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Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Fall Arts Preview: 18 Things We Can’t Wait to Do This Season

SEPTEMBER 2023 1. Cheer on a basketball demigod. Being such a bibliophilic city that’s also mad for hoops, Boston and its environs seem a perfect […]

City Life

What’s the Future of Boston Philanthropy?

It’s a tradition as American as apple pie: Every July Fourth since 1974, the Boston Pops have descended on the Hatch Shell for an evening […]

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The Interview: Boston Symphony Orchestra Head Gail Samuel

Gail Samuel has yet to get stuck in one of Boston’s legendary traffic snarls or shiver through our icy-cold winters, but in the short time […]

City Life

Boston’s Gala Season That Never Was

For  30 years, I’ve covered Boston’s social scene, writing about the black-tie galas, luncheons, dinner dances, fashion shows, and fundraisers that make up what I’ve […]

City Life

Is the BSO Ready for a New Tune?

A number of years ago, I was co-chairing a fundraiser for a large local nonprofit. It was a seated black-tie dinner in a hotel ballroom, […]

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Julian Edelman and Devin McCourty Presented at the Grammys

The offseason has been tough for the Patriots. Gronk is recovering from a severe beer can injury; Tom Brady is busy answering questions about Gisele and […]

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The BSO’s Top Flutist Is Suing the Organization for Violating the Equal Pay Law

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s pay structure is out of tune, according to one musician. The BSO’s principal flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, is suing the organization under […]

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I Love My Job: Boston Pops Conductor Thomas Wilkins

What’s it like to have one of the coolest jobs in Boston? We want to know. So we’re tracking down the city’s most interesting people […]

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Boston Symphony and Boston Pops to Perform for Free in Franklin Park

Save the date for October 1—the Boston Pops and the Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform together for free in Franklin Park, the groups announced this […]

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The BSO Just Announced Its 2017-2018 Season

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-2018 season, which will run from September 22-May 4, will feature a few firsts for the institution, including a first-time-ever performance […]

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A $30 Million Tanglewood Expansion Project is Set to Open in 2019

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home, Tanglewood, just announced a large expansion project to create a new $30 million performance, dining, and rehearsal complex. According […]

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra Won Another Grammy

In Boston, even our orchestras pick up a few pieces of hardware. The Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons won a Grammy for Best […]

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German Conductor to Make BSO Debut at Tanglewood with Mahler’s First Symphony

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 begins in a beguiling single note, inviting the listener to step into this realm of possibility and join the piece’s hero […]

City Life

Throwback Thursday: Gustav Mahler and the Kennedy Assassinations

It was 156 years ago today that the world was blessed with Gustav Mahler, the revolutionary Austrian composer who sought to distill in his works […]

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BSO Performs Mahler’s Brilliant Debut, and Heart-Wrenching Goodbye

In the fifth lecture of a six-part series at Harvard in 1973, legendary conductor and Lawrence native Leonard Bernstein called the last page of Gustav […]