Brian McCreath

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.

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...

Morning Edition's Classical Concert Preview GBH's Morning Edition host Mark Herz and CRB's Brian McCreath look ahead to three significant classical music events coming up in Boston.

And check out my preview of upcoming concerts w/ Mark Herz on Morning Edition from @gbhnews.bsky.social, w/ more on @bostonsymphony.bsky.social + @bostonbaroque.bsky.social + Celebrity Series / Yo-Yo Ma. www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2025-09...

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.

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 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.

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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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...

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...

BSO July 11 Concert Theater Works Romeo and Juliet | Tanglewood

And at Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in a Bill Barclay production of Romeo and Juliet on 7/11. www.bso.org/events/bso-j...

A Far Cry | Rockport Music Hosted by former Boston Globe critic Jeremy Eichler and drawn from his award-winning book Time’s Echo (History Book of the Year, The Sunday Times), this unique program blends storytelling and live per...

At Rockport Music on 6/29, A Far Cry & Jeremy Eichler team up for “The Dreams and Requiems of German Music.” rockportmusic.org/a-far-cry/

Schedule of Events - Boston Early Music Festival 2025 Festival | June 8–15, 2025 Festival Schedule Welcome to the June 2025 Boston Early Music Festival, North America’s premier celebration of Early Music. Subscription packages and individual tickets...

Here are the three concerts I recommend in this segment:
The Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra plays Water Music by Handel and by Telemann w/ dancers on 6/12, & Vox Luminis sings oratorios on 6/13. bemf.org/2025-festiva...

Boston Public Radio Live from Brighton, Thursday, May 22, 2025 YouTube video by GBH News

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...

Funny meme reads: “National Coffee Day January 1 - December 31”

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 🎶

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Brian McCreath speaks with Nicole Taney of Celebrity Series of Boston on their 25/26 season

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...

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...

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....

Right now, #Beethoven with Uchida and #Shostakovich's 15th from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

So glad you were listening!

Confirmed! You’ll find this broadcast on demand in a few days. Follow @crbclassical.bsky.social for notification when it’s up.

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...

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...

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....

Right now, #Coltrane's 'Legacy for Orchestra' with Blanchard from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Tchaikovsky with Chen, Tilson Thomas with Burton and Bernstein from Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Ray Chen, violin, Dashon Burton, baritone, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Teddy Abrams perform: TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto. Michael TILSON THOMAS: Whitman Songs. BERNSTEIN:…

In 20 minutes, #Tchaikovsky with Chen, Tilson Thomas with Burton and #Bernstein from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

Tchaikovsky with Chen, Tilson Thomas with Burton and Bernstein from Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Ray Chen, violin, Dashon Burton, baritone, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Teddy Abrams perform: TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto. Michael TILSON THOMAS: Whitman Songs. BERNSTEIN:…

Right now, #Tchaikovsky with Chen, Tilson Thomas with Burton and #Bernstein from #Boston www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/... #wch

A First-Timer's Visit to Symphony Hall If you've never made the trek to Symphony Hall, you're not alone. Join WCRB host Phil Jones on his first ever visit to hear the BSO, and get ready to make YOUR Symphony Hall debut!

"I am a bad Bostonian. I've never been to a Red Sox Game. I'm scared to honk at other drivers, even if they deserve it. I mostly avoid iced coffee. And I'd never been to Symphony Hall. On Feb. 6th, I finally righted that major wrong. Here’s how I did it."

Phil Jones reports from the field:

Rachmaninoff and Bartók with Eun Sun Kim and Inon Barnatan Saturday, March 8th, 2025 at 8:00pm, star pianist Inon Barnatan returns to Symphony Hall to take on one of Bartók’s final works, and Eun Sun Kim makes her BSO debut.

I always look forward to hearing pianist Inon Barnatan, & I also look forward to talking to him. He's playing Bartók's 3rd Piano Concerto this week w/ the Boston Symphony Orchestra & Eun Sun Kim, live on @crbclassical.bsky.social this Sat/ at 8. Check it out: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...

Ed is an absolute gem, and it was a true pleasure to do this program with him!

Large percussion setup on stage at Symphony Hall in Boston

Here’s the percussion array for Gabriela Ortiz’s Revolución diamantina, which the Boston Symphony Orchestra is playing live on @crbclassical.bsky.social at 8pm. Join me to hear it! www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...

Pink and red tulips at the entrance to a local grocery store.🌷

Good morning, my friend! Stopped for a couple of groceries and right at the door were these harbingers of #spring🌷. Sharing this pic just because. Join us at 99.5 WCRB for a musical bouquet of Ravel, Haydn, Gilbert & Sullivan, Mozart, Beethoven & more!💐 @CRBClassical🎶
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Good morning, my friend! It’s Moonday, so thought I’d share my weekend photos of #moon surface. Ok, it’s just my backyard, but all to let you know my new blog post about “The Planets” is now at classical.org! And join us on 99.5 WCRB for outta this world great music! @crbclassical.bsky.social🎶

Haydn twice and Stravinsky with Faust from Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com Isabelle Faust, violin, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert play: HAYDN: Symphony No. 48, 'Marie Therese'. STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto. HAYDN: Symphony No. 99. Live....

In 20 minutes, #Haydn twice and #Stravinsky with Faust from #Boston https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/haydn_twice_and_stravinsky_with_faust_from_boston/86044/ #wch