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Joyce DiDonato and the members of Time for Three stand against a backdrop of Emily Dickinson's handwritten poem, "No Prisoner Be."
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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.
ceiling detail of St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
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  • Music for movies, for poetry, and even for puppets. Enjoy the spring blooms in this month's Instant Replay.
  • On March 15th, a guy woke up, got dressed, and walked into the worst day of his life. In the 2,000 years since, composers have made Julius Caesar a figure of legend.
  • Listen to CRB’s new Dream Stream! Wind down and clear your head before you drift off to sleep with calming choral performances, soothing piano works, and velvety nocturnes, hosted by David O’Leary.
  • From new sounds for old faves, to singing out of a funk, take a listen to this month's Instant Replay.
  • Nonagenarian Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt returns to Symphony Hall to lead an All-Brahms program, including "Nänie" and "Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)" with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and his Fourth Symphony.
  • On WCRB In Concert with Vivo Performing Arts, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and traditional Nordic folk tunes.
  • Thomas Adès leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in music inspired by the natural world: Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, Adès’ "Aquifer", and his violin concerto "Concentric Paths," featuring BSO Artist-in-Residence Augustin Hadelich, on demand.
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, Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in a work that's at once contemplative and exuberant, and Angela Hewitt plays selections from Book II of the Well-Tempered Clavier.