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In Concert
Sundays, 7pm

In Concert captures the wealth of incredible music being performed in and around the Boston area, from the Handel and Haydn Society to Boston Chamber Music Society and beyond. See a full list of broadcast partners here.

Upcoming Episodes Previous and On Demand Episodes
Upcoming Episodes
  • The Danish String Quartet
    The Danish String Quartet, with Vivo Performing Arts
    Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with Vivo Performing Arts, the Danish String Quartet performs Haydn, Britten, and traditional Nordic folk tunes.
  • Brian O'Donovan sits a soundboard and looks towards the camera, smiling softly.
    A Tribute to Brian O’Donovan and A Celtic Sojourn, with the Pops
    Sunday, March 15th, 2026 at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Brian O’Donovan’s daughter Aoife O’Donovan and acclaimed Celtic ensemble Solas perform a loving tribute to the longtime GBH host and ambassador for Irish music and culture, who passed away in 2023.
  • Joélle Harvey
    H+H Presents: Love, Handel
    Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 at 7:00pm 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.
Previous and On Demand Episodes
  • Yuja Wang plays piano in a glittering silver dress. Her hands are perched on the keys of the piano, and she tosses her short red hair back.
    Yuja Wang, with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
    On WCRB In Concert with the TMCO, Andris Nelsons conducts Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Yuja Wang, and the musicians of the Tanglewood Music Center perform additional works by Smetana, Beethoven, and Ravel.
  • Radius Ensemble
    Schubert and Coleridge-Taylor, with Radius Ensemble
    On WCRB In Concert with Radius Ensemble, hear Radius perform Schubert's atmospheric, harmonically rich Octet in F major and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's rustic Quintet for clarinet and strings in F# minor.
  • The ACRONYM Ensemble
    ACRONYM and Constantinople, with BEMF
    On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, the ensembles ACRONYM and Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Meridian Prall, Christian Curnyn, and Boston Baroque onstage at NEC's Jordan Hall.
    "Baroque Masterworks," with Boston Baroque
    On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, experience the brilliance and emotional depth of the Baroque era with a program of masterworks from some of its greatest composers.
  • Beatrice Rana
    Pianist Beatrice Rana, from Celebrity Series of Boston
    On WCRB In Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston, Rana brings her storytelling prowess and expressive piano playing to two well-loved ballet suites: Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet", and Tchaikovsky’s "Nutcracker" suite.
  • Keith Lockhart conducting the Boston Pops, with glittering lights behind him.
    Holiday Pops 2025!
    On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart leads a celebration of the season, featuring a touching interpretation of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” and a special appearance by a particular very jolly fellow!
  • Musicians of Emmanuel Music, led by conductor Ryan Turner, in the Fraser Performance Studio, surrounded by holiday decorations
    "Illuminate Bach," with GBH Music
    On WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, celebrate the season with a festive concert showcasing the radiant spirit of J.S. Bach’s music, performed by Emmanuel Music.
  • Jonathan Cohen stands at the podium with his hand raised high above him. He gazes upwards and smiles.
    Hallelujah! Handel and Haydn Society's "Messiah"
    On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leads the H+H Orchestra, Chorus, and a slate of spectacular soloists in a centuries-old Boston tradition.
  • Octavia, dressed in a white sheet with red ribbons pouring from her wrists, towers over a terrified Nero.
    "Octavia," with Boston Early Music
    On WCRB In Concert with BEMF, the power of love and trickery rewrite history in Reinhard Keiser's opera “Octavia: The Roman Rebellion," on demand.
  • A collage of the three soloists. Nicholas Newton smiles widely in a navy and gray suit. A red flower is pinned to his lapel. Hera Hyesang Park wears a sleeveless black dress and smizes at the camera. She wears small gold hoops and red lipstick. Paul Appleby wears a a black t-shirt under a gray blazer, standing in front of a maroon backdrop. He stares down the camera and smiles softly.
    Haydn's "The Creation," with Boston Baroque
    On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, Haydn's breathtaking "The Creation" is brought to life by soloists Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton, all making their Boston Baroque debuts.