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Meghan Hilty delivers a smashing performance with Pops
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For all that can be said about the narratively chaotic and tonally incomprehensible making-of-a-Broadway-musical TV show "Smash," it accomplished one undeniable good: It brought Megan Hilty into millions of homes. Comment?
GoandDo: Arts on Elm Street presents night of classical guitar
... venues as the Palladium in New York, Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Gothic Hall, and the Cohen Room of Symphony Hall in Boston. Suggested donation for the guitar concert $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Unemployed? $8 in advance. $10 at the ... Comment?
Andris Nelsons New Music Director of the BSO
With the numerous cancellations of former Music Director, James Levine, his inevitable retirement and a two year interregum, the past few years have been a nightmare for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Comment?
Terence Blanchard at Tanglewood June 28
... tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, March 25, at www.tanglewood.org , by calling 888-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall box office in Boston, MA. All ticket prices include a $2 Tanglewood grounds maintenance fee. Terence Blanchard made a name for ... Comment?
Andris Nelsons Appointed Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director
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... Music Center Orchestra as part of Tanglewood's gala seventy-fifth anniversary concert, and Nelsons made his Symphony Hall debut in January conducting a program that included Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. ... Comment?
Critic's notebookWhat does Andris Nelsons bring to the BSO
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After a search that left it leaderless for over two seasons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra opened an exciting and hopeful new chapter in its history yesterday, appointing Andris Nelsons, one of the fastest-rising young conductors in the classical music world, as its next music director. Comment?
Boston has a music director: what took them so long?
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... debut, conducting both the BSO and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. In January this year, he made his Symphony Hall debut with the BSO, leading a programme of Shostakovich's 1st Violin Concerto with fellow Latvian compatriot, Baiba Skride, and ... Comment?
The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that it has chosen Andris Nelsons to be the 15th music director in its 132-year history - giving the BSO its youngest conductor in a century. Comment?
Andris Nelsons is BSO's youngest music director in 100 years
The announcement was made by chairman of the BSO board of trustees, Ted Kelly; BSO board of trustees vice chairman, Stephen B. Kay, and Robert O'Block; and BSO managing director Mark Volpe, following a meeting of the orchestra's board of trustees earlier at Symphony Hall. Comment?
Donna McKechnie and More Star in Boston Pops' One Singular...
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Tony Award Winner Donna McKechnie , Tony Award Nominee Jodi Benson and Broadway veteran Doug LaBrecque will star with the Boston Pops in One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch conducted by Keith Lockhart . Comment?
Driven director In September, when The Star interviewed New West Symphony artistic director Marcelo Lehninger about his upcoming inaugural season with the orchestra, the native Brazilian and now Boston resident said he was "a bit afraid to start driving in L.A." But during a recent interview, Lehninger said he drives now while in town for concerts ... (more) Comment?
Five Things: T-Shirt Designer Johnny Cupcakes
Starting his business at the age of 19, Johnny developed his company without a business plan, start up loans, investors, or even conventional advertising! Johnny has since managed to launch one of the most recognized T-shirt brands in the U.S. with a committed following." It's at 4 p.m. at the Somerville Public Library . Comment?
Matthew Morrison Announces East Coast Concert Dates, Including Kennedy Center
Tony and Golden Globe-nominated actor Matthew Morrison has announced two dates at The Kennedy Center , as well as three other upcoming concert dates on the East Coast. Comment?
The week ahead: Kids events
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LILAC SUNDAY We'd love the job of counting and smelling the more than 380 lilac plants representing 176 types in the Arnold Arboretum collection. Comment?
... and conductor's ethereal sounds have resonated with the electronic age. See the Eric Whitacre Singers at Symphony Hall with Classical New England On the program: Whitacre: Lux Arumuque Eric Whitacre Singers Mozart: Lacrimosa, from Requiem Chamber ... Comment?
Handel and Haydn Society Present Handel Jephtha, 5/3 & 5
Handel and Haydn Society Presents Handel Jephtha, conducted by Artistic Director Harry Christophers, in celebration of the 2015 Bicentennial. Comment?
Pet Shop Boys announce 2013 'Electric' North American tour dates
... Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Oct. 5 - Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater Oct. 8 - San Diego, Calif., Copley Symphony Hall Oct. 11 - Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel / Casino Oct. 12 - Los Angeles, Calif., Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center ... Comment?
Beck pencils in handful of summer performances behind "Song Reader" book
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... the book's publisher, McSweeney's. May 2013 19 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theater 20 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall July 2013 2 - Paris, France - Days Off Festival (acoustic set) 27 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (acoustic set) ... Comment?
'THE FLYING DUTCHMAN' Boston Lyric Opera's well-sung and visually striking new production of "Dutchman" - directed by Michael Cavanagh with sets by John Conklin - is the first fully staged Wagner opera performed locally in over two decades. Comment?
Beck releasing acoustic LP, clears up confusion about format of these summer shows
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As mentioned, Beck is performing a few shows this summer, playing the Newport Folk Festival , joining Bob Dylan and Wilco's AmericanaramA tour for the Nikon at Jones Beach date on July 27 , and then playing Propect Park for Celebrate Brooklyn! on August 4 . There was some confusion about how and with whom he would be performing on this tour, which ... (more) Comment?