Concert
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto/shamisen/voice
Hikaru Tamaki, cello
Pierce Hall
New England Conservatory
of Music
Boston, MA
A remarkably interesting selection of pieces for koto, cello, shamisen and voice – in various combinations – played expertly by a husband and wife duo.
Concerts
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
September 30, 2013
Repeats:
Thu, 10/03/2013 – 8:00pm
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:45
Fri, 10/04/2013 – 8:00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:45
In commemoration of those directly affected by the bombing at the Boston Marathon this spring, a brisk account of the Ninth, with a great baritone.
Press Play
Live Jazz
Matthew Silberman
Tenor saxophone/compositions
Lilypad
Inman Square, Cambridge, MA
Restlessly interesting adventures in combinations of free jazz, standard riffing and daring tonal colorations.
Tappin’ Thru Life: An Evening With Maurice Hines
Jazz, Vocals, Dance
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Majestic Theater
Boston, MA
May 14 – 19, 2013
A fabulous evening of popular song, big band sound, and tap dancing – some of it wild and crazy – led by Maurice Hines, the now 70ish Broadway star and elder brother of the late tap dancing phenom Gregory Hines.
Boston Philharmonic:
Mahler’s 6th Symphony
Concert
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Zander, Music Director
Sanders Theatre
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
February 21, 2013, 7:30pm
Repeated:
February 23, 2013, 8:00pm
(pre-concert talk @ 6:45pm)
Jordan Hall
Boston, MA
February 24, 2013, 3:00pm
(pre-concert talk @ 1:45pm)
Sanders Theatre
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Mahler’s long, complicated, rarely played masterwork in a beautiful rendition by Zander and the BPO, with Zander’s trademark introductory narrative – illuminating and entertaining – to light the path.