Boston classical events

Newton Baroque - The Friendly Muse: The Harmonische Freude musikalischer Freunde of Philipp Heinrich Erlebach

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

Lindsay Chapel at Emmanuel Church, Boston

Newton Baroque will present a concert of arias from Philipp Heinrich Erlebach's spectacular Harmonische Freude musikalischer Freunde of 1697...

Handel's Messiah

Saturday, Nov 30 3:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

A holiday tradition for 160 years—make it yours! Join H&H for an outstanding rendition of Handel’s masterwork, performed in the US by H&H in its first concert in 1815...

Mozart & Beethoven

Friday, Nov 1 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Former Music Director Grant Llewellyn returns to H&H for the first time since 2008 to lead the Period Instrument Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony...

Beethoven Symphony No. 4

Friday, Jan 24 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Richard Egarr returns to the stage to treat audiences to Haydn’s final symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Trumpet superstar Alison Balsom makes her H&H debut in Haydn’s groundbreaking concerto.

Boston GuitarFest British Invasion: Eliot Fisk, Oscar Ghiglia, Nicholas Phan, Nuria Orbea

Saturday, Jun 22 8:00p

Jordan Hall, Boston

Eliot Fisk directs this 8th annual celebration of all things guitar, complete with concerts, master classes, and more, all organized around the theme British Invasion...

Yo-Yo Ma, cello and Kathryn Stott, piano

Friday, Mar 21 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Program will include works by Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Messiaen, and Brahms...

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta, conductor

Wednesday, Mar 19 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Program: BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 “… a brilliant virtuoso ensemble at the absolutely top international level...

Joshua Bell, violin

Sunday, Nov 17 3:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Often referred to as the "poet of the violin," Joshua Bellis one of the world's most celebrated violinists...

Beethoven's Symphony No. 4

Sunday, Jan 26 3:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Handel Messiah

Friday, Nov 29 7:30p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Join H&H for an outstanding rendition of Handel’s masterwork, performed in the US by H&H in its first concert in 1815. No holiday season is complete without this stunning oratorio.

Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Sunday, Mar 23 2:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Program: CORIGLIANO Symphony No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 “[Gustavo Dudamel is] the most astonishingly gifted conductor I have ever come across...

Boston GuitarFest British Invasion: Romance, Old and New

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

NU Fenway Center, Boston

Eliot Fisk directs the 8th annual celebration of all things guitar, with concerts, master classes, and more, organized around the theme "British Invasion...

Vivaldi Gloria

Friday, Feb 21 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

Harry Christophers and the Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus are joined by soprano Nathalie Paulin and members of H&H’s Young Women’s and Young Men’s Choruses for Vivaldi’s Gloria...

Boston GuitarFest British Invasion: Nigel North, Moises Fernandez Via, Nuria Orbea, Boston Guitar Orchestra

Friday, Jun 21 7:30p

Jordan Hall, Boston

Eliot Fisk Directs this 8th annual celebration of all things guitar, with concerts, master classes, and more, all around the theme British Invasion...