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A shot of the stage from the audience's perspective. Nelsons conducts the full orchestra on a podium, in front of Symphony Hall's golden pipe organ.

Shostakovich, Stravinsky and a World Premiere with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

The BSO continues their "Decoding Shostakovich" series with his Symphony No. 6, and Stravinsky’s "Symphony of Psalms."

Ryan Turner, looking at the viewer, wearing a grey sport coat against a black background

Bach's Mass in B minor, with Ryan Turner of Emmanuel Music

On The Bach Hour, the Artistic Director of one of Boston's cornerstone music ensembles offers a guided tour of the composer's most elaborate and ambitious choral work.

Erin Morley's Boston Baroque Debut

On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, the renowned coloratura soprano performs concert arias by Mozart, bookended by Mozart’s Haffner Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.

The Bach Hour

The Joy and Depth of Bach's Cantata 31, "Heaven Laughs! Earth Exults"

On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.

Mitsuko Uchida sits at the piano and leans against it, turning out towards the camera. She has shoulder-length, wavy hair and wears a white turtleneck. She looks at the camera with an amused expression.

Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven with the BSO

The Boston Symphony Orchestra welcomes back pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, and Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 in the second concert of the BSO's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.

Detail of palm motif on a column in St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

The Bach Hour

Bach's Cantata for Palm Sunday

On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in the composer's Cantata 182, and Pieter Wispelwey performs the Suite No. 5 for solo cello.

Yo-Yo Ma plays his cello outside in a forest drenched in sunshine. He pulls the bow across his cello strings and smiles up at the sky.

Shostakovich’s Message of Resistance with Yo-Yo Ma and the BSO

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to Symphony Hall for an all Shostakovich program, kicking off the Boston Symphony Orchestra's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.

From left to right: ACO Director and violinist Richard Tognetti, and oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros.

"The Four Seasons," Reimagined with the Australian Chamber Orchestra

On WCRB In Concert with Celebrity Series of Boston, Egyptian Australian musicians Joseph and James Tawadros join the ACO for an exhilarating reimagining of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons."

Frank Peter Zimmerman holds his violin close to him and glances to the left of frame. He wears a silky black concert shirt. He has dark hair and light blue eyes.

Elgar’s Violin Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann perform Elgar, and Dima Slobodeniouk returns to conduct Hailstork and Stravinsky.

Eldbjørg Hemsing stands outside in a long red gown. The snowy Norwegian landscape unfurls behind her. Her long blonde hair is tucked into a red, velvet jacket that's draped around her shoulders. She lifts her head to the horizon and looks off into the distance, smiling.

Eldbjørg Hemsing and the Songs of Norway, with GBH Music

On WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, the Norwegian violinist takes listeners on an extraordinary sonic journey to her homeland while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.

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