The Boston Symphony Orchestra

Saturdays at 8pm

Hosted by Ron Della Chiesa

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

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The Divine Serenity of Mendelssohn's "Reformation"

Saturday night at 8, live from Symphony Hall, British conductor Andrew Manze leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn's mellifluous tribute to the Protestant Reformation, and Francesco Piemontesi is the guest soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19.

Ravel, with Tiempo and the BSO

Monday, April 22, 2019
8:00 PM

Sergio Tiempo is the soloist in Ravel's jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G, and James Burton leads the Boston Symphony and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Estévez's rarely heard Cantata Criolla.

An All-Russian Program, Featuring Daniil Trifonov

Saturday, April 27, and Monday, May 6, 2019
8:00 PM

The Russian pianist is the guest soloist in Rachmaninoff's towering and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 3, and Andris Nelsons and the BSO continue their comprehensive journey through Shostakovich's complete symphonic repertoire with the composer's Symphony No. 15.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15

A World Premiere with Baiba Skride

Saturday, May 4, and Monday, May 13, 2019
8:00 PM

In the final concert of the season, the Latvian violinist is the guest soloist in a world premiere by Sebastian Currier, and Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the shimmering vivacity of Stravinsky's "Petrushka."

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin

STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Sebastian CURRIER Aether, for violin and orchestra
(world premiere; BSO co-commission)
STRAVINSKY Petrushka

The Launch of a New BSO Season!

Saturday, May 11, 2019
8:00 PM

In an encore broadcast of the opening concert of the 2018-2019 season, Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu makes his Boston Symphony Orchestra debut in works that showcase the virtuosity of the musicians of the BSO.