Changing tack here. I was in Boston today and went to the matinee at @BostonSymphony . I saw one of the future superstars of classical music, a last minute conductor replacement who had never handled the BSO before named Anna Handler.
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Changing tack here. I was in Boston today and went to the matinee at @BostonSymphony . I saw one of the future superstars of classical music, a last minute conductor replacement who had never handled the BSO before named Anna Handler.
Symphony Hall in Boston is considered one of the world’s most acoustically perfect concert halls. Harvard professor Wallace Clement Sabine calculated its ideal reverberation time—1.8 to 2.0 seconds—creating a balance between sound clarity and resonance that informed every element of its design.
December 1, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Alban Berg - Igor Stravinsky - Violin Concertos- Itzhak Perlman - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa
Full Liner Notes and Review Here:
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#classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicians #albanberg #stravinsky #itzhakperlman #bostonsymphony #seijiozawa #violinconcerto
Full Liner Notes and Review Here:
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#classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicians #albanberg #stravinsky #itzhakperlman #bostonsymphony #seijiozawa #violinconcerto
June 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Alban Berg - Igor Stravinsky - Violin Concertos- Itzhak Perlman - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa
Full Liner Notes and Review Here:
mankabros.com/blogs/emily/...
#classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicians #albanberg #stravinsky #itzhakperlman #bostonsymphony #seijiozawa #violinconcerto
Full Liner Notes and Review Here:
mankabros.com/blogs/emily/...
#classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicians #albanberg #stravinsky #itzhakperlman #bostonsymphony #seijiozawa #violinconcerto
Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Andreus Schulz, calls Andris Nelsons a “genius” with the “talent to invent conducting” by identifying
the core meaning of a work and communicating it clearly…Nelsons’ approach gives the
music space to breathe. #bostonsymphony #boston
the core meaning of a work and communicating it clearly…Nelsons’ approach gives the
music space to breathe. #bostonsymphony #boston
September 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Andreus Schulz, calls Andris Nelsons a “genius” with the “talent to invent conducting” by identifying
the core meaning of a work and communicating it clearly…Nelsons’ approach gives the
music space to breathe. #bostonsymphony #boston
the core meaning of a work and communicating it clearly…Nelsons’ approach gives the
music space to breathe. #bostonsymphony #boston
Boston Globe reports the BSO instructed Tanglewood staff to monitor patrons carrying multiple red flowers, the symbol of support for Andris Nelsons and many Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/boston-globe...
#BSO #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #AndrisNelsons
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#BSO #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #AndrisNelsons
July 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Boston Globe reports the BSO instructed Tanglewood staff to monitor patrons carrying multiple red flowers, the symbol of support for Andris Nelsons and many Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/boston-globe...
#BSO #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #AndrisNelsons
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/boston-globe...
#BSO #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #AndrisNelsons
📆October 30, 1896 Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony," the first major work by an #American female composer, debuts by the #BostonSymphony Orchestra and receives "public and journalistic acclaim"
#AmyBeach #Composer #Pianist #Symphony
#TodayInMusicHistory#ClassicalMusicHistory
#MusicHistory
#AmyBeach #Composer #Pianist #Symphony
#TodayInMusicHistory#ClassicalMusicHistory
#MusicHistory
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📆October 30, 1896 Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony," the first major work by an #American female composer, debuts by the #BostonSymphony Orchestra and receives "public and journalistic acclaim"
#AmyBeach #Composer #Pianist #Symphony
#TodayInMusicHistory#ClassicalMusicHistory
#MusicHistory
#AmyBeach #Composer #Pianist #Symphony
#TodayInMusicHistory#ClassicalMusicHistory
#MusicHistory
Huge congratulations to @bostonsymphony and Andris Nelsons on Grammy wins for Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Instrumental Solo with Yo-Yo Ma.
A proud moment for Massachusetts, and a reminder of the world-class arts and culture that call our state home 🎶 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
A proud moment for Massachusetts, and a reminder of the world-class arts and culture that call our state home 🎶 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Two Boston Symphony Orchestra albums win Grammy Awards
The BSO and its music director, Andris Nelson, won the Best Orchestral Performance while cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the BSO won in the Best Classical Instrumental category.
www.wgbh.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Huge congratulations to @bostonsymphony and Andris Nelsons on Grammy wins for Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Instrumental Solo with Yo-Yo Ma.
A proud moment for Massachusetts, and a reminder of the world-class arts and culture that call our state home 🎶 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
A proud moment for Massachusetts, and a reminder of the world-class arts and culture that call our state home 🎶 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa's spectacular Schoenberg Gurrelieder w/the @BostonSymphony, Tanglewood Chorus, JessyeNorman, TatianaTrojanos, JamesMcCracken etc on Philips. Love the "Tannhäuser" opening of part 3.
