Certain pieces of classical music have legions of fans far beyond the concert hall. Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” has been in many movies, from “Apocalypse Now” to “The Blues Brothers.” If ...
When the BSO performs the piece with the TFC and the boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School this weekend, the total number of performers will be around 300 “It is the greatest thing I have done thus far, ...
LENOX — One of the season’s most significant world premieres will open the Boston Symphony’s final summer concert at Tanglewood on Sunday afternoon. Commissioned by the BSO, “Words and Prayers of My ...
The weekend’s concerts at Tanglewood displayed the strength and variety of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s promising summer season. A showy symphony, a concerto with a famous soloist, a large choral ...
In recent years, Tanglewood has become visibly more welcoming to its youngest audiences. Just ask this critic’s three kids. By David Allen and Jillian Freyer Williams is best known for his grandly ...
LENOX — Not your typical program: Five works, ranging from 5 to 18 minutes, on one Boston Symphony Orchestra program — a novelty that tested the already well-demonstrated skills of conductor Karina ...
Music was as ubiquitous as Muzak at the Tanglewood festival in Lenox, Mass. last week. As the Boston Symphony’s 16th summer season came to a close, Pianist Artur Rubinstein and Conductor Charles Munch ...
Tanglewood has announced details of its 2024 season, opening in late June through August 31. The 2024 Tanglewood season will feature more than 100 performances, including eleven weeks of concerts and ...