Youth & Family Concerts
Family Concerts
Bring the whole family to Symphony Hall for this fun and engaging concert series, designed to encourage an appreciation for live performance and orchestral music.
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Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)
Adrian Slywotzsky, conductor
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Family Concert: Young at Heart: Engaging the Power of Our Creative Spirit
From Beethoven to Carlos Simon, this family-friendly program explores the journeys of major composers who wrote groundbreaking works while they were young, and how today’s young composers are having the same significant impact.
*The 10am concert is a sensory-friendly performance
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Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)
Bring the whole family to Symphony Hall for this fun and engaging concert series, designed to encourage an appreciation for live performance and orchestral music.
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)
Marta Żurad, conductor
Matt Roberts, magician
School Programs
High School Open Rehearsals
These programs invite students in grades 8-12 to observe first-hand how a professional orchestra prepares for a concert. Optional pre-rehearsal talks with a BSO musician begin at 9:30am.
Information on how teachers may purchase tickets and receive supplementary materials for High School Open Rehearsals will be available in the fall.
Thursday, October 6, 10:30am
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductor
Elizabeth OGONEK New work
BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), for violin and orchestra
BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 3, The First of May
Thursday, February 9, 10:30am
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Carlos SIMON New work (world premiere; BSO commission)
BLOCH Schelomo: Rhapsody Hébraïque, for cello and orchestra
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Thursday, March 9, 10:30am
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet
BONDS Selection from Montgomery Variations
Anthony DAVIS You Have the Right to Remain Silent, for clarinet and orchestra
DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony
Youth Concerts
These concerts engage students and classrooms with positive life messages through a musical lens, designed specifically for them. These performances will feature the same music being played in the April 1 Family Concert.
Youth Concerts will be held March 29-31. (Performance times coming soon!)
Information on how teachers may purchase tickets and receive supplementary materials for Youth Concerts will be available in the fall.