Robert Schumann

Lisiecki Plays Mendelssohn with Rachid and the BSO

Samy Rachid leads the Boston Symphoyn Orchestra in a concert of German Romantic masterworks: the Overture from Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Oberon, Robert Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony, and Felix Mendelssohn’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Jan Lisiecki.

Joshua Bell and Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy,” at Tanglewood

Longtime BSO-collaborator Bell returns to Tanglewood as the violin soloist in Max Bruch’s virtuosic “Scottish Fantasy,” and Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in Robert Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony and Sarah Kirkland Snider’s "Marmoris."

Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Boston. Andris Nelsons, conductor Yunchan Lim, piano.

The Romance of Schumann, with Yunchan Lim and the BSO

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.

An image of Vincenzo Camuccini's 1894 painting La morte di Cesare (The Death of Caesar).

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All Hear Caesar's Musical Ides of March

Greg Ferrisi

On March 15th, a guy woke up, got dressed, and walked into the worst day of his life. In the 2,000 years since, composers have made Julius Caesar a figure of legend.

Conductor Xian Zhang, the BSO, and Pianist Jonathan Biss

In an encore broadcast, Zhang makes her Symphony Hall debut leading Chen Yi’s “Landscape Impression” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, and Jonathan Biss is the soloist in Robert Schumann’s lyrical and powerful Piano Concerto.

Hadelich and Handler both wear concert black and look at the camera. Hadelich smiles softly, and Handler holders her baton close to her chin.

Handler’s Boston Symphony Debut with Hadelich, at Tanglewood

BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler makes her Tanglewood and BSO debuts conducting Brahms’s Tragic Overture, Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with GRAMMY-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich.

Earl Lee wears concert black and stands in front of a black background. He holds his baton and smiles at the camera softly. Yo-Yo Ma wears an oxford button-down and sits in front of a black background. He holds his cello and bow in one hand, and he smiles at the camera warmly.

Yo-Yo Ma, the BSO, and Schumann at Tanglewood

In a Boston Symphony concert from Tanglewood, Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto, and BSO Assistant Conductor Earl Lee leads the orchestra in Carlos Simon’s “Fate Now Conquers” and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, on demand.

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Musical Butterflies

Laura Carlo

One of nature's most entrancing creations is also the inspiration behind beautiful works of music.

Conductor Hannu Lintu leans back in a light brown leather chair and looks to a window out of frame. He's wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and he has short, silver hair. There's a piano behind him covered in sheet music. On the floor, there's a large violet rug, upon which his dog lays.

Grief, Faith, and Transcendence, with Lintu and the Boston Symphony

Hannu Lintu leads the BSO in Peter Lieberson’s "Drala" and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, as well as Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Leonidas Kavakos.

Earl Lee (left) and Eric Lu (right) face the camera.

Schumann, Mozart, and Chin, with Lee and the BSO

In an encore broadcast, BSO Assistant Conductor Earl Lee conducts Unsuk Chin’s powerful tribute to Beethoven, "subito con forza," and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2, as well as Mozart’s brooding Piano Concerto No. 20, with soloist Eric Lu in his Boston Symphony debut.