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Thomas de Hartmann, with Kandinsky's "Composition 7" in the background
De Hartmann: Gabrielle Munter; Composition 7: Wassily Kandinsky; graphical treatment our own.
Ahead of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performances of de Hartmann's Violin Concerto with Joshua Bell, Brian McCreath explores what makes this concerto so special on GBH News's Morning Edition.
Violinist Joshua Bell and conductor Anna Handler
Phillip-Knott: Bell; Peter Rigaud: Handler
What makes an opera performance great? GBH Music partnered with Boston Lyric Opera, New England Conservatory of Music, and legendary opera singers Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, and Davóne Tines to explore an extraordinary art form.
Aerial view of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, with tree-covered hills over a blue lake.
How does music awaken our sense of place?
  • On The Bach Hour, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini leads his Italian ensemble in unique re-imaginings of Bach's music, and Konrad Junghänel conducts the Missa Brevis in F.
  • Dima Slobodeniouk conducts the Boston Symphony in the highly anticipated world premiere of Tania León’s Time to Time, followed by Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra featuring soloist James Carter, as well as Brahms’s lyrically pastoral Second Symphony.
  • On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, Haydn's breathtaking "The Creation" is brought to life by soloists Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton, all making their Boston Baroque debuts.
From NPR Music
  • On The Bach Hour, Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott."