Classical Music
The trio’s musical offerings were substantial and not the easiest things for an occasional group to pull together.
Read MoreTwo recent albums feature compositions by James MacMillan, one of Europe’s leading composers, as well as an opportunity to hear him conducting.
Read MoreThis recording is the first of a partial Shostakovich cycle Andris Nelsons and the BSO are embarking upon.
Read MoreThe great mistake we make as listeners or viewers is passivity. Music deserves and needs our active involvement.
Read MoreGunther Schuller dove into jazz with passionate hunger, in the process dispelling cultural, class, and racial prejudices.
Read MorePowder Her Face proved the perfect capstone to Odyssey Opera’s month-long survey of British (mostly comic) opera: biting, darkly humorous, provocative, and relevant.
Read MoreMarc-André Hamelin, one of the world’s elite pianists, held the packed Shalin Liu Performance Center enthralled.
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Classical Music Review/Commentary: BSO / Pianist Kirill Gerstein – Whose America?
The BSO’s Americana concert could only provide four beautiful snapshots of a very complicated landscape.
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