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Jonathan Cohen stands at the podium with his hand raised high above him. He gazes upwards and smiles.
Sam Brewer
Sunday at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leads the H+H Orchestra, Chorus, and a slate of spectacular soloists in a centuries-old Boston tradition.
A display of the three artists in beiges and pinks. Benjamin Grosvenor sits outside in a dark coat, leaning forward and looking up at the camera. Ross Jamie Collins straightens the collar of his white button down and smiles, looking off to the right of frame. Na'Zir McFadden poses in front of a beige backdrop in a turtleneck and suit jacket, holding his baton. He smiles widely and looks off to the right of frame.
Marco Borggreve: Grosvenor; Miika Takala: Collins; Courtesy of the Artist: McFadden
In the foreground, the top of a pine tree with snow on its boughs. In the background, warm lights with a bokeh effect.
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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.
  • 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.
  • In a conversation with host Brian McCreath on The Bach Hour, Hahn describes the endless creative possibilities in the composer's music for solo violin and plays the Sonata No. 2.
  • 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.
  • Watch violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing and pianist Llewellyn Sanchez–Werner take an extraordinary sonic journey to Scandinavia while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
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