & Conducts All-Brahms Program
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to Symphony Hall to lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in music of Jörg Widman, Mahler, and Brahms, bringing the fall period of the 2021-22 BSO season to an end.
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Returns to Live Performances With Fall Concert This Month
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will return to live performances this month with its Fall Concert.
Tanglewood Learning Institute Announces The 2021-22 Fall/Winter/Spring Schedule Of Activities At Linde Center
The Boston Symphony Orchestra announces the fall/winter/spring schedule of performances and activities to take place at Tanglewood's Linde Center for Music and Learning, November 2021 through April 2022.
Pianist Beatrice Rana Performs Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto With BSO and Guest Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk
Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk, who made his BSO debut in 2018 at Tanglewood, leads a program including Tchaikovsky's towering Piano Concerto No.
Handel And Haydn Society Will Present Handel's Messiah For The 168th Consecutive Year
A holiday tradition returns to Boston as the Handel and Haydn Society performs Handel's Messiah.
Conductor Roderick Cox Replaces Ton Koopman For November 11-13 BSO Concerts
Regrettably, conductor Ton Koopman has had to withdraw from his upcoming appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, November 11, 12, and 13, at Symphony Hall, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
2021 Gramophone Awards Present The Boston Modern Orchestra Project With A Special Achievement Award
Last night, the 44th Gramophone Classical Music Awards bestowed the Boston Modern Orchestra Project with a Special Achievement Award in recognition of its extraordinary service to American music of the modern era.
BSO to Celebrate Trailblazing Composer Sofia Gubaidulina's 90th Birthday With Upcoming Concerts
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons will mark the 90th birthday of distinguished Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina with performances of her 2003 work The Light of the End, October 21-23.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra Earns Recognition In National Competition
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra has been awarded third place in the The American Prize Competition for the Performing Arts.
Andris Nelsons Leads Works By R. Strauss, Mozart, Still, And Sibelius, Octpber 7-16
In the first weeks of their 2021–22 season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons continue their exploration of major works by Richard Strauss, alongside music of Mozart, Sibelius, and Still, and welcome acclaimed guest artists Lucas and Arthur Jussen and Lisa Batiashvili
The Rebellious Guerilla Opera Presents ELLIS Next Month
Guerilla Opera presents a live production of ELLIS, a world premiere multimedia and immersive opera based on true stories from Ellis Island.
BSO Presents A Free Concert on October 3 in Celebration of the Re-Opening Of Symphony Hall
As the culmination of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2021–22 season-opening weekend, the orchestra presents a special BSO/Boston Pops community concert under the direction of Andris Nelsons, Thomas Wilkins, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart (in order of appearance) on Sunday, October 3, a
MassOpera Will Present LA TRAVIATA Next Month
Beginning Sunday, October 17th at the historic Eustis Estate in Milton, MA, MassOpera presents an innovative, immersive production of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra to Open Third Season With Cosmic Works by Anna Clyne, Micah Roberts & More
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra will open its third season this Saturday, September 25, with music inspired by the cosmos.
Sphinx Virtuosi To Return To UNCSA With Concert That Challenges The Classical Canon, October 5
Sphinx Virtuosi, a chamber orchestra composed of some of the nation's top Black and Latinx classical soloists, will return to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) to perform Tracing Visions, a program that sets out to challenge and evolve the classical canon by illuminating a
BSO and Andris Nelsons Welcome Audiences Back to Symphony Hall On September 30
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are thrilled to welcome audiences back for the 2021-22 season opener on September 30, performing the first BSO concert for live audiences at Symphony Hall since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the closure of the Hall
Boston Art Song Society Selects Mason Bynes As 2021-2022 Composer In Residence
Prior to the first concert of its 2021-2022 season, Boston Art Song Society has announced an historic new partnership.
HOLIDAY POPS Returns To Live Audiences At Symphony Hall For The First Time Since 2019
The Boston Pops has announced the return of the ever-popular Holiday Pops season at Symphony Hall, December 2 through 24.
Boston Lyric Opera Moves Season Opener To Open-Air Seaport Venue
Boston Lyric Opera opens its new season October 1 @ 7:30 PM and October 3 @ 3 PM with the company's first production of “Cavalleria Rusticana,” composer Pietro Mascagni's one-act verismo tale of love, betrayal and death in a small Sicilian village.
Composer Eric Nathan to Make Boston Conducting Debut In New England Philharmonic Season Opener
On Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 8:00pm, composer Eric Nathan will make his Boston orchestral conducting debut leading the New England Philharmonic in their season opening concert at All Saints Parish.
Passim Opens Up Applications For Iguana Music Fund Grants
Passim, the legendary music listening room in Cambridge, is opening up the application process for the annual Iguana Music Fund.
Jermaine Hill Named Assistant Chair Of Theater For Boston Conservatory At Berklee
Boston Conservatory at Berklee has named educator and artist Jermaine Hill as assistant chair of theater.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces Fall 2021 COVID Protocols for Symphony Hall
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s COVID protocols for the fall period of the 2021–22 BSO season at Symphony Hall, September 30–November 30, will require audience members to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test result, either a PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance
Choral Art Society Welcomes New Singers For Fall Season
Choral Art Society of the South Shore, a welcoming, non-auditioned community chorus, invites new singers to attend the first rehearsal of the fall season on Tuesday, September 14, from 7 to 9 pm, at First Trinitarian Congregational Church, 381 Country Way, Scituate.
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra to Present Season Kickoff and Serenade Concert
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, the Cape’s professional collaborative orchestra, will present its Season Four opening performance of the 2021-22 season, OPEN CCCO: Season Kickoff & Serenade, on Sunday, August 29, 3 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 533 Rt.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Appoints Earl Lee As New Assistant Conductor
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Korean-Canadian conductor Earl Lee as the orchestra's new assistant conductor for a two-year term beginning with the 2021–22 season.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra Announces Upcoming Season
The season opens with another world premiere: Micah Roberts' 'Hypernovae,' a fantastic overture inspired by the cosmos, which also marks the conclusion of the LCO's first ever call-for-scores.
Gil Shaham Replaces Jussen Brothers For This Sunday's Tanglewood Program
Pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen have withdrawn from this Sunday's Tanglewood performance due to COVID-related travel issues.
Lowell Chamber Orchestra Makes Final Round In The American Prize Competition
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra is one of the finalists for The American Prize in the orchestral performance competition, professional divisions.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra to Celebrate 20th Season With Return To Live Music
Boston Landmarks Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins celebrates its 20th anniversary season with the return of live orchestral music to the iconic DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade this summer-the first live and free professional symphony concerts in Boston si
Pilgrim Festival Chorus to Host Open Auditions for Fall Season
Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal not-for-profit community choral ensemble, invites singers from the South Shore area to Open Auditions on Mondays, August 23 and 30, at 6:30 pm.
Composer Nkeiru Okoye & Students At South Shore Conservatory To Team Up For Upcoming Performance
South Shore Conservatory has announced Nkeiru Okoye as the first composer-in-residence for its new SSC Transform initiative, which uses music education as a vehicle to promote social awareness and social justice.
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Celebrate Beethoven!: Turning the Key Alice Tully Hall (9/17-9/17) |
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Carnegie Hall Presents: Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Victor Santiago Asuncion Carnegie Hall (11/10-11/10) |
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American Composers Orchestra: Hello, America: We Gather Here at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (10/27-10/27) |
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American Composers Orchestra: New Virtuoso: Low End Theory at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (3/18-3/18) |