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Mistral

  • Mistral
    Mistral, Mahler, and Flights of Fancy
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, highlights from two different performances make for a unexpected blend of the light-hearted and sublime, through works by Mozart, Dohnányi, Mahler, and Louis Spohr.
  • Joshua Weilerstein stands outside and looks at the camera, softly smiling. Piers Lane wears a suit and has his arms folded up on the piano in front of him. He looks upwards, off camera. Mistral includes ten musicians, and all of them stands outside against a stone wall and smile at the camera. The four string players of the Pacifica Quartet wear black and pose with their instruments, all smizing at the camera.
    From Rockport to Concord with Wagner, Prokofiev, Chopin, and Beethoven
    On WCRB In Concert, Joshua Weilerstein leads the Phoenix Orchestra in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony in Boston, Mistral performs Wagner in Brookline, Piers Lane plays Chopin in Rockport, and the Pacifica Quartet plays Prokofiev in Concord.
  • musicians of Mistral, including violinist Juliette Kang, cellist Owen Young, and pianist Sophie Scolnik-Brower (background), in performance, September, 2021
    "Youth and Experience," with Mistral
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, early works by Felix Mendelssohn and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor form a vibrant counterpoint to the rich sonic landscape of Gabriel Fauré's Piano Trio, one of the composer's last pieces. This concert is no longer available for on-demand listening.
  • Florence Price, Gwyneth Walker, Louise Farrenc, Elizabeth Brown
    No Ordinary Women
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, it's a celebration of remarkable musical voices across three centuries of women composers, including Fanny Mendelssohn, Florence Price, Gwyneth Walker, and Elizabeth Brown.
  • Julie Scolnik and Jeffrey Lang
    Episodes
    A Time Capsule of Chamber Music, with Mistral
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, the local ensemble showcases the rich instrumental variety of chamber music, in a program spanning three centuries of music by Beethoven, Brahms, and George Walker.
  • Justin Austin
    Episodes
    Dvorák and the Heartbeat of America
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, baritone Justin Austin sings songs and spirituals by Harry Burleigh in a program that also includes Dvorák's "American" Quintet and music by William Grant Still.
  • Simon Rattle
    Concerts
    Hope and Harmony
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, renowned conductor Simon Rattle leads an orchestra of musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia…
  • Mistral
    Concerts
    Highlights from Mistral's 2017-2018 Season
    On WCRB In Concert with Mistral, the chamber music ensemble performs French music by Debussy and Franck and German works by Schubert and Brahms.
  • Mistral
    Concerts
    Mistral's 20th Anniversary Season
    On WCRB In Concert, Artistic Director Julie Scolnik and Mistral celebrate 20 years with works by Debussy, Bach, Vivaldi, and more.