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Will we see you at the BPL in Copley Square this evening?! Come hear the Rasa Quartet's '80s Mixtape live at the Newsfeed Cafe! https://www.wgbh.org/events/80s-mixtape-with-the-rasa-string-quartet-at-the-bpl
80s Mixtape, with the Rasa String Quartet at the BPL
GBH Music welcomes the Rasa String Quartet to the Boston Public Library for a free show, hosted by CRB Classical 99.5 midday host Edyn-Mae Stevenson. Enjoy a “mixtape” of the greatest hits from the 19...
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February 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Will we see you at the BPL in Copley Square this evening?! Come hear the Rasa Quartet's '80s Mixtape live at the Newsfeed Cafe! https://www.wgbh.org/events/80s-mixtape-with-the-rasa-string-quartet-at-the-bpl
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into Bach's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4qwLPBX
Dinnerstein on Bach's Inventions
On The Bach Hour, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into the composer's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into Bach's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4qwLPBX
Saturday at 8pm, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in his own Horn Concerto with soloist Stefan Dohr, and Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4: the “Romantic."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the BSO and Bruckner’s “Romantic”
Salonen leads the Boston Symphony in his own Horn Concerto, with soloist Stefan Dohr, a piece inspired by Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4, the “Romantic” Symphony.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Saturday at 8pm, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in his own Horn Concerto with soloist Stefan Dohr, and Bruckner’s soaring Symphony No. 4: the “Romantic."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qu8pLa
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to Bach's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint. Listen here:
A Rich Tapestry in Bach's Art of the Fugue
On The Bach Hour, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to the composer's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 181, confronting "light-minded, frivolous spirits."
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February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to Bach's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint. Listen here:
Looking for new music? Check out these newer jams — and some old favorites — in our latest Instant Replay. . https://bit.ly/4aA7rbD
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New year, new jams — and some old favorites — in this month's Instant Replay.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Looking for new music? Check out these newer jams — and some old favorites — in our latest Instant Replay. . https://bit.ly/4aA7rbD
Saturday at 8pm, BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with soloists Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell, followed by Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" Suite.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI
Anna Handler Leads the BSO in Mozart and Tchaikovsky
BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the orchestra in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, with Concertmaster Nathan Cole and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists, as well as Gabriella Smith’s "B...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Saturday at 8pm, BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante with soloists Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell, followed by Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" Suite.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/45MitYI
Who else is still processing the first four episodes of #Bridgerton season 4?? 🥲
While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA
While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA
What "Bridgerton" Gets Wrong -- And Right -- About Classical Music
The pop-classical soundtrack to Netflix's hit series "Bridgerton" isn't historically accurate, but that's the whole point.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Who else is still processing the first four episodes of #Bridgerton season 4?? 🥲
While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA
While we EAGERLY await the rest of the season, enjoy Edyn-Mae Stevenson's deep dive on the show's iconic music: https://bit.ly/4akizbA
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life. Listen here:
Rysanov and Cultural Cross-Currents in Bach
On The Bach Hour, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of the composer's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life. Listen here:
Remember "Choose Your Own Adventure," the children's book series that puts you, the reader, in the driver's seat? Embark on a journey of your own making... through music!
🔗 https://bit.ly/4arSDMb
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February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Remember "Choose Your Own Adventure," the children's book series that puts you, the reader, in the driver's seat? Embark on a journey of your own making... through music!
🔗 https://bit.ly/4arSDMb
🔗 https://bit.ly/4arSDMb
Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# minor.
Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD
Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD
Schubert and Coleridge-Taylor, with Radius Ensemble
On WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# mino...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# minor.
Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD
Tune in on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4qOpZuD
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Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social
The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here!
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
"A Nexus of Landscape and Musical Art": Tanglewood 2026
Works by Tchaikovsky, Yo-Yo Ma's "We the People," dance collaborations, and more are a few of the many highlights at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2026.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here!
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Saturday at 8pm, @bostonsymphony.bsky.social Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of "Good News Mass," a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon.
Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy
Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy
Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass,” with Wilkins and the BSO
BSO Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of Good News Mass, a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon, and David Lang’s poor hymnal, featuring The Crossing.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Saturday at 8pm, @bostonsymphony.bsky.social Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of "Good News Mass," a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon.
Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy
Before that, hear The Crossing perform David Lang’s "poor hymnal."
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sUKyqy
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January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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EYE THINK ITS A @crbclassical.bsky.social TYPE OF DAY
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
EYE THINK ITS A @crbclassical.bsky.social TYPE OF DAY
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0
Ólafsson and Bach, Co-Creators
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a spirit of collaborative creation to the Bach's Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner, and Christoph Spering leads the Cantata No. 14 on The Bach Hour.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0
Saturday at 8pm, the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social celebrates one of America’s greatest and most expansive composers with pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Gil Shaham!
