Lebrecht Weekly | Shostakovich symphonies 2, 3, 12, 13 (DG)
I can’t remember a pre-Christmas season that started so sluggishly, without an obvious blockbuster on display. DG and Sony are leading with cultish solo pianists;…
Browsing: Andris Nelsons
Tanglewood showcases the other John Williams
It was encouraging to see concerts being given once again at Tanglewood, and with a big crowd in attendance. Finally, we are getting back to…
Malcolm Lowe Announces Retirement from Concertmaster Position at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
MALCOLM LOWE TO RETIRE FROM THE BSO AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY 35-YEAR TENURE AS BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTMASTER, ONE OF THE MOST COVETED POSITIONS IN THE…
Die Walküre at Tanglewood is a formula for the future
LENOX, Mass. – The project had potential: Summon a name-brand cast, engage a major conductor, try not to draw attention to the fact that the…
Dmitri Shostakovich: 6th and 7th symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
The sixth and seventh symphonies are central to the composer’s work, in both senses of the term. Written in 1939 and 1941, they develop the…
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4 and 11 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Two problematic symphonies by a tortured composer are despatched by the Boston Symphony and its Latvian conductor with near-nonchalance. The 4th, withheld by the composer…
Andris Nelsons Plus Bruckner Equals Sleep
Bruckner: 4th symphony/7th symphony (DG) Andris Nelsons prefaces two Anton Bruckner symphonies with small bites of Wagner – the prelude to Lohengrin and Siegfried’s funeral march. This…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was in 1984, more than 30…
Daily News Roundup: 30 June 2016
+ Andris Nelsons has pulled out of a production of Parsifal that opens the Bayreuth Festival. “Owing to a differing approach in various matters, the…
Video of the Day – Andris Nelsons in Boston and Lucerne
Andris Nelsons has now taken charge of the Boston Symphony. The video comes from a concert given by Nelsons and the BSO this past July…
