Celebrity-Series

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.

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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.

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Concert Review: Joseph Calleja — A Tenor to Love

April 20, 2015
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Joseph Calleja’s voice is absolutely gorgeous, and he has been compared to the great Golden Age tenors Gigli and Caruso.

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Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Amplified

March 30, 2015
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There was more than one reference to Alvin Ailey himself in Odetta, recalling Ailey’s frequent use of a female protagonist and his choices of other noted black artists as inspiration.

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Concert Review: The Innovative Organist Cameron Carpenter — Shaping Music in Surprising Ways

March 9, 2015
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Kudos to the Celebrity Series for bringing this interesting and innovative young musician to Boston and kudos to Cameron Carpenter for such a fascinating few hours.

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Concert Review: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — Delightfully Daffy

January 19, 2015
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The fooling around was far more compelling than I could have imagined: the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain know how to throw a fun, funny, family-friendly show.

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Concert Review: Pianist Inon Barnatan — In a Class By Himself

December 13, 2014
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Pianist Inon Barnatan’s Celebrity Series recital felt like a tremendous occasion. In fact, it communicated a sense of joy, of invigorating discovery, which is rather rare.

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Concert Review: Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall

November 18, 2014
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Under Michael Tilson Thomas’s leadership, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s sound has been refined and tightened; its repertoire has grown to embrace American music of all stripes.

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Dance Commentary: Learn to Love Something By Doing It, or How I joined Le Grand Continental and Discovered the World of Dance

May 11, 2014
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I hope thousands of people show up to see Le Grand Continental-Boston next weekend. Not to see me, but to see how dance can change the way we appreciate our world.

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Concert Review: Violinist Xiang Yu — A Stupendous Technique and a Musical Voice All His Own

April 22, 2014
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At this point, violinist Xiang Yu sounds like a mature artist ready to commence a major career.

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