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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas s...
12/15/2025

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character.

Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season:

On the Bach Hour, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character in the third of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.

What does the holiday season mean to you? For Julia Marcus, it means Hallmark movies! Here are five classically-inclined...
12/12/2025

What does the holiday season mean to you? For Julia Marcus, it means Hallmark movies!

Here are five classically-inclined Hallmark Christmas movies that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit:

What does the holiday season mean to you? For me, it means Hallmark movies! Here are five classically-inclined Hallmark Christmas movies that are worth checking out.

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, celebrate the season with a festive concert showcasing the radiant musi...
12/11/2025

Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, celebrate the season with a festive concert showcasing the radiant music of J.S. Bach, performed by Emmanuel Music!

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On WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, celebrate the season with a festive concert showcasing the radiant spirit of J.S. Bach’s music, performed by Emmanuel Music.

Saturday night at 8pm in an encore broadcast, hear master conductor Herbert Blomstedt lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
12/10/2025

Saturday night at 8pm in an encore broadcast, hear master conductor Herbert Blomstedt lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Schubert's Sixth and Brahms's First symphonies.

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Herbert Blomstedt, one of the masters of conducting for over seven decades, leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in symphonies by Schubert and Brahms.

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peac...
12/08/2025

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48Skfcy

On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

It's finally that time of year... Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, hear H+H celebrate...
12/04/2025

It's finally that time of year... Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, hear H+H celebrate the wonder and joy of the holiday season with Handel's "Messiah"!

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On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leads the H+H Orchestra, Chorus, and a slate of spectacular soloists in a centuries-old Boston tradition.

Saturday at 8pm, Andris Nelsons shares a program of Sibelius and Grieg with conductors Ross Jamie Collins and Na'Zir McF...
12/04/2025

Saturday at 8pm, Andris Nelsons shares a program of Sibelius and Grieg with conductors Ross Jamie Collins and Na'Zir McFadden, featuring piano soloist Benjamin Grosvenor.

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Music Director Andris Nelsons shares a program with conductors Ross Jamie Collins and Na’Zir McFadden featuring works by Sibelius and Grieg, with piano soloist Benjamin Grosvenor.

Today at 5:30pm, come to the Boston Public Library for a FREE festive concert with the Rasa String Quartet! Visit gbh.or...
12/04/2025

Today at 5:30pm, come to the Boston Public Library for a FREE festive concert with the Rasa String Quartet! Visit gbh.org/events to learn more.

12/03/2025

Today's the first day of our winter membership drive, and we're so grateful to all of you! Our listeners know better than anyone else that the perfect music can warm you right up.

Support the music that keeps you warm by calling 888-995-9272 or by heading to: https://bit.ly/42RCWa1

Now available on demand: hear Assistant Conductor Samy Rachid lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák's Cello Conce...
12/02/2025

Now available on demand: hear Assistant Conductor Samy Rachid lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák's Cello Concerto starring Pablo Ferrández - Cellist, followed by Dvořák's 8th Symphony.

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Samy Rachid leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák’s dramatic Cello Concerto featuring soloist Pablo Ferrández, as well as his Eighth Symphony, infused with the vigor and beauty of the natural world.

Tonight at 8pm, hear Anna Handler lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the rarely heard Violin Concerto by Thomas de Ha...
12/01/2025

Tonight at 8pm, hear Anna Handler lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the rarely heard Violin Concerto by Thomas de Hartmann, with soloist Joshua Bell!

After, hear Ravel's arrangement of Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition." Tune in to this encore broadcast on-air, on our app, or online:

Anna Handler conducts the rarely heard Violin Concerto by Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann with soloist Joshua Bell, and the kaleidoscopic brilliance of Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition."

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