On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season. Featuring guest conductor Alan T. Gilbert ’89 and solo violinist Isabelle Faust, the BSO performed Joseph ...

A listener who knows a bit about Haydn might assume that the “Lord Nelson” Mass was written on one of the composer’s sojourns in London and celebrates some heroic naval action. In actuality, however, ...

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; doors open 1.5 hours before and preconcert lecture begins one hour before performances Where: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: ...

Joseph Haydn and Richard Egarr have a lot in common. Music of the 18th century is a specialty of both (well, OK, that’s when Haydn lived). Each has found some of his greatest successes in England. And ...

Like it or not, we live in a time of anxious uncertainty. It is easy to think of earlier times as being calmer and less unsettled, and to conclude that the art of those times offers a tranquil refuge ...