Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.
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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.
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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.
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Music for movies, for poetry, and even for puppets. Enjoy the spring blooms in this month's Instant Replay.
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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.
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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.
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Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra welcome rising star Mao Fujita as the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, part of a program that also includes the U.S. premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s “Day Night Day” and Sibelius’s rarely heard Symphony No. 1.
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On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Jonathan Cohen leads the unmatched H+H Orchestra and soprano Joélle Harvey in three love songs by Handel.
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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.
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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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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.
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Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring.
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On The Bach Hour, Alina Ibragimova is the soloist in Bach's Violin Concerto in D minor, and Christophe Coin leads the Cantata No. 85, "I Am the Good Shepherd."
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