Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

In the second of a three-concert series pairing music by Mozart and Tchaikovsky, Paul Lewis is the soloist Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27, part of a program led by Music Director Andris Nelsons that culminates with Tchaikovsky’s exhilarating Symphony No. 4.

BSO Artist-in-Residence Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in a program that also includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3, all led by Andris Nelsons in the first of a three-concert series.

In the final part of a concert series led by Music Director Andris Nelsons pairing works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky, Himari makes her BSO debut as the soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1, followed by Tchaikovsky’s blazingly triumphant Symphony No. 5.

Music by Tchaikovsky begins the first full weekend of Boston Symphony performances at Tanglewood, including the First Piano Concerto with soloist Seong-Jin Cho and selections from Swan Lake — all led by Andris Nelsons.

In an encore broadcast, Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Gabriela Ortiz’s "Revolución diamantina," and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's tumultuous "Francesca da Rimini."

Pianist Yunchan Lim reunites with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons in Robert Schumann’s sweepingly dramatic Piano Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred” Symphony.

BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler leads the orchestra in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, with Concertmaster Nathan Cole and Principal Viola Steven Ansell as soloists, as well as Gabriella Smith’s "Bioluminescence Chaconne" and Tchaikovsky's Suite from "Swan Lake."

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho returns to Symphony Hall as the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in a program that also includes Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Allison Loggins-Hull’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni for flute and orchestra, with BSO Principal Flute Lorna McGhee.

On WCRB In Concert with the Celebrity Series of Boston, Rana brings her storytelling prowess and expressive piano playing to two well-loved ballet suites: Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet", and Tchaikovsky’s "Nutcracker" suite.

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