Modest Mussorgsky

Anna Hander conducts the rarely heard Violin Concerto by Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann with soloist Joshua Bell, and the kaleidoscopic brilliance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

Ahead of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performances of de Hartmann's Violin Concerto with Joshua Bell, Brian McCreath explores what makes this concerto so special on GBH News's Morning Edition.

As Halloween approaches, trick-or-treat your way through these haunted classical hits!

The song got it right: “The hills ARE alive with the sound of music!”

For World Art Day, here are the stories behind the musical masterpieces inspired by visual art.

The winter solstice brings us the least amount of sun we'll see all year, but after that, very gradually, as George Harrison's song promises, "Here Comes the Sun!"

Saturday, March 27, 20218:00 PMIn an encore broadcast from 2016, the Czech conductor makes his BSO debut in two masterpieces from his homeland by Smetana…

Saturday, October 24, 20208:00 PMIn an encore broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the musicians of the BSO perform serenades by Dvorák, and Andris…

Sunday, November 25, 20187:00pmOn WCRB In Concert with A Far Cry, the GRAMMY-nominated conductorless ensemble performs Mussorgsky's musical tour through a…

No conductor felt as free to change a composer’s score for the sake of visceral, sonic effect than Stokowski - explore it on WCRB's CD of the Week, as it…