Hector Berlioz

Centuries before there was an "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" on September 19, composers already were!

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.

Contralto Avery Amereau sings Berlioz's "Les Nuits d’été" with the Boston Symphony, and Dima Slobodeniouk conducts music by Messiaen, Ravel, and Agata Zubel.

Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra introduce their own most memorable recordings with former BSO Music Director Seiji Ozawa.

In an encore broadcast, in a concert by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons leads Gustav Mahler’s meditation on grief and triumph, and soprano Christine Goerke sings a rarely heard work by Berlioz.

Whether you call it Carnival, Carnivale, or Mardi Gras, you’re talking one big party!

The Greek violinist joins the Boston Symphony as the soloist in the American premiere of Unsuk Chin’s "Shards of Silence" Violin Concerto, and Andris Nelsons conducts Ives and Berlioz’s otherworldly "Symphonie fantastique."

In a timeless holiday season tradition, Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra bring to life Tchaikovsky's magical tale of Christmas, Sugar Plum Fairies, and one very handsome prince!

Saturday, December 19, 20208:00 PMIn a timeless holiday season tradition, Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra bring to life Tchaikovsky's…

To mark the sesquicentennial of the composer's death — and a new box set of recordings — Berlioz biographer David Cairns celebrates the one-time musical misfit from France.