Tag: boston symphony orchestra
group name: theconversation
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February 11, 2008 02:52 PM EST --
Shostakovich was on a roll in the 1920s. His First Symphony, a graduation piece from his final days at the Leningrad Conservatory, catapulted him to international stardom and secured for him . . . more
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February 26, 2008 09:38 AM EST --
Especially with a maestro like Levine at the helm of the Boston Symphony , we've gotten used to hearing huge masterpieces—works that exploit the grandeur, the huge sound and dexterous playing . . . more
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March 24, 2008 11:05 AM EST --
A brief stint as a busker in Harvard, performing as a living statue called "The Eight Foot Bride." A B.A. from Wesleyan. A period founding and developing the street theater . . . more
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March 11, 2008 09:36 AM EST --
A number of great maestros have conducted the BSO this season including (but not limited to) Bob Spano, Fruhbeck de Burgos, Sir Colin Davis, Cristoph von Dohnanyi, Charles Dutoit, and of course James . . . more
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February 01, 2008 12:20 PM EST --
It seems like symphony concerts across the country offer the opportunity to see only one soloist per evening. We generally hear one concerto in between a shorter overture and a symphony, and . . . more
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March 18, 2008 03:12 PM EST --
With the recent passing of Craig Smith, founder and Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music, Boston has grown a little more sensitive to the music of Bach. Early music has always flourished here, . . . more
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May 02, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
For the final performance of the 2007-2008 Boston Symphony Orchestra season, James Levine leads the orchestra in perhaps the most audacious, and certainly the most extensive, program of his tenure in . . . more
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