The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Boston.
Boston Symphony Announces 2022 Tanglewood Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 20, 2022
The 2022 Tanglewood season, June 17-September 4, will present a wide range of programs that spotlight favorite returning artists and repertoire, while also introducing dynamic new artists and eclectic programming, with eight world and American premieres and 28 works by living composers, as well as 2...
Handel And Haydn Society To Host Discussion With Paul Griffiths, Author Of MR. BEETHOVEN
by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2022
The Handel and Haydn Society will host an online discussion with Paul Griffiths, author of Mr. Beethoven on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM. ...
Pianist Igor Levit and Conductor Elim Chan to Make BSO Debuts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2022
Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan, chief conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, makes her BSO debut and acclaimed Russian-German pianist Igor Levit makes his BSO subscription series debut in these concerts....
New England Conservatory Announces Spring Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2022
New England Conservatory has announced their spring 2022 Season. Highlights include NEC Wind Ensemble and Choirs offer a 50th anniversary celebration of the Wind Ensemble by presenting Igor Stravinsky's 'Symphony of Psalms,' and the world premiere commission of Chris Brubeck's first wind ensemble pi...
Violinist Hilary Hahn and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform with Boston Symphony Orchestra
by Marissa Tomeo - January 08, 2022
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra podium in January to lead the world premiere of the BSO co-commission Short Stories from the Vienna Woods by Viennese composer HK Gruber and the U.S. premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' Dance Foldings—and is joined by ...
Boston Baroque Closes Seasons with Concert and Opera
by Marissa Tomeo - January 06, 2022
Boston Baroque concludes its 2021-2022 season with two programs in March and April. First, Boston Baroque presents Vivaldi’s Gloria, a beloved choral work brought to life by Boston Baroque’s chorus, alongside Handel’s stunning Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day featuring soloists Elena Villalón and ...
BSO & Andris Nelsons Welcome Violinist Hilary Hahn & Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra podium in January to lead the world premiere of the BSO co-commission Short Stories from the Vienna Woods by Viennese composer HK Gruber and the U.S. premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' Dance Foldings—and is joined by supersta...
BU Tanglewood Institute Announces Preliminary Summer 2022 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2022
Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)—one of North America’s premier summer training programs for young musicians—has announced preliminary details of Summer 2022 repertoire, programs, and premieres....
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Announces New Program Offerings And Repertoire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2022
Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)-one of North America's premier summer training programs for young musicians- has announced preliminary details of Summer 2022 repertoire, programs, and premieres....
Handel and Haydn Society to Present HAYDN + MOZART
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2021
In one of his final performances as Artistic Director, Harry Christophers will lead the orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 103, Drum Roll, while all eyes will be on the dynamic concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky as she performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1, an H+H premiere....
Handel and Haydn Society's Emancipation Proclamation Concert to Return December 31st
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2021
The Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History will present the Emancipation Proclamation Concert. Part of Boston’s First Night celebration, the free concert will take place at the historic Trinity Church Boston in Copley Square on Tuesday, December 31, 2021, at 1:00 pm wi...
Handel and Haydn Society President and CEO David Snead Named a Top 30 Professional By Musical America
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2021
Musical America has selected Handel and Haydn Society President and CEO David Snead as one of the top professionals working in the Performing Arts. David was one of 30 industry leaders to be honored for their work navigating through and out of Covid-19....
Passim Awards $40,000 In 2021 Iguana Music Fund Grants
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2021
Passim has awarded $40,000 to 23 musicians through its Iguana Music Fund. The Iguana Music Fund provides these grants annually to musicians for career building projects and for projects that provide community service through music. ...
Collage New Music to Present The World Premiere Of Eric Nathan's SHORT STORIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021
Collage New Music will present the world premiere of composer Eric Nathan's Short Stories. Held at Pickman Concert Hall at the Longy School of Music, the concert will feature the Boston premieres of Talia Amar's When a Dream Becomes Reality and Marjorie Merryman's Four Images, plus Andrew Imbrie's ...
Handel and Haydn Society Receives $10 Million Donation to Honor Artistic Director Harry Christophers
by Gigi Gervais - November 27, 2021
The Handel and Haydn Society has just received a transformative gift of $10 million in honor of Artistic Director Harry Christophers. The money was donated outright and anonymously and will help create the Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence....
BSO to Perform US Premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' DANCE FOLDINGS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 26, 2021
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. It will be replaced by (left) Augusta Read Thomas’ Dance Foldings....
BSO NOW Presents Victor Wooten, Holiday Pops and Archival Recordings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 24, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2021
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. Andrew's Church on 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA....
HK Gruber's SHORT STORIES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS Premieres in Boston
by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2021
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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2021
New England Conservatory has announced a series of fall master classes in-person and streaming live from the Boston campus this fall. Continuing with the technological innovations made during the pandemic, digital master classes and events by world-class artists open the doors of the Conservatory ...
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons Welcomes Trumpet Virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger & Conducts All-Brahms Program
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2021
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
by BWW Staff - November 02, 2021
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will return to live performances this month with its Fall Concert. The concert is set for Sunday November 14th at 3pm at Swampscott High School....
Tanglewood Learning Institute Announces The 2021-22 Fall/Winter/Spring Schedule Of Activities At Linde Center
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2021
Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk, who made his BSO debut in 2018 at Tanglewood, leads a program including Tchaikovsky's towering Piano Concerto No. 1, with dynamic young Italian pianist Beatrice Rana as soloist, and Dvorák's Brahms-influenced Symphony No. 7, which reveals both the composer's lov...
Handel And Haydn Society Will Present Handel's Messiah For The 168th Consecutive Year
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2021
A holiday tradition returns to Boston as the Handel and Haydn Society performs Handel's Messiah. The concert is a hallmark of the H+H season that dates to its first concert in 1815 which featured the famed “Hallelujah” chorus. ...
Conductor Roderick Cox Replaces Ton Koopman For November 11-13 BSO Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2021
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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 06, 2021
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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021
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
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 05, 2021
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra has been awarded third place in the The American Prize Competition for the Performing Arts. The orchestra was recognized for their performances in its inaugural season, in a division that appraises professional orchestras around the United States....
Andris Nelsons Leads Works By R. Strauss, Mozart, Still, And Sibelius, Octpber 7-16
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2021
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
by Stephi Wild - September 29, 2021
Guerilla Opera presents a live production of ELLIS, a world premiere multimedia and immersive opera based on true stories from Ellis Island. ELLIS runs for two performances only on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2021 at 7:00PM in the Old South Meeting House, Boston's National Historic Landmark...
BSO Presents A Free Concert on October 3 in Celebration of the Re-Opening Of Symphony Hall
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2021
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
by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2021
Beginning Sunday, October 17th at the historic Eustis Estate in Milton, MA, MassOpera presents an innovative, immersive production of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The production is presented in collaboration with Historic New England....
Lowell Chamber Orchestra to Open Third Season With Cosmic Works by Anna Clyne, Micah Roberts & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 22, 2021
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra will open its third season this Saturday, September 25, with music inspired by the cosmos. The three works by Anna Clyne, Micah Roberts, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, all allude to a cosmic object....
Sphinx Virtuosi To Return To UNCSA With Concert That Challenges The Classical Canon, October 5
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2021
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
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2021
The Boston Pops has announced the return of the ever-popular Holiday Pops season at Symphony Hall, December 2 through 24. ...
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