Nick Rutter
Saturday at 8:00pm, the iconic Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in his own music as well as Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Photo Illustration: Greg Ferrisi / Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF342-T01-008079-A
All summer long, WCRB is spotlighting American music and the composers who weave the musical fabric of our country.
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The actor talks with CRB's Brian McCreath about narrating Copland's tribute to the 16th President of the United States, as well as his own love of and enthusiasm for classical music. -
The first stop on a tour of America’s natural wonders, through the music of composer Ferde Grofé. -
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From colonial-era marches to 17th Century hymn books, hear all about the music that shaped Colonial America’s musical footing.
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In his Boston Symphony debut, conductor Fabio Luisi leads the Symphony No. 2 by Brahms and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Eric Lu. -
On The Bach Hour, the Boston-based violist brings her penetrating insights to the composer's Cello Suites, describing their emotional power in a conversation with host Brian McCreath. -
Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 with soloist Emanuel Ax, as well as Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with soprano Erin Morley.
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The two-time Grammy-nominated Neave Trio celebrates the diverse voices that have shaped, and been shaped by, American musical traditions.
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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.
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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Philip Glass' newest symphony, an homage to Abraham Lincoln, was supposed to premiere at the Kennedy Center — until it didn't. And then, the Boston Symphony Orchestra stepped in. -
Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964.
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On The Bach Hour, the Boston-based violist brings her penetrating insights to the composer's Cello Suites, describing their emotional power in a conversation with host Brian McCreath.
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