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Mäkelä, Orchestre de Paris conjure a spectacular “Firebird,” visceral “Rite” – Mar 18, 2024

A hundred and eleven years ago, a ballet audience in Paris […]

Trifonov delivers stylish, individual Mozart with the Rotterdam Philharmonic – Mar 06, 2024

The Russian-born pianist Daniil Trifonov has joined the handful of classical […]

Curtis on Tour impresses with music old and new for string sextet – Feb 27, 2024

Curtis on Tour, a crack ensemble of string players from the […]

American Music Project to present a full 2024 season with three concerts  – Feb 22, 2024

The American Music Project will mark its 10th anniversary in ambitious […]

Ólafsson delivers a Bach night to remember for the Celebrity Series – Feb 12, 2024

“Not every concert,” Erich Leinsdorf once quipped, “needs to be a […]

Seiji Ozawa 1935-2024 – Feb 10, 2024

Seiji Ozawa, who served as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director for […]

Nelsons, Boston Symphony cut to the heart of Shostakovich with “Lady Macbeth” – Jan 27, 2024

“In my beginning,” T. S. Eliot wrote in East Coker, “is […]

Grimaud’s emphatic pianism pays mixed rewards for the Celebrity Series – Jan 26, 2024

Some pianists are born to play Brahms, some Beethoven, some Bach, […]

Stephen Hough’s new concerto looks to the past as well as the future – Jan 10, 2024

Sir Stephen Hough’s response as to the inspiration for writing his […]

Akhmetshina debut propels Met’s retooled rodeo “Carmen” – Jan 03, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera rang out 2023 with a sold-out gala performance […]