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BSO arrives just in time
Probably more than a few attendees of Opening Night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) gladly donned tuxedos in place of their Red Sox gamer jackets. Fresh on the heels of the epic collapse of the… more →
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BSO arrives just in time
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wrote 1 year ago: Probably more than a few attendees of Opening Night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) gladly do … more →
Fast forward fifty years
wrote 2 years ago: The venerable Lorin Maazel was in town again at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), in … more →
Through a child's eyes
wrote 2 years ago: I was fortunate enough to attend a seasonal performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, … more →
Delightful Holiday Pops
wrote 2 years ago: I managed to go again this year somehow to the Holiday Pops concert, again with SG, with whom I went … more →
'Tis the season
wrote 2 years ago: The Christmas season does not start the day after Halloween or even the day after Thanksgiving for m … more →
Spanning modernity
wrote 2 years ago: Tonight’s Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performance led by James Levine featured music from … more →
A sample of Wagner
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wrote 2 years ago: I went to the final Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) post-Thanksgiving holiday performance of Schuman … more →
Schumann half cycle
wrote 2 years ago: Last night’s Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performance featured conductor Kurt Masur and Bra … more →
The depths of Atlàntida
wrote 2 years ago: Thirty rows back in the orchestra section, and just right of center, I sat next to two women who wer … more →
Falla and Frühbeck
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wrote 2 years ago: I cannot characterize it, exactly, but there’s something about Hispanic music that is captivat … more →
Paging Dr Atomic
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wrote 2 years ago: Tonight’s Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) concert featured a full program of interesting selec … more →
Guaranteed Romantic
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wrote 2 years ago: The current subscription performance concert going on at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) feature … more →
A measure before 'A'
wrote 2 years ago: The performance schedule for the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) bears repeating: scheduled concerts … more →
NPR First Listen: Christmas in October
wrote 2 years ago: I’m a huge fan of NPR’s First Listen, an online resource at which full albums spanning a … more →
Octet for Eleven
wrote 2 years ago: Stepping foot inside Jordan Hall is always a treat. Its modest exterior gives no indication of the d … more →
The hidden Mahler
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wrote 2 years ago: Tonight’s Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) concert with James Levine featured music by John Har … more →
A grand welcome
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wrote 2 years ago: For about the entire summer, I’ve been eagerly awaiting these concerts, the first subscription … more →
NPR First Listen Gems
wrote 2 years ago: There are a few albums going on right now at NPR’s First Listen that are worth mentioning, eve … more →
Still their best: the symphonic BSO
wrote 3 years ago: Tonight the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performed the first in series of concerts for their curr … more →
