Music
Danilo Brito was a child prodigy who originally began playing both the mandolin and the four-stringed cavaquinho.
For terrific viola playing and some fresh repertoire by familiar names, look no further than Antoine Tamestit’s Bel Canto.
These trio of releases from pianist Satoko Fujii are exciting snapshots of a jazz daredevil in action.
Peter Kuhn, a master jazz improviser, returns after decades away from the music.
Hyperion builds a CD around a superb performance of Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Concerto.
Mavis Staples’ colossal voice fully blanketed the entire venue and tucked its way into every nook and cranny.
No orchestra in this country embraces the challenges of Charles Wuorinen’s hyper-intellectual style better than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
There have been lots of recordings of Philip Glass to hit the market recently. One of the highlights is Víkingur Ólafsson’s Piano Works.
This invigorating, sometimes unpredictable, Beethoven-heavy program certainly offered its share of athleticism and energy.
Music Commentary: Thoughts on the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-18 Season
On paper, at least, the upcoming season of the BSO is a bit of a letdown: cautious, unthreatening, comfortable.
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