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Franz Liszt

  • A collage of Yefim Bronfman and Andris Nelsons. Bronfman (left) poses against a dark gray background in a navy suit and bowtie. He has dark hair hat's graying and brown eyes. He looks at the camera and smiles softly. Nelsons (right) poses against a black backgroundin a blue blazer and blue collared shirt. He has brown hair and a beard, and blue eyes. He looks camera left and smiles softly.
    Bronfman, Nelsons, and the BSO in "Prometheus, Poem of Fire"
    In an encore broadcast, Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in dazzling works by Liszt, Wagner, and Anna Clyne, culminating in Scriabin's "Prometheus, Poem of Fire," with pianist Yefim Bronfman.
  • Sir Antonio Pappano wears a dark suit and a burgundy scarf. He balances his baton between his hands, perching it horizontally between his two pointer fingers. He stares down the camera with his brown eyes, not smiling. Jean-Yves Thibaudet wears a dark suit and stands in front of an open grand piano. He looks at the camera with his light blue eyes and smiles softly.
    Pappano, Thibaudet, and the BSO
    Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings dazzling elegance to Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Antonio Pappano conducts two works that ask deep questions of humanity: Richard Strauss’s “Also sprach Zarathustra” and Hannah Kendall’s “O flower of fire.”
  • Horses saying "Hi!)
    Blog
    Galloping through Classical Music
    Laura Carlo
    Whether you're a jockey-in-training or just happy to ride a merry-go-round, there's no question that horses have been a fan favorite from all time, and even from classical composers!
  • A collage of conductor Thomas Adès and pianist Kirill Gerstein. On the left, an action shot of Adès conducting. He has his arms raised with one hand holding a baton and the other reaching out, as if he's trying to carry the sound of the orchestra. He wears a black polo against a black background. On the right, Gerstein looks over his shoulder at the camera, smiling softly. He's wearing a white dress shirt that's unbuttoned at the top with a black blazer. He stands against a cream-colored wall.
    Adès and Gerstein Celebrate Ligeti's 100th Birthday
    Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in György Ligeti's kaleidoscopic Piano Concerto in a celebration of the Hungarian composer's centennial, and Thomas Adès leads the BSO in Stravinsky’s "Orpheus," Franz Liszt’s "Les Préludes," and Adès's own "Tevot."
  • Pianist Alexandre Kantorow
    2024 Gilmore Artist Alexandre Kantorow, In Concert
    On WCRB In Concert with The Gilmore, pianist Alexandre Kantorow performs music by Brahms, Schubert songs arranged by Liszt, and one of Bach's most emotionally powerful works.
  • Mountains in sunshine
    Blog
    Climb Every Mountain. And Hill.
    Laura Carlo
    The song got it right: “The hills ARE alive with the sound of music!”
  • Blog
    Trees and Forests in Classical Music
    Laura Carlo
    From "tree canopy" to "forest bathing," 'tis the season for tree news, but classical has always gone out on a limb for trees!
  • Dreaming
    Blog
    Dream a Little Dream
    Laura Carlo
    Walter Scott wrote, "To all, to each, a fair good night, and pleasing dreams and slumbers light," sentiments captured in music by many composers.
  • Tanglewood lawn and Shed
    Opening Night at Tanglewood!
    Kicking off the 2022 Tanglewood season, pianist Yuja Wang joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Andris Nelsons conducts Stravinsky’s timeless “The Rite of Spring."
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet
    Thibaudet in Liszt's Pianistic Trapeze Act
    French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is the soloist in Liszt's acrobatic Piano Concerto No. 2, plus Andris Nelsons conducts an American premiere by Augusta Read Thomas and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4.