WHRB :: Classical Music

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Adès and BSO: "A Proper Piano Concerto"

WHRB Classical producer Daniel Shin reviews the BSO's premiere of Thomas Adès' Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Read More >
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Schumann and Bruckner: Romanticism and Farewell with Wang, Nelsons, and BSO

WHRB Classical's Topher Colby reviews the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performance of the Schumann Piano Concerto and Bruckner's 9th Symphony with pianist Yuja Wang under the direction of Andris Nelsons. Read More >
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Lisa Batiashvili's Szymanowski Violin Concerto: "Romantic, Beautiful, Sensual"

WHRB Classical speaks with renowned Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili and reviews her performance of the Szymanowski Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Read More >
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Nelsons, BSO: Artistic Synchrony in Mahler 5

WHRB Classical's Topher Colby reviews the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performance of Mahler 5 from November 16th, 2018. Read More >

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Empowering Female Contemporary Composers

Missed the orgy? Loved the interview so much you want to listen to it again? Here were the five powerful, successful composers that were featured on December 16th’s 9-hour long orgy, as we explored and discussed th

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80th Birthday Reflections with Composer John…

To celebrate award-winning composer John Harbison’s 80th birthday today, we’re publishing this conversation between Mr. Harbison and WHRB Classical’s Allison Pao from earlier this year, in which they di

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The 2018 Winter Orgy Season Has Arrived!

Don't miss the fantastic offering of Orgies that WHRB will be airing, starting December 1 and ending December 20!

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In Defense of Period Performance: A Tale of Two…

WHRB Classical's Paul Georgoulis argues for the effectiveness of historically-informed performance by comparing two recent performances he attended by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (with modern performance practices