Boston-Philharmonic

Classical Music Preview: Catching Up and Looking Ahead with Benjamin Zander on the BPO/BPYO Season

October 9, 2021

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For Benjamin Zander and his musicians – as for all of us – it was a strange, even desperate, several months.

Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic plays Auerbach, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky

October 24, 2016

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Conductor Benjamin Zander and his band were at their collective best performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6.

Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview

September 14, 2016

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In the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.

Classical Music Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Season Preview

January 10, 2016

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The upcoming season is a remarkably robust one in terms of the variety of offerings and the quality (and number) of participating ensembles.

Classical Music Commentary: 2015-16 Orchestral Fall Season Preview

September 24, 2015

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It looks to be as rich, intense, and, hopefully, rewarding a season as we’ve seen in recent memory.

Fuse Commentary: 2013-1014 Orchestral Season Preview

September 11, 2013

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So, even though certain pieces by Mendelssohn and Beethoven seem to be turning up with greater frequency than perhaps may be healthy, there is still much to admire and look forward to in the upcoming orchestral season.

Concert Review: Pianist George Li and Conductor Ben Zander Make Magic

November 22, 2012

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Where does such musical maturity and – let’s face it – genius come from? Pianist George Li’s phrasing, the beauty of his sound, his perfect pedaling and expressive rhythm – all were in play.

Classical Music Review: Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Resurrected

March 14, 2009

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By Caldwell Titcomb Conductor Benjamin Zander celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Boston Philharmonic and his 70th birthday. The two greatest post-Brahms symphonists – Gustav Mahler and Jean Sibelius – were markedly unalike. In 1907 their paths happened to cross in Helsinki, and they had several conversations. When the talk turned to the essence of…