Boston Classical Review6d
Ax masterfully illuminates contrasts and convergence in Celebrity Series recital
Of all the unexpected connections to emerge from Emanuel Ax’s recital at Jordan Hall on Sunday afternoon, perhaps the most ...
Boston Classical Review6d
A double-shot of Gershwin political musicals proves timely and delightful
In fact, several of them fully warrant attention, particularly the triptych of political satires Gershwin cooked up with his ...
Boston Classical Review8d
The organ takes the spotlight as Rachid makes impressive BSO debut
Take it from Hector Berlioz: organ and orchestra shouldn’t mix.
Boston Classical Review14d
BSO reaches for the heavens with a rare performance of Mahler’s Eighth
Like Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt was no fan of Jane Austen. Though his reaction to the English novelist was less violent, the bibliophilic former president’s take was equally memorable: on ...
Boston Classical Review22d
Handel & Haydn Society opens season with a probing Mozart Requiem
“Death comes unexpectedly!” roars Karl Malden’s minister in the movie Pollyanna. While that’s not always the case, it can come quickly enough. Just ask Wolfgang Amadé Mozart who, in the course of only ...
Boston Classical Review22d
Nelsons & BSO open season with an American feast from Barber to Simon
“How can you tell an American?” Washington Irving sings in Act 1 of Kurt Weill’s musical Knickerbocker Holiday. “Has he any distinguishing flavor?” While there wasn’t any Weill on offer at Symphony ...