The pianist’s remarkable technique and musicianship added sparkle to the pedestrian and clarity to the obscure.
Calixto Bieito’s setting of Bizet’s classic explores the corrosive effects of doomed love.
The semistaged production cleverly transcends limits and delivers an exuberant reading of Bernstein’s score.
A John Adams piece featuring electric violin is at the heart of a program exploring the contemplative side of 20th-century music.
The popular mezzo-soprano justifies her adulation in a standout performance of an eerie Berlioz cantata.
Excellent singing was at the fore of a genuinely funny operatic comedy from 1679.
Dr. Magen Solomon has guided the venerable community choir to new levels of artistry.
A great American composer shows his variety in a well-balanced, entertaining performance at chamber/text, the free concert series.
Pianist Taka Kigawa brought energy and immediacy to Ligeti’s pianistic Everest.
A concerto penned under the auspices of the symphony’s Young American Composer-in-Residence program gets the spotlight in a beautifully balanced program.
