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Come enjoy the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s renditions of Ravel’s “La Valse,” Gershwin’s “Concerto in F,” and Stravinsky’s “Petrushka.” Benjamin Zander conducts; Kevin Cole is on the piano. 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $15-$59, with $4 off for students and seniors and a discount for MTA members. For student rush, go 90 minutes early and bring $8 cash. Sanders Theater. (ECMV...
Boston’s Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra kicks off the season with a Gala opener featuring pianist Ursula Oppens performing Beethoven’s 4th piano concerto. The program also includes a world premiere work by Amy Williams. Free pre-show aperitif, half-hour of chamber music. Tickets $45/$29/$19/$9; $2 off students and senior citizens; $5 off WGBH members; 2 for 1 Outings and Innings; $9 student rush, day of concert, cash only. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. 3 p.m. Sanders Theatre...
...friendliest) face of classical music, as he busily builds bridges between West and East and with the rest of the developing world. A truly global force, Ma's recent projects include a collaboration with Brazilian musicians and, on June 15, a performance in Singapore of a new cello concerto by Chinese composer Chen Yi, along with a quadruple concerto by acclaimed Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng. Following Ma's lead, young Asian players are nowadays edging out their Western counterparts at the best conservatories in Europe and America; and as they mature, Asian instrumentalists are increasingly getting star billing...
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Sometimes I think people invest too much of themselves in the music they consume. What is music in the recording era if not a commodity, albeit a vital and extremely rewarding one? If you diss a musician’s favorite classical piece, like Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, they’ll probably shrug and wave you off for being an idiot. But knock a person’s favorite band and it’s like you’ve knocked off a limb. I don’t think it?...