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John Williams Tribute
Experience the awe and excitement of cinema’s greatest music featuring the scores of the Boston Pops’ own John Williams, led by Keith Lockhart and including film excerpts and exclusive interview footage featuring John Williams discussing his work.
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Star Wars: The Story in Music
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops as they perform the most extraordinary music from all nine Star Wars movies - tracing the sprawling saga, gripping adventure, and unforgettable characters. This is a must for all Star Wars fans and film music aficionados.
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![Andris Nelsons conducting with one hand outstretched]()
Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven, Mozart, Maskats, and Strauss with Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder, pianoBEETHOVEN Consecration of the House Overture
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488 Arturs
Arturs MASKATS Tango
STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier -
![Aaron Diehl dressed in black standing next to a piano with its lid open.]()
Opening Night at Symphony Gala
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Aaron Diehl Trio (Ellington)BEETHOVEN Consecration of the House Overture
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488
ELLINGTON New World A-Coming, for piano and orchestra
Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances -
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High School Open Rehearsal: October 12
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, celloHAYDN Symphony No. 22, Philosopher
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2
Iman HABIBI Zhiân (BSO commission)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 -
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Andris Nelsons conducts Haydn, Shostakovich, and Habibi with Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, celloHAYDN Symphony No. 22, Philosopher
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2
Iman HABIBI Zhiân (BSO commission)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1See DetailsThu Oct 12, 2023 - 7:30pm
Fri Oct 13, 2023 - 1:30pm
Sat Oct 14, 2023 - 8:00pm
Sun Oct 15, 2023 - 2:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Andris Nelsons conducts Kendall and Beethoven Piano Concertos No. 1 and 3 with Paul Lewis, piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, pianoHannah KENDALL The Spark Catchers
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 -
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Andris Nelsons conducts Kendall and Beethoven Piano Concertos No. 2 and 4 with Paul Lewis, piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, pianoHannah KENDALL The Spark Catchers
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 -
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Andris Nelsons conducts Kendall, Lee, and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with Paul Lewis, piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
Thomas Warfield, narratorHannah KENDALL The Spark Catchers
James LEE III Freedom’s Genuine Dawn, for narrator and orchestra (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 -
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Joana Mallwitz conducts Kodály, Tchaikovsky, and Schubert with Anna Vinnitskaya, piano
Joana Mallwitz, conductor
Anna Vinnitskaya, pianoKODÁLY Dances of Galánta
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
SCHUBERT Symphony in C, The GreatSee DetailsThu Nov 2, 2023 - 10:30am
Thu Nov 2, 2023 - 7:30pm
Fri Nov 3, 2023 - 1:30pm
Sat Nov 4, 2023 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Hannu Lintu conducts Lieberson, Berg, and Schumann with Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinLIEBERSON Drala
BERG Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 -
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Casual Friday: Hannu Lintu conducts Berg and Schumann with Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violinBERG Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 -
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Thomas Adès conducts Ligeti, Liszt, Stravinsky,and Adès with Kirill Gerstein, piano
Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, pianoLISZT Les Préludes
LIGETI Piano Concerto
STRAVINSKY Orpheus
Thomas ADÈS TevotSee DetailsThu Nov 16, 2023 - 7:30pm
Fri Nov 17, 2023 - 1:30pm
Sat Nov 18, 2023 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Boston Symphony Chamber Players: November 19
Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Adès, piano
Kirill Gerstein, pianoLIGETI Bagatelles for wind quintet
LIGETI Monument – Self Portrait – Movement for two pianos
Thomas ADÈS Növények Songs for mezzo-soprano and ensemble (American premiere)
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Earl Lee conducts Franck, Tomasi, and Tchaikovsky with Steven Banks, saxophone
Earl Lee, conductor
Steven Banks, saxophoneFRANCK Le Chasseur maudit
TOMASI Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 -
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Andris Nelsons conducts León, Ravel, and Stravinsky with Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, pianoTania LEÓN New work (world premiere; BSO co-commission)
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the left hand
STRAVINSKY The Rite of SpringSee DetailsThu Jan 11, 2024 - 10:30am
Thu Jan 11, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Jan 12, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Jan 13, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![Andris Nelsons conducting the BSO.]()
Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova)
Pavel Černoch, tenor (Sergei)
Sergei Skorokhodov, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov)
Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov and Ghost of Boris)
Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya)
Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher)
Charles Blandy, Neal Ferreira, and Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenors (Foremen)
Charles Blandy, tenor (Drunken Guest)
Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Coachman)
Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant)
David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand)
Dmytro Kalmuchyn, baritone (Porter)
Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward)
Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer and Sentry)
Goran Juric, bass (Priest)
Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police)
Sava Vemić, bass (Policeman)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorSHOSTAKOVICH Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk*
*Sung in Russian with English supertitles
See DetailsTue Jan 23, 2024 - 7:00pm
Thu Jan 25, 2024 - 7:00pm
Sat Jan 27, 2024 - 7:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![Andris Nelsons conducting with one hand outstretched]()
Casual Friday: Andris Nelsons conducts León and Stravinsky
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Tania LEÓN New work (world premiere; BSO co-commission)
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring -
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Andris Nelsons conducts Smyth, Bruch, and Mendelssohn with Randall Goosby, violin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Randall Goosby, violinSMYTH Overture to The Wreckers
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, Reformation -
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Karina Canellakis conducts Haydn and Bartók with Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano, and Johannes Martin Kränzle, bass-baritone
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Johannes Martin Kränzle, bass-baritoneHAYDN Cello Concerto in C
BARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle**Concert performance; sung in Hungarian with English supertitles
See DetailsThu Feb 8, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Feb 9, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Feb 10, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![Boston Symphony Chamber Players performing at Jordan Hall]()
