Felix Mendelssohn

Lisiecki Plays Mendelssohn with Rachid and the BSO

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.

Nagano Leads the BSO in Mendelssohn and Premieres by Machover and Nante

Kent Nagano leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides Overture, Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony, and two premieres.

All four men wear dark jeans and turtlenecks. They smile and laugh together on a street in New York City, all while carrying their instruments.

Newport Classical Presents the Isidore String Quartet

On WCRB In Concert with Newport Classical, the ISQ, founded in 2019 at the Juilliard School, performs the music of Haydn and Mendelssohn at The Breakers Mansion in Newport, RI.

Andris Nelsons, dressed in concert black, has his baton and arms raised above the orchestra, who are all dressed in white.

Bach, Mahler, and Mendelssohn, at Tanglewood!

In an encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in the Air from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3, the Adagio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, and two iconic works by Felix Mendelssohn. Soloist María Dueñas features in the Violin Concerto, and the concert concludes with Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

From left to right: cellist Yo-Yo Ma, composer Camille Pépin, and conductor Samy Rachid

Yo-Yo Ma, Samy Rachid, and Pépin’s “Un Monde nouveau” at Tanglewood

BSO Assistant Conductor Rachid leads an exciting program featuring the American premiere of Camille Pépin’s Un Monde nouveau, Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony, and Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma.

Three women and one man stand in formal concert attire holding their instruments, but they talk and laugh with each other casually.

The Terra String Quartet at Rockport Music

On WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, the "Terras" share stories of love and passion through lush chamber music by Strauss, Webern, Mendelssohn, and Zemlinsky.

Keith Lockhart, conducting the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, facing the orchestra with a smile

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Keith Lockhart's Pops Playlist

Celebrating 30 years as the conductor of the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart tells the stories behind his recordings with the Pops, from tributes to Glenn Miller and Richard Rodgers to the inimitable film scores of John Williams!

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Beyond Nutcracker and Messiah, Ten Classical Christmas Gems

Laura Carlo

For some, it’s not Christmas until they hear “that one piece” of music. We’ve gathered ten more to add to your list!

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.

Kazuki Yamada conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Shed, with soloists Arthur and Lucas Jussen.

The Jussens, Mendelssohn, and the BSO

In an encore broadcast, Kazuki Yamada conducts the BSO in Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique," and the Jussen brothers join as soloists for Felix Mendelssohn's Concerto in E for two pianos and orchestra.