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Saturday at 8:00pm, Thomas Hampson and Renée Fleming sing three scenes from John Adams’ "Nixon in China," and Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in Antonín Dvořák's "New World" Symphony in a concert celebrating the American sound.
Simon Pauly: Mallwitz; Lyodoh Kaneko: Nagano; Winslow Townson: Nelsons; Christoph Köstlin: Cho; Evelyn Freja: Weilerstein; Ebru Yildiz: McLorin Salvant
  • On WCRB In Concert with Music Worcester, pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Zlatomir Fung explore Bach’s solo music for their respective instruments in honor of the great composer's birthday.
  • Pianist Yunchan Lim reunites with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons in Robert Schumann’s sweepingly dramatic Piano Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred” Symphony.
  • On WCRB In Concert with Vivo Performing Arts, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and traditional Nordic folk tunes.
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.