Snow, sleet, and rain outdoors are the best encouragements to stay inside and think about more plans and plants for my gardens from March through October.
The musicians' total command of the material on this program is especially noteworthy when you remember that they've been locked up like the rest of us since the time of dinosaurs.
At a moment of considerable gloom, the BSO essentially made its own silver lining - transforming bad news into good and gladdening the hearts of a few thousand surprised Bostonians. It's something the BSO is really good at.
It's hard to say why so many people with an affinity for neither the gospel nor gospel music weep when they listen to Aretha sing the gospel classics, but Mick Jagger could probably explain it, because he was present at the 1972 recording session for "Amazing Grace."
The BSO's 10-day series of free pop-up concerts will culminate Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. in a performance at Boston's Symphony Hall under the direction of Thomas Wilkins, BSO Germeshausen Youth and Family Conductor.
The good news is that the orchestra has booked a series of free pop-up concerts during the same time period, and one of them will be held Sunday, Feb. 9.
But in the casual atmosphere of the Koussevitzky Music Shed, it's easy to forget that all these people are Grammy Award-winning rock stars disguised as ordinary folk.
Because of its quirky keyboard layout — and the scales most idiomatic to the instrument — it seems likely that the bandoneon actually shaped the evolution of tango music.
The story of the Chevalier de Saint-Georges and his erstwhile roommate Mozart is the subject of Bill Barclay's latest musical work, 'The Black Mozart,' which the Boston Symphony Orchestra commissioned for the inaugural season of the Tanglewood Learning Institute.
Although each speaker offered a unique perspective on their place in and vision for this major new center, two themes ran through everyone’s remarks: the pivotal role of the arts and learning in our society, and the importance of and commitment to the Berkshire community.
