Shakespeare, for once, had it backwards: better three hours too soon, his Master Ford tells us, than one minute too late. For their first appearance in Boston since October 2001, the adage might be ...

Bartolomeo Montalbano’s Sinfonia Quarta “Geloso” immediately set the tone for the evening. Flexible phrasing and sensitive ...

Schnittke’s String Quartet No. 2, on the other hand, hails from an entirely different world, historically, stylistically, and ...

Talk about a strong finish: while the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s spring season runs through May, the ensemble’s two-month streak of concerts showcasing major new and unfamiliar repertoire that began ...

Celebrating its 150th season in “A Feast of Remembrance,” Boston Cecilia, led by music director Michael Barrett, offered a program of Bach, Handel, and Purcell Sunday afternoon at Jordan Hall that ...

One might not guess it from this weekend’s concerts at Symphony Hall, but Anton Bruckner isn’t usually a regular presence on local orchestral programs. Nevertheless, he’s having a well-deserved little ...

Sometimes a change of pace can be a healthy thing. Take the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s approach to the first two months of 2026: each of the ensemble’s subscription concerts through the end of ...

No one ever accused Gustav Mahler of taking the easy route. Even so, the Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 3 develops a programmatic concept that stretches the genre almost to its breaking point.

Artistic inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Take Gabriella Smith’s Bioluminescence Chaconne, which owes its genesis to a snorkeling excursion the composer took as part of a marine ...