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Arts Commentary: 2019-20 Classical Music Preview

I’ve compiled a list of twelve concerts (or concert series) that I think will stand among the future season’s highlights.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Preview Tagged: Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Opera Collaborative, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Musica-Viva, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Collage New Music, Handel & Haydn Society, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Concerts, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory Orchestras, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera

Music Commentary: 2018-19 Boston Classical Music Fall Season Preview (Orchestras, Opera, and New Music, mainly)

There’s so much going on in the area that’s good that it’s a challenge to go wrong.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Emmanuel Music, Handel & Haydn Society, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera

Music Commentary: Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2017

A line-up of concerts, performances, and recordings that, as 2017 draws to its close, I can’t, for one reason or many, shake from my memory.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: A Far Cry, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Christian Tetzlaff, Glass Works, Jacquelyn Stucker, Martha Argerich., New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Pamela Frank, Roomful of Teeth, The Maid of Orleans

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

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

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: A Far Cry, and Brahms Society Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Bach, Beethoven, Boston Baroque, Boston New Music Festival, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Boston-Musica-Viva, Celebrity-Series, Center for New Music, Collage New Music, Guerilla Opera, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, NEC orchestras, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Concert Review: New England Philharmonic’s “A Fanfare and Fireworks”

There aren’t too many ensembles around that consistently remind us how fresh, rich, diverse, and thought-provoking contemporary can be.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: David Rakowski, Liliya Ugay, Microsymph, New-England-Philharmonic, Peter Childs, Richard-Pittman, Sebastian Currier

Music Commentary: New England Philharmonic at 40

Whatever challenges there may be, the enthusiasm of the New England Philharmonic’s leadership is infectious.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: " Michael Tippett, "A Child of Our Time, Daniele Maddon, David Rakowski, New-England-Philharmonic, Richard-Pittman

Commentary: Best Classical Performances of 2016

Picks for the top live classical performances of 2016. Feel free to agree, disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Barbara Hannigan, Benjamin-Zander, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Child Alice, David del Tredici, Dimitrij, Hans Abrahamsen, Jules Eskin, let me tell you, Neville Marriner, New-England-Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Odyssey Opera, Phyllis Curtin, Richard-Pittman, Sir Simon Rattle, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Steven Stucky, Susana Ogata

Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season Overview

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.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: A Far Cry, Bach Beethoven and Brahms Society Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Grand Harmonie, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Fuse Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Season Preview

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

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Preview Tagged: Boston Baroque, Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Cantata Singers, Celebrity-Series, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic

Classical Music Commentary: 2015-16 Orchestral Fall Season Preview

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

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Baroque, Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony, Boston-Philharmonic, Celebrity-Series, Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Handel and Haydn Society, Lexington Symphony, Longwood Symphony, New England Conservatory, New-England-Philharmonic

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