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Gun-Brit Barkmin

Fuse Concert Review: A High-Voltage “Elektra” at Symphony Hall

I’ve rarely heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing with greater color, pliancy, or controlled energy as they delivered on Saturday night.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christine Goerke, Elektra, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Richard Strauss

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