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Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88

Andrea Shea

The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.

British composer Thomas Adès leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and soloist Kirill Gerstein, in the premiere performances of his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra at Symphony Hall in Boston.

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A New Piano Concerto For The People

Tom Huizenga

Thomas Adès' Concerto for Piano and Orchestra riffs on the old classics while speaking in the distinctive voice of a 21st century master composer.

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Classical New Releases, Winter 2015: Check Them Out!

Mark Pinto

WRTI's Mark Pinto, host of the Classical New Releases show, fills you in on the latest and the greatest classical music CDs every Saturday at 5 pm. Here…

"The music's kind of oozing out of not just his hands, but his whole body," Boston Symphony managing director Mark Volpe says of the orchestra's new music director, Andris Nelsons.

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New Boston Symphony Music Director Andris Nelsons: 'It's Not A Job — It's Life'

Jeff Lunden

The 35-year-old Latvian conductor brings a sincerity and enthusiasm to his position, marking the end of a three-year period of uncertainty for one of America's oldest and most respected ensembles.

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Tanglewood Celebrates 75th With Free Web Stream

Lloyd Schwartz

Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. To celebrate, the BSO is streaming a different historic Tanglewood concert on its website every day for 75 days.