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Andris Nelsons: The Next BSO Music Director
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The 34-year-old Latvian conductor will be the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning with the 2014-2015 season.
Hear an interview with the BSO's Mark Volpe and learn more. Hear a discussion about Andris Nelsons coming to the BSO, with CNE's Brian McCreath and Boston Public Radio's Margery Eagan and Peter Kadzis.
Pixar in Concert!Thomas Wilkins leads the Pops in music from Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., and the latest Pixar masterpiece, Brave!
INTERVIEW: Thomas Wilkins on Pixar in Concert, children, and the future of classical music
Matthew Morrison, Star of Glee!The Broadway and television star performs hits from his forthcoming album of Broadway standards with the Pops and Keith Lockhart.
Watch Jared Bowen's profile of Matthew Morrison on Greater Boston
The BSO's 2013-2014 Season
The 133rd season of the BSO is marked by an opening weekend of Brahms with Christoph von Dohnányi; major theatrical works, including Bernstein's West Side Story, Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos (The Passion According to St. Mark), and Strauss's Salome; and multi-disciplinary "Insight" events surrounding Benjamin Britten's War Requiem and Beethoven's Piano Concertos, with Yefim Bronfman.
INTERVIEW: BSO Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg talks with CNE's Brian McCreath about the 133rd season of the BSO.To see the full 2013-2014 schedule and to purchase concert tickets, visit the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Classical New England celebrates the legacy of one of the BSO's most significant Music Directors with a 1969 television interview and an audio documentary.
Watch the interview and hear the documentary
Celebrating 60 Years of the BSO and WGBH
On Oct. 6, 1951, WGBH Radio signed onto the air for the first time. Hear a commemorative program originally broadcast on the 60th anniversary of that date, with the voices of Aaron Copland and Ralph Lowell.
Hear the program
Keith's Classical Corner
Each weekday morning, the Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart joins Classical New England's Laura Carlo to share a classical music pick of the day. They talk about the story behind the music, and mark holidays and historic dates with tributes to some of the great artists and composers of the genre.
>> Visit Keith's Classical Corner
Boston Pops 2013!
It's "Lights, Camera, Action!" as the Boston Pops and Keith Lockhart bring you a season of film-related concerts, and much more!
Join Classical New England and hosts Ron Della Chiesa and Laura Carlo for the best of the 2013 season from Symphony Hall, each Saturday night at 7pm and Sunday afternoon at 1pm.
These concerts are also available on-demand for one year!
Hear concerts on-demandWatch the transformation of Symphony Hall, from rows of seats for the BSO to tables and chairs for the Pops:
For information about the entire Boston Pops season and ticket availability, visit the Boston Pops.
Broadcast Schedule
Saturdays at 7pm
Sundays at 1pm
Saturdays at 7pm
Sundays at 1pm
Film NightPops Conductor Laureate John Williams leads the orchestra in selections from his music from his iconic film scores.
Pixar in ConcertThomas Wilkins leads the Pops in music from Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., and the latest Pixar masterpiece, Brave!
INTERVIEW: Thomas Wilkins on Pixar in Concert, children, and the future of classical music
Tanglewood 2013
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2013 Tanglewood season features an All-Tchaikovsky Opening Night, Bernstein's West Side Story performed with the 1961 film, and tributes to Wagner and Verdi.
Learn more with the BSO's Anthony FoggJoin Classical New England each Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 7pm, and Sunday at 1pm for every BSO concert, live from the Koussevitzky Music Shed, with hosts Ron Della Chiesa and Cathy Fuller.
To see the full Tanglewood schedule and to purchase tickets, visit the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Broadcast Schedule
Opening Weekend
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On Friday's Opening Night, violinist Joshua Bell is the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos leads the BSO in the Russian composer's Symphony No. 5.
On Saturday, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos leads the BSO, with mezzo-soprano Anne-Sophie von Otter, the women of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the PALS Children's Chorus in the Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler.
On Sunday, special guest star Vince Gill joins the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart for a tribute to the American West.Fleisher, West Side Story, and Harrell
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On Friday, Leon Fleisher is the soloist in Ravel's Piano Concerto for the left hand, and Kazushi Ono conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Rimsky-Korsakov's spectacular Scheherezade.
On Saturday, conductor David Newman leads the BSO in Leonard Bernstein's score to West Side Story, performed with the 1961 film.2_140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Lynn Harrell is the soloist in Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcinella and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8.Jurowski, a Wagner Celebration, and Zukerman
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On Friday, Vladimir Jurowski conducts Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinger, Liszt's Totentanz, with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms. 3_140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel sings the role of Wotan in Act 3 of Wagner's Die Walküre, with soprano Katarina Dalayman as Brünnhilde and soprano Amber Wagner as Sieglinde, conducted by Lothar Koenigs._140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Pinchas Zukerman is the conductor and violin and viola soloist in an All-Baroque program of music by Vivaldi, Telemann, and Bach, with members of the BSO in solo roles.All-Mozart, Nelsons, and "New World"
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On Friday, soprano Christine Schäfer sings "Ch'io mi scordi di te" in an All-Mozart program that also includes the Symphony No. 41, the "Jupiter," and the Piano Concerto No. 12, with Christoph Eschenbach as soloist and conductor._140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, conductor Andris Nelsons, recently named as the new Music Director for the BSO, beginning in 2014, leads the orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and soloists in Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem._140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Christoph Eschenbach leads the BSO in Dvorák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," and the composer's Carnival Overture, as well as the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Prokofiev, with soloist Garrick Ohlsson.Denève, Daphnis, and Yo-Yo Ma
On Friday, Stéphane Denève conducts Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with Leif Ove Andsnes, and Poulenc's Stabat Mater, with Lucy Crowe and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus._140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, Charles Dutoit leads the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, preceded by Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, with soloist Lang Lang.jeremy cowart, sony music entertainment_140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Dvorák's earthy and passionate Cello Concerto, and Charles Dutoit leads the BSO in two works by Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks and The Rite of Spring.Tanglewood on Parade
The combined forces of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra celebrate the summer with music by Borodin, Gershwin, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, and more.Shaham, Bronfman, and Zacharias
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On Friday, Gil Shaham is the soloist in the Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius, and Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the Boston Symphony in Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 2. dario acosta_140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, Yefim Bronfman is the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, and Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Elliott Carter's Sound Fields and the Symphony No. 4 by Brahms.
On Sunday, Christian Zacharias is both soloist and conductor in an All-Beethoven program that includes the Coriolan Overture, the Piano Concerto No. 2, and the Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral."The Pops and Feinstein, Mahler's Fourth, and Ax
On Friday, Michael Feinstein joins Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for a tribute to Marvin Hamlisch and centennial celebrations of composer Jimmy Van Heusen and lyricist Sammy Cahn._140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, soprano Camilla Tilling joins the BSO for the Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler, and Isabelle Faust is the soloist in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, with conductor Bernard Haitink._140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, and Christoph von Dohnányi leads the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in the Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler.Serkin, Film Night, and Beethoven's Ninth
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On Friday, pianist Peter Serkin is the soloist in the Concerto for Piano and Winds by Stravinsky, and BSO Assistant Conductor Andris Poga leads the orchestra in Poulenc's Sinfonietta and the Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven._140x140.jpg)
On Saturday, soprano Audra McDonald joins the Boston Pops and Laureate Conductor John Williams and conductor David Newman for Film Night, one of the highlights of every Tanglewood season._140x140.jpg)
On Sunday, Bernard Haitink leads the BSO, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and soloists in the season finale, featuring the Symphony No. 9, the "Ode to Joy," by Beethoven.Follow Classical New England
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