Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
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August 13, 2012 Hear an all-star performance with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, Yo-Yo Ma and James Taylor.
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July 7, 2012 The orchestra marked 75 years at its summer home with an all-Beethoven program.
February 26, 2008 In an act of symphonic diplomacy, the orchestra pays a visit to the North Korean capital.
Interviews & Profiles
July 21, 2012 A year spent working about 20 hours a day — and a fate decided in a few minutes.
May 29, 2010 The Boston Symphony Orchestra's official choir marks its anniversary Memorial Day weekend.
March 30, 2010 Composer Peter Lieberson's long-awaited follow-up to Neruda Songs premieres in Boston.
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October 1, 2009 For 40 years, harpist Ann Hobson Pilot has given the Boston Symphony an angelic sound.
June 23, 2009 Claude Debussy's La Mer is an impressionistic vision of the sheer power of the ocean.
December 11, 2008 At 100, inventive American composer Elliott Carter shows little sign of slowing down.
Discover Songs
November 4, 2010 The young indie-classical composer picks Mozart as the ideal, and best dressed, dinner companion.
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December 18, 2009 Hear today's top classical musicians revisit the music they know and love best.
December 21, 2006 Mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson recorded Neruda Songs shortly before she died.
News
May 16, 2013 The announcement puts an end to years of uncertainty at the storied orchestra.
September 26, 2011 Who's going to ascend the podium at one of the world's top orchestras?
March 3, 2011 BSO managing director Mark Volpe explains why the brilliant music director is stepping down.
February 26, 2008 In an act of symphonic diplomacy, the orchestra pays a visit to the North Korean capital.
February 25, 2008 The group is slated to perform Wagner, Dvorak and Gershwin for the historic occasion.
Reviews
June 11, 2009 Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews new live recordings from orchestras across the U.S.
December 21, 2006 Mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson recorded Neruda Songs shortly before she died.
More Stories
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December 15, 2011 Once contracted to big labels, orchestras are now releasing their own impressive recordings.
November 22, 2011 Suggestions from one of Chicago's top sommeliers — a former professional percussionist.
