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The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music.
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New year, new jams — and some old favorites — in this month's Instant Replay. -
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. -
Having joined the BSO in 2024, Lorna McGhee talks with WCRB's Brian McCreath about her roots in a coastal town in Scotland, the experience of auditioning for the BSO, and what she finds magnetic about playing in Boston and at Tanglewood. -
Pianist Alice Sara Ott's recording "John Field: Complete Nocturnes" dazzles, uplifts, and soothes. That's exactly what this music did for her.
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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. -
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. -
BSO Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston premiere of "Good News Mass," a new co-commission by Composer Chair Carlos Simon, and David Lang leads The Crossing in his "poor hymnal."
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GBH Music and Emmanuel Music showcase the radiant spirit of J.S. Bach's music for the season, featuring his Christmas Oratorio. -
Countertenor John Holiday sings a deeply personal program of spirituals, concert music, and his own arrangements, accompanied by pianist Kevin J. Miller, and shares stories from his background in music.
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.
From NPR Music
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Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring. -
A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes.
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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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