Thursday’s performance featured soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Rod Gilfry, for whom the work was originally crafted. Both singers are well established, and the night’s rendition didn’t contain ...
“Progress depends above all on the temper of the nation,” Anthony Eden told the House of Commons in 1938. “And that temper must find expression in a firm spirit.” The former foreign secretary and ...
Pianist Paul Lewis gave a sparkling program of Schubert for his Celebrity Series recital at Jordan Hall on Friday night. Lewis’ impeccable technique and subtle artistry combined for a powerful ...
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra under founding conductor Benjamin Zander opened their season Sunday at Symphony Hall with an intense program devoted to the relationship between old and new.
Boston Classical Review has an opening for a concert reviewer based in the Boston area. Solid knowledge of classical repertory is required as well as excellent writing skills. Classical reviewing ...
Brevity, Shakespeare tells us, is the soul of wit. Yet concision needn’t come at the expense of depth, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s shortish program on Thursday night demonstrated. Led by Sir ...
In music as in love, passion can be a double-edged sword. Take the Jerusalem Quartet’s performance at Jordan Hall on Friday night. Nobody’s about to argue that the ensemble’s Celebrity ...