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Most concertgoers find it difficult to determine the nature of the relationship between orchestra members and their conductor. Either they seem to be ignoring him, or he seems to be confusing them...
There were three blind mice, three little pigs and three Stooges. And after tonight, there will have been three Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra subscription concerts. Perhaps coincidentally, conductor Maestro James Yannatos will lead the Orchestra as they play Pistons Symphony No. 3 as well as Don Juan by Strauss. But wait. That's not all. Professor Mark Devoto and Professor Emeritus Eliot Forbes will give a pre-concert lecture. Sanders Theatre. Tickets 496-2222. Concert at 8 p.m., lecture at 7 p.m. $8-$13 general, $6-$10 for students...
...Boston Conservatory Orchestra travels down the Red Line today to perform Brahms' Symphony No. 1 (among other pieces) at Sanders Theater. They'll be joined by the winners of the 1998-1999 Concerto Competition. These kids are good; the only class they take is music. Sanders Theater. 496-222. Call for times. FREE...
Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall
...most significant aspects of BSO'sperformance was the readily apparent emphasis onorchestration. Unlike most stagings of opera,where the orchestra sits in the pit, the membersof BSO were on stage, only slightly below theelevated set. Most definitely this was because ofSymphony Hallãs architecture, which was built toaccommodate orchestral events, but something stillhas to be said for the decision to perform theopera in that setting. The result was of mixedbenefits. Although the BSO sounded the best that Ihad ever heard them, the orchestra tended, attimes, to drown out the vocalists...