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MusicRobert BatteyMarch 14, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Noah Bendix-Balgley: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Fabien Gabel

Gabel makes a solid impression with Mahler's 5th

MusicRobert BatteyMarch 14, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Noah Bendix-Balgley: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto, Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Fabien Gabel

MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 03, 2023Kwame Ryan, Pablo Ferrández, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Dvořák: Cello Concerto

John Luther Adams sets the BSO Adrift

MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 03, 2023Kwame Ryan, Pablo Ferrández, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, John Luther Adams: Become Ocean, Dvořák: Cello Concerto

MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 22, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Michelle Bradley, Yulia Matochkina, Russell Thomas, Morris Robinson, The Washington Chorus, Verdi Requiem

Conlon leads the BSO in Verdi's Requiem

MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 22, 2023Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Michelle Bradley, Yulia Matochkina, Russell Thomas, Morris Robinson, The Washington Chorus, Verdi Requiem

MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 17, 2020Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chopin F minor Concerto, Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Jonathan Carney, Marin Alsop

An impressive debut

In her debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, pianist Yulianna Avdeeva displays her mastery of Chopin

MusicRobert BatteyFebruary 17, 2020Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chopin F minor Concerto, Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Jonathan Carney, Marin Alsop

MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 31, 2020Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

For Real. Sheku Kanneh-Mason & the BSO

Believe the hype. Sheku Kanneh-Mason delivers.

MusicRobert BatteyJanuary 31, 2020Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Music, DanceRobert BatteyDecember 13, 2019Cirque Nutcracker, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Christmas shows, Troupe Vertigo

No humbug here, but...

The BSO and Troupe Vertigo brings Cirque Nutcracker to Strathmore for the holiday.

Music, DanceRobert BatteyDecember 13, 2019Cirque Nutcracker, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Christmas shows, Troupe Vertigo

MusicMark RudioOctober 20, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Cut From The Cuff

The BSO’s Off The Cuff Series omits the best parts of this week’s subscription series.

MusicMark RudioOctober 20, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

MusicRobert BatteyOctober 04, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher, Conrad Tao, Scriabin Piano Concerto, Bartok: The Wooden Prince

Back from the Brink

Matthias Pintscher impresses in his debut leading the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a program of rarities.

MusicRobert BatteyOctober 04, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Pintscher, Conrad Tao, Scriabin Piano Concerto, Bartok: The Wooden Prince

MusicMark RudioJune 10, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

The beat goes on

The BSO hits close to the bone with a poignant Mahler 9

MusicMark RudioJune 10, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Robert BatteyJune 03, 2019Lukáš Vondráček, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5

A brave face and a good performance

Cast into sudden turmoil by its management, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plays on

Robert BatteyJune 03, 2019Lukáš Vondráček, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5

Music, OperaMark RudioApril 16, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Porgy and Bess

Porgy Redux

BSO reprises an American classic, reminding us of an ongoing American problem…

Music, OperaMark RudioApril 16, 2019Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Porgy and Bess

MusicMark RudioMarch 29, 2019Markus Stenz, Lars Vogt, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Schoenberg: Pelléas und Mélisande

Isn't it Romantic?

Markus Stenz, Lars Vogt, & the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra make German Romanticism shimmer at Strathmore

MusicMark RudioMarch 29, 2019Markus Stenz, Lars Vogt, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Schoenberg: Pelléas und Mélisande

MusicMark RudioOctober 29, 2017Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz, Jonathan Carney

Wagner's Quest brought him to Baltimore?

Markus Stenz brings a new sound to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

MusicMark RudioOctober 29, 2017Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz, Jonathan Carney

Wagner's Quest brought him to Baltimore?

MusicMark RudioNovember 13, 2016Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 6

BSO: Hammer time!

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's Sixth for the first time since 1992.

MusicMark RudioNovember 13, 2016Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 6