Modest Mussorgsky

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…

Sept. 24, 2016Andris Nelsons, conductorLang Lang, pianoShostakovich - Festive OvertureProkofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel - Pictures…