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A series of new and recent recordings by Boston orchestras demonstrate that, in the right hands, symphonic music since 1945 remains alive and well, still powerful, fresh, and vibrant.
Read MoreContemporary dance has no useful definition; maybe we could think of it as an attitude, a constantly changing venture.
Read MoreI’ve never seen Kurt Elling when he wasn’t in fine voice, and this show was no exception.
Read MoreAt first, The Submission comes on as an agreeably edgy satire of the automatic embrace of identity politics and political correctness in the academy and popular culture.
Read MoreAlbatross is terrific — a powerful script, vital performance, and imaginative stage design.
Read MoreHow much longer can these seventy-somethings climb those stairs?
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.
Read MoreTaken together, it’s a bracing, provocative, and – perhaps above all – fun survey of music for the stage from, for England, the conspicuously abundant 20th century.
Read MoreTwo 20th century gems bracketed the evening, and all four works showed how the ballet idiom can serve and be served by classical music.
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Classical Music Commentary: On Andris Nelsons’ First Season in Boston and a Look Ahead at 2015-16
By the end of Andris Nelsons’s inaugural season he had the BSO playing with lots of energy and like they really care, night in and out.
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