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The Danish String Quartet
Michael Weintrob
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Tonight at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with Vivo Performing Arts, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and traditional Nordic folk tunes.
Side view of a silver piccolo trumpet resting vertically on a trumpet stand, with other trumpets in the background
Lucas Alexander
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  • On The Bach Hour, violinist Lara St. John and harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet bring uncommon warmth, color, and resonance to the composer's Violin Sonata No. 1.
  • On WCRB In Concert with the TMCO, Andris Nelsons conducts Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Yuja Wang, and the musicians of the Tanglewood Music Center perform additional works by Smetana, Beethoven, and Ravel.
  • 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.
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
  • On The Bach Hour, Canadian Brass applies their burnished sonic brilliance and seamless musicality to excerpts from the composer's "Goldberg Variations."