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Silbermann organ at St. Peter's Church, Freiberg, Germany
courtesy of St. Peter's Church, Freiberg
Episodes
Bach's Musical Jewels, Forged from Chorale Gold
On The Bach Hour, the solidity and expression of one hymn tune is the foundation of works for solo violin and pipe organ, as well as the Cantata No. 172, performed by Amsterdam Baroque and director Ton Koopman.
Dancers perform at a dress rehearsal of the Washington National Opera's production of Puccini's <em>Turandot</em> at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2024.
Keren Carrión/NPR
One of opera's greatest hits gets a new and happy ending in Washington
Nina Totenberg
Collage of Jeff Midkiff (holding mandolin in left hand and smiling) and Thomas Wilkins (sitting, holding baton, and smiling)
Midkiff: Courtesy of the artist; Wilkins: Courtesy of Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Midkiff and Wilkins with the BSO at Tanglewood
Thomas Rolfs stands against a black backdrop wearing an entirely black suit. He's bald and has blue eyes. He holds his trumpet and smiles at the camera.
Glanert's Trumpet Concerto with Rolfs and the BSO
Thomas Rolfs is the soloist in Detlev Glanert’s eclectic and dramatic Trumpet Concerto, and Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony in works by Gubaidulina and Prokofiev.
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This is a photograph of a young violinist. She has long blonde hair. She is standing outdoors amid mountains. She is holding her violin as she looks into the expanse of nature.
GBH Music Presents Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
Together with pianist Llewellyn Sanchez–Werner, Eldbjørg Hemsing takes the audience on an extraordinary sonic journey to her homeland while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
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Live at GBH
On Demand
  • In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
    "Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
    On WCRB In Concert with the Radius Ensemble, selections from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Hilary Tann, and Jennifer Higdon embody and celebrate the shimmering natural world.
  • Angel with Trumpet in Stained Glass, Saint Nicolas Church of La Ferté-Milon
    The Bach Hour
    The Brilliance of Bach's Cantata 51
    On The Bach Hour, soprano Malin Hartelius and trumpeter Niklas Eklund are the soloists in a work marked by virtuosity, deep soulfulness, and ravishing exuberance.
  • A collage of the three artists. Relyea smolders at the camera against a black background. He has brown hair that's slicked back, gray stubble, and two different colored eyes. Bridges tosses her head back and smiles at the camera against a gold background. She wears a gold off-the-shoulders dress, burgundy lipstick, and long braids. Phan softly smiles at the camera against a black background. He has short, dark hair, stubble, and light brown eyes, and he wears a bright blue suit.
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette"
    At 8pm tonight, in an encore broadcast of the BSO, Andris Nelsons conducts Berlioz's musical depiction of Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers, with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Nicholas Phan, bass-baritone John Relyea, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
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Upcoming BSO Broadcasts
Collage of Jeff Midkiff (holding mandolin in left hand and smiling) and Thomas Wilkins (sitting, holding baton, and smiling)
  1. Midkiff and Wilkins with the BSO at Tanglewood
  2. Copland and Dvorák at Tanglewood, with Xian Zhang and the BSO
  3. Mozart and Wagner, with Afkham, Helmchen, and the BSO at Tanglewood
Past BSO Broadcasts
Collage of Reginald Mobley, Erin Morley, and Will Liverman. Mobley standing on left side, smiles facing straight, Morley sitting in center, smiles facing right, Liverman standing on right, with hands in blazer pockets, faces right looking stern.
  1. “Carmina Burana,” with Nelsons and the BSO at Tanglewood
  2. Trifonov, Nelsons, and the BSO
  3. The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette"
Upcoming "In Concert" Broadcasts
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, in white tie and black tuxedo, standing in front of a grey background
  1. Marsalis, the Boston Pops, and "The Roots of Jazz!"
  2. Adamyan's Celebrity Series Debut
  3. Debussy, Sibelius, and More, from Tanglewood
Past "In Concert" Broadcasts
In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
  1. "Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
  2. The Story of the Exodus, through Handel's Music, from H+H
  3. "I Dream a World," from the New World Symphony
The Bach Hour
Silbermann organ at St. Peter's Church, Freiberg, Germany
  1. Bach's Musical Jewels, Forged from Chorale Gold
  2. The Brilliance of Bach's Cantata 51
  3. Halls Conducts Bach's Ascension Oratorio
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