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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 Symphony Hall proves so stimulating as Thursday’s traversal of that composer’s Fourth and Fifth Symphonies from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Nelsons’ Beethoven cycle passes the halfway mark in worthy style
18 hours ago · 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 descriptive titles”—though, presumably just to be safe, he then provided subheadings for each movement and gave the larger work its “Pastoral” moniker. To judge from Saturday night’s performance at Symphony Hall ...
Nelsons, Boston Symphony open Beethoven cycle in top form
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 in case. Then again, Maazel was leading all nine works in a single day. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony ...
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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 Symphony Hall this past decade than the Berliner Philharmoniker’s triumphant appearance in November 2022.They return with music director Kirill Petrenko in Anton Bruckner’s towering Symphony No. 5.
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Jan 10, 2025 · 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 […]
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Critic’s Choice 2023-24 – Sep 05, 2023. Puccini: Madama Butterfly. Boston Lyric Opera/David Angus. September 14-24. Last year, Boston Lyric […]
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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 announced Thursday.
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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’ first decade as music […]
Fine singers carry BLO’s concert “Aida” over rough edges
Nov 11, 2024 · Sunday was a special day for bass Morris Robinson, who marked the 25 th anniversary of his BLO debut (also in Aida), with a stirring, stentorian portrayal of the high priest Ramfis.Fred C. Vanness, Jr. made the most of his short appearance as the Messenger while Stefan Egerstrom’s King was sturdy, if a bit stiff.
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Jan 12, 2024 · Nothing draws a crowd like The Rite of Spring.Or, apparently, Seong-Jin Cho. Together, the combination of Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 homage to pagan Russia and the superstar Korean pianist playing Maurice Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand resulted in a full house for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the new year Thursday night..