Boston classical events

Lexington Symphony in 300th Anniversary Concert: We Are Lexington, MA

Monday, May 27 6:30p

Lexington High School Auditorium, Lexington

Lexington Symphony, Lexington Pops Chorus, The Master Singers of Lexington and the Lexington Bicentennial Band join together in a special Memorial Day concert honoring the Town of Lexington's 300th...

Beethoven's Symphony No. 4

Sunday, Jan 26 3:00p

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.

Mario Frangoulis

Thursday, Jun 6 7:30p

Berklee Performance Center, Boston

Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra

Wednesday, Jun 5 8:00p

Scullers Jazz Club, Boston

German born guitarist, Ottmar Liebert has traveled Europe and Asia absorbing every musical tradition he encountered...

A Far Cry: Vienna Postcards

Friday, May 24 8:00p

Jordan Hall, Boston

The city's dynamic conductorless chamber orchestra closes its season with Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Schubert's Symphony No. 5, and the Adagio from Bruckner's String Quintet...

Evgeny Kissin, piano

Sunday, Mar 16 5:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

A commanding pianist of great power and clarity, Evgeny Kissin is a contemporary master...

Music for Food

Sunday, May 26 6:00p

New England Conservatory, Boston

Violist Kim Kashkashian has organized this ongoing series of inviting chamber music concerts, with proceeds going to the Greater Boston Food Bank...

Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Anthony Marwood, violin; Martin Fröst, clarinet

Friday, May 2 8:00p

Jordan Hall, Boston

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin completes his 3-concert cycle with a chamber music concert that includes violinist Anthony Marwood and clarinetist Martin Fröst...

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...

Boston Festival of Bands

Saturday, Jun 8 11:00a

Faneuil Hall, Boston

The Metropolitan Wind Symphony will host the 25th Boston Festival of Bands at historic Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, (adjacent to Quincy Market) in Boston on Sat...

Bach Mass in B Minor

Friday, Sep 27 8:00p

Boston Symphony Hall, Boston

The 199th season opens with Bach’s glorious masterwork, the Mass in B Minor, which features a large period instrument orchestra, chorus, vocal soloists from the H&H choir, and Harry Christophers at...

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...

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.