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 …

Dec 21, 2024 · 3. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Raphaël Pichon/Handel & Haydn Society Performances of the“Choral” Symphony are not exactly rare these days. Regardless, the …

Dec 19, 2022 · 1. Music by Korngold, Mozart and Andrew Norman. Kirill Petrenko/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic’s visits to Boston haven’t once, in this century …

Nelsons’ Beethoven cycle passes the halfway mark in worthy style – Jan 19, 2025 As far as Beethoven was concerned, his Sixth Symphony is self-explanatory. […]

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 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 …

Jan 19, 2025 · Andris Nelsons conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies Saturday night at Symphony Hall. Photo: Winslow Townson.

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 …

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 …

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 …