Boston Symphony Orchestra archive
Listen Yo-Yo Ma Headlines Tanglewood's 75th Anniversary Concert WGBH
August 13, 2012 – Hear an all-star performance with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, Yo-Yo Ma and James Taylor. WGBH
Listen A Musician And The Audition Of His Life
July 21, 2012 – A year spent working about 20 hours a day — and a fate decided in a few minutes.
Listen The Boston Symphony Orchestra At Tanglewood WGBH
July 7, 2012 – The orchestra marked 75 years at its summer home with an all-Beethoven program. WGBH
Read Charting Their Own Paths: Top 5 Orchestral Albums Produced In-house WGBH
December 15, 2011 – Once contracted to big labels, orchestras are now releasing their own impressive recordings. WGBH
Read Perfect Pairings: Programming Wine With Music
November 22, 2011 – Suggestions from one of Chicago's top sommeliers — a former professional percussionist.
Read The Hunt Is On: Who Will Be The Next Conductor To Lead The BSO?
September 26, 2011 – Who's going to ascend the podium at one of the world's top orchestras?
Watch James Levine Leaves The Boston Symphony Orchestra
March 3, 2011 – BSO managing director Mark Volpe explains why the brilliant music director is stepping down.
Listen Dinner With The Dead: Missy Mazzoli Meets Mozart
November 4, 2010 – The young indie-classical composer picks Mozart as the ideal, and best dressed, dinner companion.
Listen The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Turns 40
May 29, 2010 – The Boston Symphony Orchestra's official choir marks its anniversary Memorial Day weekend.
Listen Lieberson's 'Songs Of Love And Sorrow' And New Life
March 30, 2010 – Composer Peter Lieberson's long-awaited follow-up to Neruda Songs premieres in Boston.
Read Hitting The Sweet Spot: Best Classical Of 2009 WGBH
December 18, 2009 – Hear today's top classical musicians revisit the music they know and love best. WGBH
Listen Going Out On A Glissando: BSO Harpist Retires WBUR
October 1, 2009 – For 40 years, harpist Ann Hobson Pilot has given the Boston Symphony an angelic sound. WBUR
Listen Debussy's La Mer
June 23, 2009 – Claude Debussy's La Mer is an impressionistic vision of the sheer power of the ocean.
Listen City By City, A Night At The Symphony
June 11, 2009 – Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews new live recordings from orchestras across the U.S.
Listen Elliott Carter's Century Of Music
December 11, 2008 – At 100, inventive American composer Elliott Carter shows little sign of slowing down.