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In the second of a two-part two exploration of the theme of creation, Eric Jacobsen conducts "Creation," a BSO-commissioned work by Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang, featuring vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, bass-baritone Davóne Tines, kamancheh soloist Kayhan Kalhor, and percussionist Cyro Baptista.

Samy Rachid leads the Boston Symphoyn Orchestra in a concert of German Romantic masterworks: the Overture from Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Oberon, Robert Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony, and Felix Mendelssohn’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Jan Lisiecki.

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is the soloist in George Gershwin’s blues-inflected Piano Concerto in F, and conductor Kazuki Yamada makes his Symphony Hall debut with two of Ottorino Respighi’s colorful homages to Rome.

In the first of a two-part series exploring themes of creation, Philippe Jordan leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Haydn’s oratorio "The Creation," with soprano Louise Alder, tenor Bogdan Volkov, and bass-baritone David Steffens.

Hilary Hahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods are the soloists in BSO Composer Chair Carlos Simon’s Double Concerto Suite, part of a program that includes selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” and “The Nutcracker.”

In the final part of a three-concert series curated by Yo-Yo Ma, Grammy-winning vocalist Arooj Aftab joins Ma in John Tavener’s Mahámátar, followed by Kayhan Kalhor’s Venus in the Mirror with the composer and cellist Karen Ouzounian, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Azul with BSO cellist Christine Lee.

Soprano Nikola Hillebrand is Susanna and baritone Michael Sumuel is Figaro as the Boston Symphony and Music Director Andris Nelsons perform one of Mozart’s most endearingly captivating operas.

In the second of three BSO concerts curated by Yo-Yo Ma, the cellist explores the vibrancy of American music and its reflection of the triumphs, tragedies, and vitality of our country with roots musicians Aoife O'Donovan and Jennifer Kreisberg.

The mandolin virtuoso talks with host Brian McCreath about the rich musical environment of his childhood, what led him to the mandolin, and the role Bach's music plays in his artistic life.

A performance at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition leads to a thriving concert career, and Philippe Herreweghe leads the Cantata No. 161 on The Bach Hour.