Brian McCreath
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
WCRB In Concert
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
WCRB In Concert
The Bach Hour
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The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here!
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
"A Nexus of Landscape and Musical Art": Tanglewood 2026
Works by Tchaikovsky, Yo-Yo Ma's "We the People," dance collaborations, and more are a few of the many highlights at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2026.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here!
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF
Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0
Ólafsson and Bach, Co-Creators
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a spirit of collaborative creation to the Bach's Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner, and Christoph Spering leads the Cantata No. 14 on The Bach Hour.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0
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In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:
The Simplicity and Power of Four Notes by Bach
In his Cantata No. 156, the composer infuses a particular sequence with the meaning of words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on The Bach Hour.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, a clever deception heads off a potential disaster, laying the groundwork for a promising future. Listen to the final chapter of Bach's narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/3YkQ87x
The Radiant Hope of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Part 6
On The Bach Hour, in the final chapter of the composer's narrative for the season, a clever deception heads off a potential disaster, laying the groundwork for a promising future.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, a clever deception heads off a potential disaster, laying the groundwork for a promising future. Listen to the final chapter of Bach's narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/3YkQ87x
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, part five of Bach's six-part narrative for the season reveals a fearsome terror, and the calm radiance that counters that threat. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aImlwW
The Sound of Light, in Part 5 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
On The Bach Hour, the fifth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season reveals a fearsome terror and the calm radiance that counters that threat.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, part five of Bach's six-part narrative for the season reveals a fearsome terror, and the calm radiance that counters that threat. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aImlwW
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in part four of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/44ijC9F
The Power of a Name in Part 4 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
On The Bach Hour, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in the fourth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in part four of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/44ijC9F
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character.
Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/44ijbw3
Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/44ijbw3
The Intimacy of the Miraculous in Part 3 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
On the Bach Hour, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character in the third of the composer's six-part narrative for the season.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character.
Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/44ijbw3
Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/44ijbw3
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48Skfcy
The Quiet Meditation of Part 2 of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48Skfcy
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Beatrice Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29. Listen on our app or online: https://bit.ly/44mT2vT
Beatrice Rana's Bach Concertos
On The Bach Hour, Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott."
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November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Beatrice Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29. Listen on our app or online: https://bit.ly/44mT2vT
It was a true delight to meet and talk with Nodoka Okisawa, who conducts the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social on @crbclassical.bsky.social on Saturday at 8pm in a program that includes Takemitsu's Requiem for strings and Dvorak's Violin Concerto, with soloist Midori, and Seventh Symphony.
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It was a true delight to meet and talk with Nodoka Okisawa, who conducts the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social on @crbclassical.bsky.social on Saturday at 8pm in a program that includes Takemitsu's Requiem for strings and Dvorak's Violin Concerto, with soloist Midori, and Seventh Symphony.
Now available to hear when you want:
@crbclassical.bsky.social's first broadcast of the
@bostonsymphony.bsky.social's 25-26 season! Gangbusters concert of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony & Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. Listen here: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
@crbclassical.bsky.social's first broadcast of the
@bostonsymphony.bsky.social's 25-26 season! Gangbusters concert of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony & Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. Listen here: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
The Opening of the BSO’s 2025-2026 Season!
The Boston Symphony Orchestra launches a brand new season with the music by Mozart and Strauss, conducted by Music Director Andris Nelsons.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Now available to hear when you want:
@crbclassical.bsky.social's first broadcast of the
@bostonsymphony.bsky.social's 25-26 season! Gangbusters concert of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony & Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. Listen here: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
@crbclassical.bsky.social's first broadcast of the
@bostonsymphony.bsky.social's 25-26 season! Gangbusters concert of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony & Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. Listen here: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
I'm super excited for the first @crbclassical.bsky.social broadcast of the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social tomorrow at 8. Check out my interview with Concertmaster Nathan Cole about his solo in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
The Opening of the BSO’s 2025-2026 Season!
The Boston Symphony Orchestra launches a brand new season with the music by Mozart and Strauss, conducted by Music Director Andris Nelsons.
www.classicalwcrb.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I'm super excited for the first @crbclassical.bsky.social broadcast of the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social tomorrow at 8. Check out my interview with Concertmaster Nathan Cole about his solo in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...
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On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in a work that broke new ground for Bach. Listen here: https://bit.ly/46Zn0s8
The Confident Swagger of Bach's Cantata 105
On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in a work that broke new ground for the composer, expressing a path from “anxious conscience” to an embrace of self-assurance.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in a work that broke new ground for Bach. Listen here: https://bit.ly/46Zn0s8
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Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in a huge setback for transgender rights.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights
The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.
You have a home here always.
