Your Classical Music Listing for the Week
Find out what’s playing this week in your city’s classical music scene.
Tuesday
Evening concerts begin at 7:30 PM at the Suntory Hall and feature the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. The program for the evening will include Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Guest conductor Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony and Brahms’ Violin Concerto, with soloist Baiba Skride.
Program:
Tchaikovsky: “Pathétique” Symphony
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Baiba Skride, violin)
Tanglewood Music Center
One of the world’s most prestigious music institutions, the Tanglewood Music Center is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The TMC perform orchestral, chamber, and solo concerts throughout the season, as well as opera productions and other special events.
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This Tuesday, experience an evening of charming music with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Performing at the Musikverein, the world-renowned orchestra will be led by guest conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The program will feature works by Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Strauss. Don’t miss this unforgettable performance!
Wednesday
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the most highly regarded orchestras in the world. They perform at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. This week, they will be performing works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Dvořák.
Tanglewood Music Center
Tanglewood Music Center is a music school located in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. The institution is best known as the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was founded in 1937 by George Weston Anderson and has been affiliated with Boston University since 1940. The BSO has been in residence at Tanglewood since 1937, having interrupted its residency only for the war years of 1942–45; the orchestra makes its official Boston debut at Tanglewood each summer.
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The Metropolitan Opera continues their season with a new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal.” This performance will be conducted by Philippe Jordan and will feature Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role.
Thursday
Boston Symphony Orchestra
This week, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is featuring a range of classical pieces. On Thursday, they will be performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and on Friday and Saturday, they will be performing Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. Sunday’s performance will feature a selection of Bach’s works.
Tanglewood Music Center
Thursday
Tanglewood Music Center
8 p.m. Concert Hall
Called “the greatest comedy team in the history of opera” by Opera News, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke are special guests for a performance of Mozart’s masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro. The two women play the battle-of-the-sexes leads, Countess Almaviva and Susanna. Cano is “a singer of rare beauty and emotional directness” (The New York Times), and Cooke is “a mezzo of creamy richness and modulated power… with a voice that seems to get more beautiful as it climbs” (New York Magazine).
8:00 pm
8:00 pm – San Francisco Symphony – All-Beethoven Program – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
-San Francisco Symphony
Friday
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony. The BSO, led by Music Director Marin Alsop, will be joined by pianist Yefim Bronfman in the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor.” 8 p.m. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. $35-$105. 410-783-8000 or bsomusic.org.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the world’s most prestigious orchestras. Founded in 1881, the BSO has been a leading institution in classical music for over a century. With a rich history and tradition of excellence, the BSO is renowned for its memorable performances and world-class musicians.
This week, the BSO will be performing Mozart’s “Requiem” on Friday night at Symphony Hall. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased online or at the box office.
Tanglewood Music Center
Tanglewood Music Center
The Tanglewood Music Center is dedicated to providing aspiring young musicians with the opportunity to learn from and perform alongside world-renowned faculty artists, Guest Artists, and visiting orchestras. It is also home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra who perform regularly during the Tanglewood season.
Programs:
Orchestra Training Program
This program is for college-age musicians who wish to pursue a career in symphony orchestra playing. Repertoire for the program is drawn from the standard orchestral repertoire and each musician is expected to perform in one of the three orchestra concerts during their stay at Tanglewood.
Fellows Program
The Fellows Program is for college-age musicians who are planning to pursue a career in music performance, composition, or musicology. Fellows participate in weekly seminars, small ensembles, and private lessons, and they perform in at least one departmental concert during their stay at Tanglewood.
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Opening Night Gala with the New York Philharmonic
maestro Alan Gilbert and superstar soprano Renée Fleming
in her first Metropolitan Opera performance in six years
Music Director Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic and Special Guest Artist Renée Fleming in her first Met appearance in six years, on Opening Night of the 2015–16 season. The gala concert features arias and ensembles by Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss, Leonard Bernstein, and André Previn.
Saturday
If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday, why not check out some classical music? Here is a list of classical music events happening in your area this week.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the “Big Five”. Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston’s Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood. Andris Nelsons is the current music director of the BSO.
Weekends are a great time to catch up on your classical music listening, and we’ve got just the thing to help you out. Here’s a listing of classical music performances happening in Boston this weekend.
Friday, December 13
-8:00pm: Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Brahms: Symphony No. 2 – Boston Symphony Orchestra
-8:00pm: Handel’s Messiah – Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 14
-2:30pm & 8:00pm: Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Brahms: Symphony No. 2 – Boston Symphony Orchestra
-2:30pm & 8:00pm: Handel’s Messiah – Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, December 15
-3:00pm: Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Brahms: Symphony No. 2 – Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center
Tanglewood Music Center is a music school located in Lenox, Massachusetts. Founded in 1940 by Georg Solti and William Schuman, Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Center offers programs for pre-college, college, and post-graduate students. In addition to its educational programs, Tanglewood presents more than 200 concerts each year, featuring classical, jazz, pop, and world music performers.
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Orchestra of the League of Composers
Conducted by Paul Hindemith
World premiere performance of “Mathis der Maler” Symphony
Mozart – “Don Giovanni” Overture
Hindemith – “Mathis der Maler” Symphony
