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BSO 2018/19 Season - Concert Previews

Welcome to Boston Symphony Orchestra's Concert Preview Podcast for music programs being performed by the BSO for the 2018-2019 season. We hope you find these previews and videos, as well as the progra... Read more

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Haydn, Mendelssohn and Janáček- Written by Marc Mandel, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Haydn, Mendelssohn and Janáček- Written by Marc Mandel, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

The popular Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena collaborates with Lithuanian violinist Julian Rachlin in Mendelssohn's evergre... Read more

28 Jan 2019

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VIDEO - Strauss's "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" Video Promo

VIDEO - Strauss's "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" Video Promo

A brief look at Richard Strauss' tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks". Video by Anthony Princiotti.

19 Apr 2019

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Haydn and Brahms- Written by Richard Dyer, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Haydn and Brahms- Written by Richard Dyer, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Herbert Blomstedt, one of the great conductors of the era, returns to the BSO podium for a work central to the repertoir... Read more

14 Jan 2019

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Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn and Dvořák- Marc Mandel and Robert Kirzinger, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Mendelssohn, Mendelssohn and Dvořák- Marc Mandel and Robert Kirzinger, narrated by Eleanor McGourty

Returning to Symphony Hall for the first time since her tenure as BSO assistant conductor, Korean-born Shiyeon Sung lead... Read more

31 Dec 2018

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VIDEO - Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra" Video Podcast

VIDEO - Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra" Video Podcast

A richer look into Richard Strauss and the composer's "Also sprach Zarathustra", his tone poem based on the German philo... Read more

12 Mar 2019

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VIDEO - Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 Video Podcast

VIDEO - Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 Video Podcast

Opening the November 8-13 series is Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1, to be recorded live as part of Andris Nelsons and the... Read more

6 Nov 2018

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VIDEO - Stravinsky: The Firebird Podcast

VIDEO - Stravinsky: The Firebird Podcast

In his second week of concerts, François-Xavier Roth works with outstanding French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Bart... Read more

12 Jan 2018

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VIDEO - Mahler's Syphony No. 5 Video Short Podcast

VIDEO - Mahler's Syphony No. 5 Video Short Podcast

A short look at Mahler's 5th Symphony, composed in 1901-02. Video produced by Anthony Princiotti

14 Nov 2018

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VIDEO - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Podcast

VIDEO - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Podcast

Two cornerstones of the repertoire anchor this program. The young English pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is soloist in one o... Read more

5 Jan 2018

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VIDEO - Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" Video Promo

VIDEO - Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" Video Promo

It is a celebration of the season with Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." It was given it's American premiere by th... Read more

25 Mar 2019

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VIDEO - Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 Video Short Podcast

VIDEO - Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 Video Short Podcast

Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 1 while he was still a student, and it immediately established him as one of Russia'... Read more

5 Nov 2018

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VIDEO - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Podcast

VIDEO - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Podcast

BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to Symphony Hall for three concerts Tuesday, November 21- Saturday, November 2... Read more

24 Nov 2017

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VIDEO - MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482 Video Preview

VIDEO - MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482 Video Preview

Making his BSO subscription series debut, conductor John Storgårds leads pianist Martin Helmchen in Mozart's gregarious,... Read more

14 Jan 2019

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VIDEO - Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Suite Video Short Podcast

VIDEO - Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" Suite Video Short Podcast

Completing the program November 8-13, is Act II of "Tchaikovsky"'s vibrant, beloved ballet score "The Nutcracker", which... Read more

5 Nov 2018

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VIDEO - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 Video Promo

VIDEO - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 Video Promo

A brief preview of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the most enduringly popular concertos in the repertoire.V... Read more

12 Apr 2019

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VIDEO - Debussy "Noctures" Video Podcast

VIDEO - Debussy "Noctures" Video Podcast

Debussy's immensely colorful "Nocturnes" is an 1899 masterpiece of musical Impressionism. Video produced by Anthony Prin... Read more

21 Feb 2019

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VIDEO - Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" Video Podcast

VIDEO - Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" Video Podcast

Assembled and composed for Leipzig's Christmas season, Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" is a celebration of the nativity of J... Read more

26 Nov 2018

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VIDEO - Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" Video Promo

VIDEO - Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" Video Promo

Assembled and composed for Leipzig's Christmas season, Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" is a celebration of the nativity of J... Read more

26 Nov 2018

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Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" Audio Tour

Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" Audio Tour

Brian Bell provides this tour of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring", being performed on April 5-9, 2019. Igor Stravinsky's se... Read more

3 Apr 2019

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Interview: Composer John Harbison chats with Brian Bell about his Second Symphony.

Interview: Composer John Harbison chats with Brian Bell about his Second Symphony.

Composer John Harbison chats with Brian Bell about his Second Symphony, being performed on January 10 and 12, 2019.

20 Dec 2018

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