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.

See a list of past BSO concert broadcasts here.

For the full schedule of Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood concerts, visit the BSO Box Office.

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The Launch of a New BSO Season!

Hannu Lintu
Veikko Kahkonen

Saturday night at 8, for the opening 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.

Gnann Conducts Mozart's Impassioned 40th Symphony

Mortiz Gnann
BSO / Hilary Scott

Monday, October 15, 2018
8:00 PM

Recorded on May 4, 2018

Moritz Gnann, conductor
John Ferrillo, oboe

GABRIELI Canzoni for brass instruments
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C minor
ROSSINI Excerpts from The Barber of Seville, for wind instruments
MOZART Symphony No. 40

Hear an interview with John Ferrillo, recorded before the BSO winds performed Mozart's Gran Partita:

A Tour-de-force Piano Masterpiece with Ohlsson

Garrick Ohlsson
Dario Acosta

Saturday, October 20, and Monday, October 29, 2018
8:00 PM

Garrick Ohlsson is the guest soloist in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, encapsulating the full spectrum of human expression, and Ken-David Masur leads works by Harbison and Prokofiev.

Ken-David Masur, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

HARBISON Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

 

Mahler's Symphonic Expression of the Afterlife

Andris Nelsons
Marco Borggreve

Saturday, October 27, and Monday, November 5, 2018
8:00 PM

In his first concert of the 2018-2019 season, Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler's epic portrayal of life, the afterlife, and the solace found in both.

Andris Nelsons and James Burton, conductors

Ying Fang, soprano
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Maija EINFELDE Lux aeterna, for unaccompanied chorus
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

An American Premiere with Andris Nelsons

Andris Nelsons
Marco Borggreve

Saturday, November 3, and Monday, November 12, 2018
8:00 PM

Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in Mark-Anthony Turnage's tribute to the late son of guitarist John Scofield, alongside the playful wit of a symphony by Haydn and Elgar's majestic "Enigma" Variations.

Andris Nelsons, conductor

HAYDN Symphony No. 93
Mark-Anthony TURNAGE Remembering: In Memoriam Evan Scofield (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
ELGAR Enigma Variations

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