Maurice Ravel

Seong-Jin Cho wears a black turtleneck and leans forward, balancing his chin on his thumbs. He looks off camera and smiles softly.

Ravel, the BSO, and Seong-Jin Cho at Tanglewood

At Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in two works by Debussy and the two piano concertos by Ravel, with soloist Seong-Jin Cho.

Canellakis, Ehnes, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In an encore broadcast, conductor Karina Canellakis returns to Tanglewood to lead the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in rhapsodic music by Brahms and Ravel, and violinist James Ehnes is the soloist in Chausson’s “Poème” and Ravel’s “Tzigane.”

Under the shade of a large tree, the velvety green lawn of Tanglewood stretches outwards towards the horizon.

The Sounds of Summer, with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

On WCRB In Concert with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducts Strauss's "Also sprach Zarathustra" and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Emanuel Ax, among other highlights from the 2024 Tanglewood season.

Nathalie Stutzmann wears an orange leather jacket and shimmering, multicolored earrings. She has a curly brown bob and light brown eyes. She leans forward and folds her hands around her baton. Veronika Eberle wears a checkered halter dress and dark red lipstick. Her long brown hair is pulled over one shoulder and she has blue eyes. She looks to the left of frame, holding her violin in front of her.

Stutzmann Conducts Stravinsky and Eberle Plays Beethoven

Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Boston Symphony Orchestra conducting debut in a program that includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with soloist Veronika Eberle, Ravel’s "Alborada del gracioso," and Stravinsky’s suite from "The Firebird."

Sir Mark Elder stands against a dark gray background. He wears a navy, pinstripe suit, and he looks at the camera out of the corners of his eyes. There is an air of mystery about him. Blaise Déjardin poses with his arm around the neck of his cello wearing a concert black. He faces the camera head on and smiles.

Fairy Tales both Magical and Fearsome with the BSO, Elder, and Déjardin

In an encore broadcast, Elder leads the BSO in Ravel's "Mother Goose" and Dvořák's "The Noonday Witch," as well as a new work by Elena Langer featuring cellist Blaise Déjardin and Janáček's spectacular Sinfonietta.

Clockwise from left to right: In the first photo, an ornate golden ballroom with a glittering chandelier; in the second photo, a pink rosebush in full bloom; in the third photo, a closeup of a violin scroll and bow against a white background.

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In an encore broadcast, French cellist Gautier Capuçon takes center stage with the Boston Symphony for the American premiere of Thierry Escaich’s new work for cello and orchestra, and Andris Nelsons conducts Ravel’s "Alborada del gracioso" and Rachmaninoff’s romantic Symphony No. 2.

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León's "Stride" and Ravel, with Seong-Jin Cho and the BSO

Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tania León's 2019 Pulitzer Prize winner and Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," as well as Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, with soloist Seong-Jin Cho.

Seong-Jin Cho, facing left, leans one elbow on the upright piano and plays the keys with his other hand

Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel with Nelsons and the BSO

In an encore broadcast, renowned South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho is the soloist in Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, and Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in Caroline Shaw’s meditative "Punctum" and Stravinsky’s "Petrushka."