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Welcome to the official Twitter account of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. @Andris_Nelsons Music Director. Visit: https://t.co/HhbFBst5Yu
Boston, MA
Joined March 2009
Your first look at next season is here! Our 2023-24 season will bring the best of classical music to our city; it is music to be lived, seen, and experienced with all of your senses →
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Learn more about how artist Georgia O’Keeffe's love story inspired Kevin Puts' "The Brightness of Light" and hear the piece this weekend (11/21-23) with soprano Renée Fleming →
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"My first memory is of the brightness of light, light all around." – Georgia O’Keeffe
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Look back to 1991 when soprano Renée Fleming first performed with us at Tanglewood, singing Mozart's "Idomeneo." Don't miss her performances when she brings the love story of Georgia O'Keefe to life in Kevin Puts' "The Brightness of Light" (11/21-11/23). 📸: Walter H. Scott
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See why conductor Philippe Jordan describes Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 as one of the most moving symphonies ever before he conducts Tchaikovsky's work this week (11/14-16).
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Update for our concerts on Nov. 29 & 30: Unfortunately, Sergio Tiempo had to withdraw from his performances due to an injury. However, we are very grateful that celebrated pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has agreed to join us for these concerts at such short notice.
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Next Saturday (11/23), meet the fabulous soprano Renée Fleming, who will be signing copies of her book "Music and Mind" after the concert.
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Learn the emotional history behind Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" Symphony and why he says, "Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work." Hear his symphony live with us this week (11/14-16) →
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"Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work." — Pytor Ilych Tchaikovsky, 1893
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The Duke Ellington Tribute Singers in a free performance for the community honoring the king of jazz. 📸: Hilary Scott
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Last Friday (11/8), presented in association with the Greater Roxbury Arts and Culture Center, we performed the unifying music of Duke Ellington at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Thomas Wilkins led the BSO, pianist Gerald Clayton, vocalist Renese King, and.
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This week: conductor Philippe Jordan and pianist Jan Lisiecki return to #SymphonyhallBoston, and BSO Assistant Conductor Samy Rachid joins the Boston Symphony Chamber Players.
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Feel the emotional power of the string section from our recent performances (9/26-28) of Barber's Adagio for Strings.
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This Thursday, everyone felt the unity of Duke Ellington's music with our tribute concert led by Thomas Wilkins and featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, vocalist Renese King, and The Duke Ellington Tribute Singers. Don't miss the final performance tonight (11/9)!.📸: Michael Lutch
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"It is inspiring. It is toe-tapping. It is jumping." Hear more from vocalist Renese King about our tributes to Duke Ellington this weekend (11/7-9).
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On yesterday's (11/5) @CultureShowGBH: conductor Thomas Wilkins and vocalist Renese King talk about Duke Ellington's vision of unity through music. "This reminds us of what it feels like to be in love with each other.” →
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Thomas Wilkins, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s artistic partner for education and community engagement and vocalist Renese King join The Culture Show to talk about the BSO’s tribute to Duke Elling...
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Get lost in the grandeur of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6. Although written at a turbulent time for him, Tchaikovsky famously noted that he had poured his “whole soul into this work" and turned his emotional struggles into music of great power.
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Take a moment with us and enjoy the soothing sounds of Bach's Air on the G String. 📸: Karina Canellakis conducts Bach's Air on the G String last February.
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Hear BSO principal clarinet William R. Hudgins' beautiful cadenza resonate throughout #SymphonyhallBoston from our recent performances of Copland's Clarinet Concerto (9/26-28).
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This Week: we mark the 50th anniversary of jazz legend Duke Ellington with conductor Thomas Wilkins, pianist Gerald Clayton, vocalist Renese King, and The Duke Ellington Tribute Singers (11/7-9).
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Learn more with the @BostonGlobe about the behind-the-scenes work from principal librarian Wilson Ochoa and our amazing librarians, including being responsible for around 900 pieces of music per year →
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"We’re there in case some last-minute disaster happens," said BSO principal librarian D. Wilson Ochoa.
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Wind down your weekend with jazz legend Duke Ellington and listen to this archival performance of him and his trio performing live with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops at Tanglewood in 1965. Don't miss our tribute to Ellington on 11/7-9 →
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Duke Ellington · Album · 1965 · 12 songs
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Take a look back at this special moment when soprano Renée Fleming serenaded everyone with an all-Strauss program on a sunny Tanglewood afternoon. Hear her perform with us again in less than three weeks with Kevin Puts' "The Brightness of Light" (11/21-23). 📸: Hilary Scott
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