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The White House has officially asked Congress to approve a rescission package — a rare and extreme measure taken with the broader goal of eliminating public media entirely. This would be devastating for local stations and the communities that depend on them. (1/2)
June 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The White House has officially asked Congress to approve a rescission package — a rare and extreme measure taken with the broader goal of eliminating public media entirely. This would be devastating for local stations and the communities that depend on them. (1/2)
With the Boston Early Music Festival coming up in just over a week, I hope you'll join us on @crbclassical.bsky.social Sunday at 7pm for this really terrific concert from the 2023 festival. www.classicalwcrb.org/show/upcomin...
The Boston Early Music Festival's Celebration of Women, with Tiburtina and The Three Sopranos
Sunday, June 1st at 7:00pm, on WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, the Prague-based women's ensemble Tiburtina sings medieval music by Hildegard von Bingen, and Renaissance Italy bur...
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May 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
With the Boston Early Music Festival coming up in just over a week, I hope you'll join us on @crbclassical.bsky.social Sunday at 7pm for this really terrific concert from the 2023 festival. www.classicalwcrb.org/show/upcomin...
One of my favorite things to do at GBH is the Boston Public Radio music round table w/ Emmett Price III & James Bennett II, hosted by Margery Eagan & Jim Braude. Check out our conversation today: www.youtube.com/live/p_gqUC3...
Boston Public Radio Live from Brighton, Thursday, May 22, 2025
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May 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
One of my favorite things to do at GBH is the Boston Public Radio music round table w/ Emmett Price III & James Bennett II, hosted by Margery Eagan & Jim Braude. Check out our conversation today: www.youtube.com/live/p_gqUC3...
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Good morning, my friend! Funny meme…true words!
Wake up to some “musical caffeine” - - pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn, Bach, Dvorak & Beethoven are on the way this morning on 99.5 WCRB! Join us @crbclassical.bsky.social 🎶
Wake up to some “musical caffeine” - - pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn, Bach, Dvorak & Beethoven are on the way this morning on 99.5 WCRB! Join us @crbclassical.bsky.social 🎶
May 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Good morning, my friend! Funny meme…true words!
Wake up to some “musical caffeine” - - pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn, Bach, Dvorak & Beethoven are on the way this morning on 99.5 WCRB! Join us @crbclassical.bsky.social 🎶
Wake up to some “musical caffeine” - - pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn, Bach, Dvorak & Beethoven are on the way this morning on 99.5 WCRB! Join us @crbclassical.bsky.social 🎶
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Brian McCreath speaks with Nicole Taney of Celebrity Series of Boston on their 25/26 season
Brian McCreath speaks with Nicole Taney of Celebrity Series of Boston on their 25/26 season
Just announced! The 2025-2026 season of Celebrity Series of Boston, w/ J'Nai Bridges, Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and much, much more from @crbclassical.bsky.social. Learn more: www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-05...
The 2025-2026 Season of Celebrity Series of Boston
Artistic Director Nicole Taney talks with CRB's Brian McCreath about the newly announced season, which includes visits from three major orchestras, all-Bach programs from Yo-Yo Ma, Yunchan Lim, and ot...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Brian McCreath speaks with Nicole Taney of Celebrity Series of Boston on their 25/26 season
Brian McCreath speaks with Nicole Taney of Celebrity Series of Boston on their 25/26 season
Just announced! The 2025-2026 season of Celebrity Series of Boston, w/ J'Nai Bridges, Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and much, much more from @crbclassical.bsky.social. Learn more: www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-05...
The 2025-2026 Season of Celebrity Series of Boston
Artistic Director Nicole Taney talks with CRB's Brian McCreath about the newly announced season, which includes visits from three major orchestras, all-Bach programs from Yo-Yo Ma, Yunchan Lim, and ot...
www.classicalwcrb.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Just announced! The 2025-2026 season of Celebrity Series of Boston, w/ J'Nai Bridges, Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and much, much more from @crbclassical.bsky.social. Learn more: www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-05...
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Right now, #Beethoven with Uchida and #Shostakovich's 15th from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Beethoven with Uchida and Shostakovich's 15th from Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Mitsuko Uchida, piano, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons play: BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4. SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15. Live....
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April 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Right now, #Beethoven with Uchida and #Shostakovich's 15th from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
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Just announced: The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 season! Take a look and hear the BSO's Chad Smith preview the season. www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-04...
The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 Season
Broad, interconnected thematic programming drives the BSO’s just announced 2025-2026 season, including “E Pluribus Unum,” a kaleidoscopic exploration of American works, “Where Words End: Music and the...
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April 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just announced: The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 season! Take a look and hear the BSO's Chad Smith preview the season. www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-04...
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Right now, #Coltrane's 'Legacy for Orchestra' with Blanchard from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch
Coltrane's 'Legacy for Orchestra' with Blanchard from Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Terence Blanchard, trumpet, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater play: John COLTRANE: Legacy for Orchestra. Arranged and curated by Carlos Simon. Live....
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March 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Right now, #Coltrane's 'Legacy for Orchestra' with Blanchard from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch