Handel and Haydn Society

Concert Review: A Handel and Haydn Christmas — A Rousing Baroque Fire

December 16, 2022
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If Handel and Haydn Society’s annual Baroque Christmas program had one takeaway, it was that its new music director, Jonathan Cohen, is a superb fit for the job.

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Classical Music News: Jonathan Cohen Tapped to Lead the Handel and Haydn Society

November 17, 2022
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“What I love about H&H is they are hugely passionate. You feel their love and joy for this music. And they have such a willingness to want to go deeper, to rehearse.”

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Classical CD Reviews: Listening During COVID, Part 3 –From Boston with Love (Performances of Haydn, Dello Joio, and Virgil Thomson).

December 22, 2020
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Two new recordings and one much-welcome re-release contain first-rate performances of Haydn’s 1798 “Lord Nelson” Mass, Dello Joio’s opera about Joan of Arc, and Virgil Thomson’s astonishing musical portraits of Alice B. Toklas, Picasso, and others.

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Classical Music Concert: Handel and Haydn Society Does Bach Right

February 19, 2018
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It’s hard to sit through these six masterpieces and not feel, for the moment, that life is really good.

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Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestral, Opera, and New Music Season Preview

September 13, 2017
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Some institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.

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Concert Review: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 — Exhilaratingly Performed

April 12, 2017
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The fiery excellence of Handel and Haydn Society’s collective effort made Monteverdi’s epic masterpiece sparkle like a star.

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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.

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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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Classical Music Season Preview 2014-2015: Adhering to the Safe, With Exceptions

September 19, 2014
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There’s a powerful attachment to conventional repertoire among the city’s many orchestras, through are there things to look forward to. Here is a guide to what’s coming up.

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