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Dame Ethel Smyth

  • Randall Goosby sits on a black couch against a caramel-colored wall. He wears a white, collared quarter zip with white pants. He has a black crewcut that's faded on the sides and chocolate-brown eyes. He hold his violin with both hands by the neck and looks off camera, smiling as if he's laughing.
    Randall Goosby's Boston Symphony Debut
    In an encore broadcast, the youngest-ever winner of the Sphinx Concerto Competition is the soloist in Bruch’s spirited Violin Concerto No. 1, and Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in works by Felix Mendelssohn and Ethel Smyth.
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    Blog
    Classical Music Responds to the Times
    Laura Carlo
    Classical music is often inspired by romance, fairy tales, or royalty, but sometimes the inspiration comes from real world causes.