French Neo-classicism |
In the wake of the Great War, the most devastating event the
world had seen to date, the musical styles and cultural heritage of Europe were
shattered forever. Unchecked nationalism
and empirical ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:08:00 GMT |
Who is Your Favorite Rising Star? |
As if last weeks performances werent proof enough that there are some very interesting, musically sensitive rising-star soloists touring the world, another graces Symphony Hall stage bringing a gorg...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:22:00 GMT |
Young Virtuosos: Jansen & Weilerstein |
[The following post is also the text of a Podcast for this program available on bso.org and iTunes]The concert circuit is crowded with young, talented performers with perfect technique and a powerful ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:25:00 GMT |
Gilbert's Ives & Blomstedt and Goode |
During the final four minutes of Ivess Symphony No. 4 it seems as though the Hall disappears and the audience is left looking deep into the night sky, all cosmic grandeur and the twinkling of celesti...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:16:00 GMT |
Frittoli & a Schuller Premiere |
Simon Boccanegra may be considered a connoisseurs opera with its convoluted plot, political focus, and male-voice dominated timbre. However, anyone that attended the series of performances this past ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:06:00 GMT |
Last Week's Labadie and Masur's Upcoming Mendelssohn |
Through the weekend of Thursday, January 15, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, back from its yearly holiday break, performed an invigorating collection of classics interpreted through the lens of the e...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:05:00 GMT |
Barenboim, Levine, & a Carter Premiere |
Everybody knows that James Levine is one of the best conductors in America, even one of the best in the world, but fewer know that he's also a brilliant pianist. Rarely do we have the opportunity to h...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:44:00 GMT |
Another Cello Masterpiece and a Rarely Performed Work by Tchaikovsky |
As if Alban Gerhardt's performance of the Dvorak Concerto wasn't enough for cello lovers in Boston, another consummate musician rolls into town this weekend to take on the other cornerstone of the rom...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:42:00 GMT |
Dvorak Cello Concerto with Gerhardt |
There are countless masterpieces for solo violin with orchestra, just as fantastic arias for soprano are a dime a dozen. The repertoire for the cello, however, is much more limited. Long considered ex...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:14:00 GMT |
Happy Birthday Fruhbeck! |
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos turned 75 in September of this year (see our special tribute podcast dedicated to him available from iTunes and at bso.org), and the frequent collaborator with the BSO is bac...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:59:00 GMT |