Boston Symphony Chamber Players: February 11
Alison LOGGINS-HULL Homeland for solo flute
Adam SCHOENBERG New work (BSO co-commission)
BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36 -
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Tugan Sokhiev conducts Rachmaninov and Chausson with Yunchan Lim, piano
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor
Yunchan Lim, pianoRACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3
CHAUSSON Symphony in B-flatSee DetailsThu Feb 15, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Feb 16, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Feb 17, 2024 - 8:00pm
Sun Feb 18, 2024 - 2:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![John Storgaards conducting intensely.]()
John Storgårds conducts Tarkiainen, Nielsen, and Sibelius with Pekka Kuusisto, violin
John Storgårds, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinOuti TARKIAINEN Midnight Sun Variations
NIELSEN Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS The Oceanides and The Bard
SIBELIUS TapiolaSee DetailsThu Feb 29, 2024 - 10:30am
Thu Feb 29, 2024 - 7:30pm
Sat Mar 2, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![John Storgaards conducting intensely.]()
Casual Friday: John Storgårds conducts Tarkiainen, Nielsen, and Sibelius with Pekka Kuusisto, violin
John Storgårds, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violinOuti TARKIAINEN Midnight Sun Variations
NIELSEN Violin Concerto
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![Ken David Masur leads the BSO and actors including Caleb Mayo in Peer Gynt]()
High School Open Rehearsal: March 7
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Actors from Concert Theatre Works
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorGRIEG Peer Gynt
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![Ken David Masur leads the BSO and actors including Caleb Mayo in Peer Gynt]()
Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Grieg's Peer Gynt
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Actors from Concert Theatre Works
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorGRIEG Peer Gynt
written and directed by Bill Barclay adapted from the play by Henrik IbsenSee DetailsThu Mar 7, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Mar 8, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Mar 9, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Boston Symphony Chamber Players: March 10
NIELSEN Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Spectra, for violin, viola, and cello
SCHUBERT (arr. Hans ABRAHAMSEN) Four Pieces from Moments musicaux, for winds and strings -
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Sir Mark Elder conducts Ravel, Langer, Dvořák, and Janáček with Blaise Déjardin, cello and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Blaise Déjardin, cello
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorRAVEL Mother Goose (complete)
Elena LANGER The Dong with a Luminous Nose, for cello, chorus, and orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
DVOŘÁK The Noonday Witch
JANÁČEK SinfoniettaSee DetailsThu Mar 14, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Mar 15, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Mar 16, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Celebrating the Symphonic Legacy of Wayne Shorter
Clark Rundell, conductor
esperanza spalding, vocalist and bass
Leo Genovese, piano
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Dayna Stephens, saxophoneALL-WAYNE SHORTER PROGRAM
Causeway, Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair, Orbits, Forbidden Plan-iT
Excerpts from …(Iphigenia)
Gaia, for jazz quartet and orchestra -
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Casual Friday: A Symphonic Celebration: Jazz Legend Wayne Shorter
Clark Rundell, conductor
esperanza spalding, vocalist and bass
Leo Genovese, piano
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Dayna Stephens, saxophoneALL-WAYNE SHORTER PROGRAM
Causeway, Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair, Orbits, Forbidden Plan-iT
Gaia, for jazz quartet and orchestra -
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Domingo Hindoyan conducts Sierra, Elgar, and Dvořák with Pablo Ferrández, cello
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
Pablo Ferrández, celloRoberto SIERRA Symphony No. 6 (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
ELGAR Cello Concerto
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7See DetailsThu Mar 28, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Mar 29, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Mar 30, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Boston Symphony Chamber Players: March 31
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
program to include:
MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time, for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano -
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High School Open Rehearsal: April 4
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Anna Gawboy, lighting research
Justin Townsend, lighting designer
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorAnna CLYNE Color Field
WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
LISZT Prometheus
SCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, for piano, color organ, chorus, and orchestra -
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Andris Nelsons conducts Clyne, Wagner, Liszt, and Scriabin with Yefim Bronfman, piano and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Anna Gawboy, lighting research
Justin Townsend, lighting designer
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorAnna CLYNE Color Field
WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
LISZT Prometheus
SCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, for piano, color organ, chorus, and orchestraSee DetailsThu Apr 4, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 5, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Apr 6, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![Yuja Wang sitting in front of a piano sideways, smiling and touching the keys]()
Andris Nelsons conducts Messiaen's Turangalîla-symphonie
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Cécile Lartigau, ondes MartenotMESSIAEN Turangalîla-symphonie
See DetailsThu Apr 11, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 12, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Apr 13, 2024 - 8:00pm
Sun Apr 14, 2024 - 2:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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![Hilary Hahn smiling directly ahead while holding a violin close to her body]()
Andris Nelsons conducts Mozart, Thorvaldsdottir, and Brahms with Hilary Hahn, violin
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violinMOZART Symphony No. 33
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Archora
BRAHMS Violin ConcertoSee DetailsThu Apr 18, 2024 - 10:30am
Thu Apr 18, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 19, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Apr 20, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Andris Nelsons conducts Gubaidulina, Glanert, and Prokofiev with Thomas Rolfs, trumpet
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Thomas Rolfs, trumpetSofia GUBAIDULINA Prologue for Orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
Detlev GLANERT Trumpet Concerto
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4See DetailsThu Apr 25, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 26, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat Apr 27, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Andris Nelsons conducts Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette
Andris Nelsons, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductorBERLIOZ Roméo et Juliette*
*Sung in French with English supertitle
See DetailsThu May 2, 2024 - 7:30pm
Fri May 3, 2024 - 1:30pm
Sat May 4, 2024 - 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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