Andris Nelsons

Classical CD Review: Andris Nelsons Conducts Shostakovich

November 21, 2023
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The final installment in the Boston Symphony Orchestra’ s Shostakovich symphonies series is not nearly as overwhelming as its kick-off disc.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra — Yo-Yo Ma plays Shostakovich

October 16, 2023
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A concert whose music served as a prayerful elegy for a world spinning out of control.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener — A Mostly Auspicious Evening

October 7, 2023
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Ten years on, Andris Nelsons’s retains his remarkable gifts for expressing the raw power of music with dazzling panache.

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Classical Music Preview: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-2024 Season — Celebrating the Legacy of Serge Koussevitzky

April 26, 2023
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Through fresh new works and a welcome toss-up of pieces commissioned during Koussevitzky’s historic tenure, the BSO’s coming season will honor the fullness of the Russian-born conductor’s legacy.

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Classical Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Anne-Sophie Mutter — Together Again

April 24, 2023
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If Andris Nelsons’s direction revealed one thing, it’s that violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and composer Thomas Adès make a stellar musical pairing.

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Classical Concert Review: BSO’s Nelsons leads Escaich; Chamber Players Perform Ravel, Gubaidulina, and Beethoven

April 17, 2023
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Andris Nelsons has a fine feel for colorful musical canvases, a talent once again displayed in performances of Thierry Escaich’s Cello Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Plays Shostakovich, Brahms, and Mackey

January 27, 2023
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Under the baton of Andris Nelsons, a listless Boston Symphony Orchestra delivered flat renditions of works by Shostakovich and Brahms.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Williams, Bach, Montgomery, and Holst

September 23, 2022
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Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds is a testament to her impressive compositional chops. Let’s have more from her here, and often.

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Classical Album Review: Conductor Andris Nelsons’s Over-Sweetened “Strauss”

August 12, 2022
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This is a release that showcases many of Andris Nelsons’ strengths, including his strong sensitivity for instrumental colors, blends, and balances. At the same time, it also demonstrates the conductor’s hit-or-miss nature with the core repertoire.

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Classical Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra plays Strauss and Mozart

October 12, 2021
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Andris Nelsons’s conception of Strauss’s Tod und Verklärung was impressive, marked by strong contrasts of character, flexibility of phrasing, and a commendable grasp of musical space.

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