Boston Symphony Orchestra
The BSO’s Brahms’ sounds as robust and responsive as they do when they’re on their best behavior at Symphony Hall.
Read MoreFor all the surface-y beauty of the BSO’s playing, it’s a dull interpretation of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony no. 3.
Read MoreViolinist Anne-Sophie Mutter gave a searing, intense reading of the solo part in Nostalghia (In Memory of Andrei Tarkovskij).
Read MoreMitsuko Uchida is quite possibly the finest Mozart pianist around today, at least among non-period specialists.
Read MoreNo orchestra in this country embraces the challenges of Charles Wuorinen’s hyper-intellectual style better than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Read MoreIn the Piano Concerto, Ferruccio Busoni seemed to want to have the final word in the tradition of the Romantic concerto.
Read MoreThese are troubling times which make us realize how vital music — especially Bach — is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.
Read MoreThis was a stirring, thought-provoking, and, ultimately, moving reading of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony.
Read MoreFront and center was Andris Nelsons, who, interpretively, seemed more than happy to try on a bunch of different hats.
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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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