The Boston Symphony Orchestra

Saturdays at 8pm

Hosted by Ron Della Chiesa

CRB brings you performances from Symphony Hall with host Ron Della Chiesa every Saturday at 8pm.

For updates about Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood performances and to access newly recorded digital content, visit the BSO Box Office.

Hear the BSO Concert Channel in the player above, and see the current playlist.

Ways to Connect

Zukerman Conducts Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and Schubert

Saturday at 8 in an encore broadcast, Pinchas Zukerman is both the conductor and violin soloist in Tchaikovsky's Mélodie, Andante cantabile, and Serenade, Elgar's Chanson de la nuit, and Schubert's Symphony No. 5.

Liszt, Chin, and Schumann with Masur

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020
8:00 PM

In an encore broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Ken-David Masur leads Schumann's Symphony No. 3, the "Rhenish," as well as the American premiere of Unsuk Chin's Mannequin and Liszt's Totentanz, with piano soloist Louie Lortie.

Helmchen's Symphony Hall Debut

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020
8:00 PM

Christoph von Dohnányi returns to Symphony Hall to lead the BSO in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor," with soloist Martin Helmchen, Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, and the world premiere of Jean-Frédéric Neuburger's BSO-commissioned Aube ("Dawn").

Nelsons Conducts Shostakovich's Fifth

Saturday, November 21, 2020
8:00 PM

Isabelle Faust is the soloist in Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus sings Bach's Komm, Jesu, komm! and Es ist genug, and the BSO performs the Symphony No. 5 by Shostakovich, all conducted by Andris Nelsons.

Bronfman Plays Bartók

Saturday. November 28, 2020
8:00 PM

Yefim Bronfman is the soloist in Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Andris Nelsons conducts the Symphony No. 30, "Alleluia," by Haydn, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, "Winter Daydreams."