Catch this all-John Williams program on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4pK9dLE
Catch this all-John Williams program on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4pK9dLE
The BSO Celebrates John Williams, with Emanuel Ax and Gil Shaham
To celebrate one of America’s greatest and most expansive composers, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-John Williams program, with pianist Emanuel Ax performing the Boston p...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Saturday at 8pm, the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social celebrates one of America’s greatest and most expansive composers with pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Gil Shaham!
Catch this all-John Williams program on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4pK9dLE
Catch this all-John Williams program on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4pK9dLE
Tonight at 8pm, hear an encore @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast of Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera!
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sGDa23
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sGDa23
Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa,” with the BSO
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra launch a multi-concert exploration of American music with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Tonight at 8pm, hear an encore @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast of Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera!
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sGDa23
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/4sGDa23
In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:
The Simplicity and Power of Four Notes by Bach
In his Cantata No. 156, the composer infuses a particular sequence with the meaning of words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on The Bach Hour.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:
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Right now, Loggins-Hull with McGhee #Bernstein and #Tchaikovsky with Cho from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Loggins-Hull with McGhee, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky with Cho from Boston - Schedule 18/1/2026 - www.worldconcerthall.com
Lorna McGhee, flute, Seong-Jin Cho, piano, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons perform: Allison LOGGINS-HULL: Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni, for…
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January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Right now, Loggins-Hull with McGhee #Bernstein and #Tchaikovsky with Cho from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Sunday at 7pm, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM and the Canadian early music group Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3LzCvi0
Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3LzCvi0
ACRONYM and Constantinople, with BEMF
On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, the ensembles ACRONYM and Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Sunday at 7pm, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM and the Canadian early music group Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3LzCvi0
Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival on-air, on our app, or online: https://bit.ly/3LzCvi0
Saturday at 8pm, Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall!
Hear him in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto alongside Bernstein’s "Chichester Psalms" and Loggins-Hull’s "Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni."
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Hear him in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto alongside Bernstein’s "Chichester Psalms" and Loggins-Hull’s "Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni."
Listen to the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social LIVE on-air, on our app, or online:
Seong-Jin Cho, the BSO, and Tchaikovsky
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall as the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program that also includes Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Allison Loggins-Hull’s Rhapsody on...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Saturday at 8pm, Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall!
Hear him in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto alongside Bernstein’s "Chichester Psalms" and Loggins-Hull’s "Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni."
Listen to the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social LIVE on-air, on our app, or online:
Hear him in Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto alongside Bernstein’s "Chichester Psalms" and Loggins-Hull’s "Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni."
Listen to the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social LIVE on-air, on our app, or online:
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While you hear Riccardo Muti conduct Mozart's 40th Symphony on Tuesday night at 10:00 on @crbclassical.bsky.social, consider this wondrous, big-footed purple gallinule, blown to Massachusetts by unusual winds!
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A giant-footed bird showed up in a Massachusetts backyard. It didn’t belong there.
The purple gallinule found its way north through unusual winds.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
While you hear Riccardo Muti conduct Mozart's 40th Symphony on Tuesday night at 10:00 on @crbclassical.bsky.social, consider this wondrous, big-footed purple gallinule, blown to Massachusetts by unusual winds!
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This week on The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, pianist Murray Perahia is the soloist in Bach's Concerto in D, and Ton Koopman leads a cantata inspired by the transformation of water into wine.
Listen on demand:
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Listen on demand:
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The Subtle Elegance of Perahia's Bach
On The Bach Hour, Murray Perahia is the soloist in the composer's Concerto in D, and Ton Koopman leads a cantata inspired by the transformation of water into wine.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This week on The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, pianist Murray Perahia is the soloist in Bach's Concerto in D, and Ton Koopman leads a cantata inspired by the transformation of water into wine.
Listen on demand:
https://bit.ly/4qizdir
Listen on demand:
https://bit.ly/4qizdir
Saturday at 8pm, kick off 2026 with Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa"!
Tune in to this live @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast starring Jennifer Holloway, Samantha Hankey, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online:
Tune in to this live @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast starring Jennifer Holloway, Samantha Hankey, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online:
Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa,” with the BSO
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra launch a multi-concert exploration of American music with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Saturday at 8pm, kick off 2026 with Samuel Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa"!
Tune in to this live @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast starring Jennifer Holloway, Samantha Hankey, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online:
Tune in to this live @bostonsymphony.bsky.social broadcast starring Jennifer Holloway, Samantha Hankey, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Listen on-air, on our app, or online: