An earworm, some hype, a buttery-smooth cover, and more, in April's Instant Replay.

In its 2026-2027 concert season, the newly rebranded Vivo Performing Arts offers Massachusetts audiences over 80 classical music, jazz, and dance performances, while also presenting innovative and genre-defying acts and introducing new local initiatives in Roxbury and beyond.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced details of its 2026-2027 season, marked by programs focused on singular composers and themes, a dynamic Artist in Residence, and significant world and U.S. premieres.

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the genre-defying string trio Time for Three talk about their new album "Emily — No Prisoner Be," the joys of working with composer Kevin Puts, and the responsibility of bringing Emily Dickinson to a new generation.

Dima Slobodeniouk leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in John Adams’ “Harmonium” and, with four stellar soloists, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and its “Ode to Joy.”

On WCRB In Concert with BEMF, Italian brothers Enrico and Marcello Gatti perform selections from Telemann’s Paris quartets, and the BEMF Orchestra performs Handel’s "Water Music" and Telemann’s own aquatic suite "Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth."

On The Bach Hour, a legendary instrument at Schlosskirche Altenburg - played when it was new by the composer himself - transmits an astonishing range of sonic color in the Passacaglia in C minor and Cantata 146.

Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.

On a new album, the experimental vocal group Roomful of Teeth and songwriter Gabriel Kahane take up residence in a multidimensional hotel with a time-traveling elevator and a quirky clientele.