Amazon: amzn.to/4aLHbbt
Amazon: amzn.to/4aLHbbt
April 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa's spectacular Schoenberg Gurrelieder w/the @BostonSymphony, Tanglewood Chorus, JessyeNorman, TatianaTrojanos, JamesMcCracken etc on Philips. Love the "Tannhäuser" opening of part 3.
Amazon: amzn.to/4aLHbbt
Amazon: amzn.to/4aLHbbt
Today, @bostonsymphony plays #Sibelius twice and #Grieg twice with Grosvenor once in #Boston https://buff.ly/3CPrVyZ #wch
November 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Today, @bostonsymphony plays #Sibelius twice and #Grieg twice with Grosvenor once in #Boston https://buff.ly/3CPrVyZ #wch
#morninglistening & mourninglistening to the great #SeijiOzawa, who died, 88, on Tuesday. Send-off w/Mahler's 2nd Symphony & his long-time orchestra, the @bostonsymphony. Thanks for all the music!
Amazon: amzn.to/42B0B02
He will live on in memories and countless great recordings.
Amazon: amzn.to/42B0B02
He will live on in memories and countless great recordings.
February 9, 2024 at 11:39 AM
#morninglistening & mourninglistening to the great #SeijiOzawa, who died, 88, on Tuesday. Send-off w/Mahler's 2nd Symphony & his long-time orchestra, the @bostonsymphony. Thanks for all the music!
Amazon: amzn.to/42B0B02
He will live on in memories and countless great recordings.
Amazon: amzn.to/42B0B02
He will live on in memories and countless great recordings.
#Music Boston Symphony tuba Mike Roylance says musicians were blindsided by Andris Nelsons’ contract termination, sparking a wave of audience solidarity and renewed debate over leadership, communication, and artistic mission. What do you think? #ClassicalMusic #BostonSymphony
April 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
#Music Boston Symphony tuba Mike Roylance says musicians were blindsided by Andris Nelsons’ contract termination, sparking a wave of audience solidarity and renewed debate over leadership, communication, and artistic mission. What do you think? #ClassicalMusic #BostonSymphony
6/20-9/6 #Music lovers @TanglewoodMA opens for the #concert season! www.bso.org/tanglewood @BostonSymphony + more cool stuff 2 Do #TheBerkshires bit.ly/Qf7IlW
June 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
6/20-9/6 #Music lovers @TanglewoodMA opens for the #concert season! www.bso.org/tanglewood @BostonSymphony + more cool stuff 2 Do #TheBerkshires bit.ly/Qf7IlW
I canceled my @nytimes.com subscription today. They haven't held Trump to account AT ALL, their racist coverage of Mayor Mamdani, and the poison pen they've been publishing to destroy the Music Director of the #BostonSymphony (where I work)...it's just too much. The paper of record sucks. #disgrace
March 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I canceled my @nytimes.com subscription today. They haven't held Trump to account AT ALL, their racist coverage of Mayor Mamdani, and the poison pen they've been publishing to destroy the Music Director of the #BostonSymphony (where I work)...it's just too much. The paper of record sucks. #disgrace
In 20 minutes, @bostonsymphony plays #Mozart with Lisiecki and #Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' in #Boston https://buff.ly/3Z6UnF3 #wch
November 17, 2024 at 12:40 AM
In 20 minutes, @bostonsymphony plays #Mozart with Lisiecki and #Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' in #Boston https://buff.ly/3Z6UnF3 #wch
Update: Support grows for Andris Nelsons as Boston Symphony musicians and audience give a standing ovation at Symphony Hall.
The reaction follows the decision to end his tenure in 2027.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/andris-nelso...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
The reaction follows the decision to end his tenure in 2027.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/andris-nelso...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
March 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Update: Support grows for Andris Nelsons as Boston Symphony musicians and audience give a standing ovation at Symphony Hall.
The reaction follows the decision to end his tenure in 2027.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/andris-nelso...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
The reaction follows the decision to end his tenure in 2027.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/andris-nelso...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa in his DG @BostonSymphony Mahler 1st, w/Blumine wedged in. Still a classic recording that reminds of the wonderful things Ozawa was capable. And my 3rd-fave Mahler-recording of his.
Amazon: amzn.to/4bctYJ0
Amazon: amzn.to/4bctYJ0
April 25, 2024 at 1:39 PM
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa in his DG @BostonSymphony Mahler 1st, w/Blumine wedged in. Still a classic recording that reminds of the wonderful things Ozawa was capable. And my 3rd-fave Mahler-recording of his.
