Benjamin Britten

For centuries, composers have paid tribute to St. Cecilia, remembered on November 22nd, leading to a fascinating tapestry of musical expression.

On WCRB in Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston, the Danish String Quartet shares folk tunes from their native Denmark and Norway, as well as string quartets by Haydn and Shostakovich and three divertimenti by Britten.

On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Chamber Music Society, works by Vaughan Williams, Britten, and Bliss paint a deeply textured picture of 20th-century British music.

The longest-serving monarch in British history is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. We’ve got her original celebration music!

Antonio Pappano conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Britten’s mighty "War Requiem," with a cast of singers, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir.

Saturday, April 3, 20218:00 PMIn a 2016 concert, Artistic Partner Thomas Adès leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in "Totentanz," his 2013 meditation on…

Sunday, January 24, 20217:00 PMOn WCRB In Concert with the Boston Chamber Music Society, it's chamber works through the centuries, from Mozart's masterful…

Saturday, April 4, 20208:00 PMThe exuberance of youth courses through a Boston Symphony concert as Tugan Sokhiev leads Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony and…

On WCRB In Concert with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble, the local chamber group plays works by Britten, Colin Matthews, Stravinsky, and Mendelssohn, inspired…

Friday, August 16, 20198:00 PMGarrick Ohlsson is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, and Juanjo Mena leads the BSO in Benjamin Britten's Four…