The end of a matter, the writer of Ecclesiastes tells us, is better than its beginning. Though that reality isn’t borne out in every situation, the sentiment largely applies to Beethoven’s nine …

Jan 10, 2025 · Complete cycles of the Beethoven symphonies aren’t for the faint of heart. Just ask Lorin Maazel, whose 1988 traversal of the set included a respirator in the dressing room—just …

Dec 21, 2024 · 2. Víkingur Ólafsson playing Bach The Goldberg Variations stand as one of the canon’s three or four most imposing monuments. Yet there was nothing forbidding about the …

Jan 17, 2025 · Not every night does the music of Beethoven conjure the words and sentiments of Mahatma Gandhi, E. M. Forster, and Louis Spohr. Then again, not every evening at …

Jan 19, 2025 · As far as Beethoven was concerned, his Sixth Symphony is self-explanatory. “Anyone who has the faintest idea of rural life,” the composer offered, “will have no need of …

A trifecta of BSO conductors makes for enjoyable post-holiday Nordic feast – Nov 30, 2024. Sometimes, despite its imposing grandeur and marvelous acoustic, Symphony Hall can […]

Sep 6, 2024 · Bruckner: Symphony No. 5. Celebrity Series. Berliner Philharmoniker/Kirill Petrenko. November 20. There’s hardly been a more brilliant orchestral performance at …

Dec 21, 2023 · Boston Cecilia serves up a wide-ranging Bach feast – Dec 12, 2023. Sunday’s unseasonably warm, soggy forecast certainly wasn’t one to encourage the […]

Oct 29, 2024 · A retrospective 2024-25 BSO season will also offer premieres, Mahler and Korngold rarities – Apr 04, 2024. The Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Andris Nelsons’ …

Apr 4, 2024 · The Boston Symphony Orchestra celebrates Andris Nelsons’ first decade as music director while also highlighting new and recent initiatives in its 2024-25 season, which was …