(Credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra Facebook Page) The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that its musicians ratified a new three-year labor agreement that went into effect on August 24, 2020. The musicians have agreed to cut their salaries in response to the major financial losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The terms of the agreement include compensation reduction averaging 37 {…}
(Credit: Marco Borggreve/Boston Symphony Orchestra) The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will lay off 50 employees from its full-time administrative staff, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred and thirty members of the full-time staff will remain in their positions after the workforce reduction. BSO has also stated in an official press release that {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has officially cancelled the fall portion of its 2020-21 season at Symphony Hall, which was set to take place between Sept. 16 through Nov. 28, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. In total, 37 concerts and 14 programs were affected by the decision. According to an official press statement, a decision about the BSO’s ability to resume {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that, due to the ongoing coronavirus, its famous Tanglewood Festival will be held online. In order to best deliver the experience of the festival to audiences at home, the BSO has partnered up with Brightcove Inc., one of the world’s leading video technology platforms. This year’s performances will be streamed from Tanglewood’s Linde Center, {…}
(Credit: Tatyana Vlasova) The Boston Symphony Orchestra announce its 2020-21 season noting that anything can change due to the coronavirus pandemic. As always we highlight the vocal performances in this season announcement. The Beethoven Cycle concludes with Andris Nelsons leading the composer’s Ninth Symphony with soloists Amanda Majeski, Tamara Mumford, Pavel Černoch, Kwangchul Youn, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The program {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced that orchestra members will take pay cuts while other staffers will be furloughed. According to the Boston Globe, the orchestra agreed to take a 25 percent salary reduction until the end of August while 70 full-time staff members will be temporarily furloughed. The cuts were made as the BSO is facing over 10.2 million {…}
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2019-20 season featuring a number of choral pieces, operatic performances and great singers. For this article we are only putting emphasis on the choral and vocal performances. Andris Nelsons conducts the opening night performance of in a program that includes Poulenc’s Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra, Beethoven’s Fantasy in C {…}
Anticipation. Expectancy. The pulse of Act two of “Tristan und Isolde” in concert performance at Carnegie Hall. Under the baton of Andris Nelsons, Ray and Maria Stata Music Director of the Boston Symphony, everything was set in motion – the lover galloping to his beloved, heralded by the offstage brass . The woman waiting with rapid heart-beat for his arrival. The {…}
On August 26, 2017, the Tanglewood Music Festival continued with an opera gala featuring Kristine Opolais and Bryn Terfel. Andris Nelsons conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a performance that featured the second act of Puccini’s “Tosca” and a number of arias from “Porgy and Bess” and other opera classics. The results were delightful and they showcased two artists at {…}
There will be a new Fricka in town when the Boston Symphony Orchestra takes on Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at Tanglewood. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is stepping in to replace Dame Sarah Connolly for the July 15, 2017, performance which will be conducted by Andris Nelsons. According to reports, Connolly is withdrawing due to illness. The performance is slated to be a major highlight {…}
Despite cancelling his performances of “Tosca” at the Metropolitan Opera, Jonas Kaufmann is still slated to perform in New York next season. In addition to his engagements with the Met, the tenor was still scheduled for a performance of the second act of “Tristan und Isolde” at Carnegie Hall with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. New York Times Reporter Michael Cooper, {…}