NEPM brings you performances from Symphony Hall every Sunday at 1 p.m. from September to June on 88.5 FM. Learn more about classical music on NEPM.
Sunday, May 21
(recorded July 23, 2022)
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
BERLIOZ The Death of Cleopatra
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
Sunday, May 28
(recorded July 22, 2022)
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin, Act 1
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Sunday June 4
(recorded August 5, 2022)
Earl Lee, conductor
Christina and Michelle Naughton, pianos
Brian Raphael NABORS Pulse
POULENC Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Scottish
Sunday, June 11
(recorded August 12, 2022)
Emanuel Ax, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
DVOŘÁK Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
DVOŘÁK Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, Nos. 3-5
KAPRÁLOVÁ Ritournelle, Op. 25
JANÁČEK Fairy Tale
DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87
Sunday, June 18
(recorded August 13, 2022)
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
DUTILLEUX Métaboles
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
RAVEL Mother Goose (complete)
Sunday, June 25
(recorded August 14, 2022)
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Anna CLYNE Masquerade
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
DEBUSSY La Mer
ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Sunday, July 2
(recorded August 21, 2022)
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Unsuk CHIN subito con forza
BRUCH Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
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The Icelandic composer talks about the creative forces behind her distinctive music, her presence in the movie Tár and the "dome of energy" that fuels her country's artistic productivity. -
After a couple-year break due to the pandemic, the Northampton Jazz Workshop's Tuesday night session reopened last spring at The Drake.
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A new collection of recordings finally freed from the vaults offers a chance to hear one of opera's greatest artists sing Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz and more.
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The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.
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On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.
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Watch Lara Downes' conversation with the composer-in-residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra about balancing her roots, her craft and the shifting field of classical music.
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Northampton cancels Pearl Street Nightclub liquor license, Iron Horse Music Hall license in jeopardyThe owner of several well known Northampton, Massachusetts, entertainment venues has until June 1st, 2023, to show that two of his many establishments are open for business, or potentially lose coveted liquor licenses.
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Nearly a year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a crowd of 800 packed into the Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall at UMass Amherst to see the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine perform.
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State Rep. Orlando Ramos has filed a bill to make Montenia Shider's version of "Massachusetts" an official state song.
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Watch Lara Downes' conversation with the 23-year-old, Grammy-nominated sensation about balancing the demands of a surging career and the women artists who paved the way.
