Music
Sultry, smart, and sweet, From a Window To A Screen will be a perfect accompaniment to romantic winter nights.
Europa Galante is small enough to make touring financially viable, yet large enough to successfully undertake “larger” works in a variety of venues.
The season-long celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Benjamin Zander’s debut as a conductor, which gets underway later this month when the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) returns to the stage, doesn’t stint on festive spirit.
Unlike the slow, spacy stonerism of the 1973-77 era, early Pink Floyd is a much more rocking experience, and those foundational tunes of English psychedelia take on the excitement of punk to modern ears when heard live.
At House of Blues, Fontaines D.C.’s brooding, bristling music was offset by shifting swatches of amber and purple lighting amid the shadows, casting the musicians in mysterious terms.
Augustin Hadelich has the feeling of this music – its bittersweet melodic phrases, dancing riffs, and restrained passion – well in hand.
This three-disc set provides a fascinating look behind the curtain at one of the great bandleaders in jazz history putting together his groups, seeing what they can do from multiple angles, and building a new musical concept from scratch.
This recording presents one of the most lucid and well-programmed portraits of John Adams to emerge, well, in a long while.
As far as tour openers go, the concert on Friday presented no signs of a band holding back or slow to gain speed.
Singer and songwriter Robin Lane talks about the genesis of her new album. She will be performing live around New England with a new ensemble.
Arts Commentary: In Memoriam, Michael Tilson Thomas (1944-2026)