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Having joined the BSO in 2024, Lorna McGhee talks with WCRB's Brian McCreath about her roots in a coastal town in Scotland, the experience of auditioning for the BSO, and what she finds magnetic about playing in Boston and at Tanglewood.
Nigel Parry: Ax; Chris Lee: Shaham
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Pianist Alice Sara Ott's recording "John Field: Complete Nocturnes" dazzles, uplifts, and soothes. That's exactly what this music did for her. -
With his 2025 album "Song of the Birds," Avi Avital explores new worlds through the crossover between classical and folk music, with the help of his hand-picked group, Between Worlds. -
From ethereal centuries-old motets to electrifying works recently composed for percussion and prepared piano, hear some of CRB's favorite classical albums of 2025! -
Our favorite grooves that moved us through 2025, for our last Instant Replay of the year.
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Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra launch a multi-concert exploration of American music with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera. -
On WCRB In Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston, Rana brings her storytelling prowess and expressive piano playing to two well-loved ballet suites: Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet", and Tchaikovsky’s "Nutcracker" suite. -
On The Bach Hour, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in the fourth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.
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GBH Music and Emmanuel Music showcase the radiant spirit of J.S. Bach's music for the season, featuring his Christmas Oratorio. -
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.
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
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For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, innovative music and American ingenuity. (And free concerts.) -
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the country has been hit with more than 50,000 drone strikes. The constant threats of war have changed many things about life in Ukraine, including the way the night time sounds. We meet members of a youth orchestra outside Kyiv who are marking the new sounds of their country with a sonic poem.
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In his Cantata No. 156, the composer infuses a particular sequence with the meaning of words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on The Bach Hour.
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