An earworm, some hype, a buttery-smooth cover, and more, in April's Instant Replay.

In its 2026-2027 concert season, the newly rebranded Vivo Performing Arts offers Massachusetts audiences over 80 classical music, jazz, and dance performances, while also presenting innovative and genre-defying acts and introducing new local initiatives in Roxbury and beyond.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced details of its 2026-2027 season, marked by programs focused on singular composers and themes, a dynamic Artist in Residence, and significant world and U.S. premieres.

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.

In his first appearance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2015, pianist Evgeny Kissin plays piano concertos by Scriabin and Mozart, and Andrey Boreyko conducts works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Liadov.

On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, the renowned coloratura soprano performs concert arias by Mozart, bookended by Mozart’s "Haffner" Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.

Dutch duo-pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform a BSO-commissioned piece written for them by American composer Andrew Norman, and Susanna Mälkki leads the BSO in Rachmaninoff’s "Symphonic Dances" and Ravel’s "Mother Goose" suite.

On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

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.