Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Gil Shaham

The BSO Celebrates John Williams, with Emanuel Ax and Gil Shaham

To celebrate one of America’s greatest and most expansive composers, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-John Williams program, with pianist Emanuel Ax performing the Boston premiere of Williams’s Piano Concerto, and violinist Gil Shaham performing in TreeSong and the Theme from “Schindler’s List.

Seong-Jin Cho, the BSO, and Tchaikovsky

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall as the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program that also includes Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Allison Loggins-Hull’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni for flute and orchestra, with BSO Principal Flute Lorna McGhee.

Flutist Lorna McGhee, holding her instrument and smiling at the viewer, wearing a black dress against a dark blue background

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Flutist Lorna McGhee

Having joined the BSO in 2024, Lorna McGhee talks with WCRB's Brian McCreath about her roots in a coastal town in Scotland, the experience of auditioning for the BSO, and what she finds magnetic about playing in Boston and at Tanglewood.

Samantha Hankey, Jennifer Holloway, and Anne Sofie von Otter all smile at the camera.

Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa,” with the BSO

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra launch a multi-concert exploration of American music with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera “Vanessa,” in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera.

A view from the orchestra, looking over a sea of sheet music and stands. Andris Nelsons stands on a podium with his arms in the air. Behind him, a see of audience members and the vastness of Symphony Hall.

Nelsons, the BSO, and Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, a collection of stellar soloists, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joined by the Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School perform Mahler’s spiritually optimistic Eighth Symphony.

Eun Sun Kim leans against a white wall in a black suit jacket. She has long, dark brown hair and brown eyes. She looks at the camera and smiles softly. Inon Barnatan poses in front of a bright yellow wall. He wears a leather jacket and has hazel eyes. He leans forward and looks at the camera, smiling softly.

Rachmaninoff and Bartók with Eun Sun Kim and Inon Barnatan

Star pianist Inon Barnatan returns to Symphony Hall to take on one of Bartók’s final works, and Eun Sun Kim makes her BSO debut.

Isabelle Faust has short blonde hair and hazel eyes. She holds her violin up close to her face and smizes at the camera. Alan Gilbert wears a blue pinstripe blazer, a black shirt, and round glasses. He has salt and pepper hair and a beard. He smiles softly at the camera.

Isabelle Faust and Alan Gilbert join the BSO for Haydn and Stravinsky

Violinist Isabelle Faust is the soloist in Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto and Alan Gilbert conducts two Haydn Symphonies.

Herbert Blomstedt wears a striped button shirt and a red sweater. He has white hair and frameless glasses. He stands outside and looks at the camera, smiling softly.

Blomstedt Conducts the BSO

Herbert Blomstedt, one of the masters of conducting for over seven decades, leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in symphonies by Schubert and Brahms.

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The Quiet Meditation of Part 2 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio

On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Thomas de Hartmann, with Kandinsky's "Composition 7" in the background

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Memory and Connection in Thomas de Hartmann's Violin Concerto

Ahead of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performances of de Hartmann's Violin Concerto with Joshua Bell, Brian McCreath explores what makes this concerto so special on GBH News's Morning Edition.