Amazon: amzn.to/4bctYJ0
Amazon: amzn.to/4bctYJ0
📆 April 8, 1938 Walter Piston's 1st Symphony in E, #premieres in #Boston, by the #BostonSymphony, conducted by the composer
#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #WalterPiston #Symphony #1stSymphonyinE
#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #WalterPiston #Symphony #1stSymphonyinE
April 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📆 April 8, 1938 Walter Piston's 1st Symphony in E, #premieres in #Boston, by the #BostonSymphony, conducted by the composer
#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #WalterPiston #Symphony #1stSymphonyinE
#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #WalterPiston #Symphony #1stSymphonyinE
In his first broadcast interview since the Boston Symphony announced it would not renew Andris Nelsons' contract, CEO Chad Smith told GBH News'
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/chad-smith-a...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
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#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
July 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
In his first broadcast interview since the Boston Symphony announced it would not renew Andris Nelsons' contract, CEO Chad Smith told GBH News'
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/chad-smith-a...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/chad-smith-a...
#andrisnelsons #bostonsymphony
6/20-9/5 #Music lovers @TanglewoodMA opens for the #concert season! @BostonSymphony tinyurl.com/3z43t5hj + more cool stuff 2 Do #TheBerkshires bit.ly/Qf7IlW
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
6/20-9/5 #Music lovers @TanglewoodMA opens for the #concert season! @BostonSymphony tinyurl.com/3z43t5hj + more cool stuff 2 Do #TheBerkshires bit.ly/Qf7IlW
#morninglistening to a stone cold classic in the discography: @mtilsonthomas' #Tchaikovsky 1st & #ClaudeDebussy Images w/the @bostonsymphony on DG. This one woke a broader audience up to the fact that there were even Tchaikovsky symphonies before the 4th.
Amazon: amzn.to/4aBpUC2
Amazon: amzn.to/4aBpUC2
April 2, 2024 at 9:15 AM
#morninglistening to a stone cold classic in the discography: @mtilsonthomas' #Tchaikovsky 1st & #ClaudeDebussy Images w/the @bostonsymphony on DG. This one woke a broader audience up to the fact that there were even Tchaikovsky symphonies before the 4th.
Amazon: amzn.to/4aBpUC2
Amazon: amzn.to/4aBpUC2
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa in Respighi's Roman Trilogy w/the @BostonSymphony on @dgclassics. A terrific recording of the late Maestro. Ozawa-favorites anyone?
Amazon: amzn.to/49pBmj7
Amazon: amzn.to/49pBmj7
April 5, 2024 at 12:41 AM
#morninglistening to #SeijiOzawa in Respighi's Roman Trilogy w/the @BostonSymphony on @dgclassics. A terrific recording of the late Maestro. Ozawa-favorites anyone?
Amazon: amzn.to/49pBmj7
Amazon: amzn.to/49pBmj7
"Please find a way to keep Andris longer."
Pianist Lang Lang joins the growing chorus of artists and musicians calling on the @BostonSymphony to reconsider the departure of Music Director
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/lang-lang-ap...
Pianist Lang Lang joins the growing chorus of artists and musicians calling on the @BostonSymphony to reconsider the departure of Music Director
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/lang-lang-ap...
May 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Please find a way to keep Andris longer."
Pianist Lang Lang joins the growing chorus of artists and musicians calling on the @BostonSymphony to reconsider the departure of Music Director
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/lang-lang-ap...
Pianist Lang Lang joins the growing chorus of artists and musicians calling on the @BostonSymphony to reconsider the departure of Music Director
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/lang-lang-ap...
This has been a nasty depressing weekend- 1st the upsetting news from the beloved @BostonSymphony about Maestro @AndrisNelsons and now this - The @MetOpera ’s Desperate Hunt for Money www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a... via @NYTimes
The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This has been a nasty depressing weekend- 1st the upsetting news from the beloved @BostonSymphony about Maestro @AndrisNelsons and now this - The @MetOpera ’s Desperate Hunt for Money www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a... via @NYTimes
2024 La Battistina “Gavi,” a pure Cortese from Piemonte, Italy at Symphony Hall, Fenway/Kenmore, Boston, MA, USA. #boston @bostonsymphony
June 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
2024 La Battistina “Gavi,” a pure Cortese from Piemonte, Italy at Symphony Hall, Fenway/Kenmore, Boston, MA, USA. #boston @bostonsymphony
What we lose when arts and humanities funding is cut
#science #research #KennedyCenter #NEA ##WCRB #classicalmusic #radio #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #PBS #arts #humanities
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#science #research #KennedyCenter #NEA ##WCRB #classicalmusic #radio #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #PBS #arts #humanities
open.substack.com/pub/theseren...
Disdain for art is disdain for life
Trump's destroying not only our government, but much of the best of what life is for most humans
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What we lose when arts and humanities funding is cut
#science #research #KennedyCenter #NEA ##WCRB #classicalmusic #radio #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #PBS #arts #humanities
open.substack.com/pub/theseren...
#science #research #KennedyCenter #NEA ##WCRB #classicalmusic #radio #BostonSymphony #Tanglewood #PBS #arts #humanities
open.substack.com/pub/theseren...