168 stories by "Susan Miron"
These are troubling times which make us realize how vital music -- especially Bach -- is to our souls, to our spiritual wellbeing.
Tenor Nicholas Phan's performance will surely be among the finest I'll hear in the year to come.
The stellar BEMF team whips up a holiday confection that's worth catching year after year.
Like most of the innocent heroines in horror movies, Bluebeard's wife is unaware of the old adage of curiosity killing the cat.
After all these many decades I am still deeply moved by Yo-Yo Ma's playing, which combines irresistible charisma and generosity of spirit.
This was a fascinating program conducted by someone that the BSO will hopefully put (firmly) into their rotation of distinguished guest conductors.
It is unlikely that any other BSO concert this year will top Thursday night's performance of Richard Strauss's opera Der Rosenkavalier.
This is a major Bach town and, judging by this evening, no ensemble performs his music much better than H & H under Harry Christophers.
Boston Midsummer Opera may be performing in a new location, but all their virtues have arrived at Watertown intact.
Rockport's intimate Shalin Liu Concert Hall overlooks the ocean, but seemed to be transformed into a flamenco parlor in Seville.
It doesn't get much better for father and sons than when these virtuosos give their superb all for the Bach clan..
A vital part of  Susan Graham's appeal is her winning personality; she makes a recital hall audience happy to be here before she sings a note.
Boston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart's much-loved opera.
There was no question that Music Director David Hoose loves these four pieces. The chorus was meticulously prepared, and sounded wonderful.
The extremely prolific viol virtuoso Jordi Savall clearly has deep feelings about Celtic music.
Those assembled at Boston's Jordan Hall were thoroughly prepared to be enraptured.
I look forward to more collaborations between these two ensembles, who were born to make, as they say, really beautiful music together.
As an aged Ira Aldridge, John Douglas Thompson creates a spellbinding picture of vulnerability and strength.
No other concerts I've heard this summer can come close to the thrill I experienced hearing the Borromeo Quartet.
After experiencing, in seven days, Monteverdi's three extant operas and his Vespers of 1610, I am in awe of BEMF and everyone associated with it.
The Boston Early Music Festival's production of Monteverdi's final opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, is not to be missed"that is, if you can get a ticket.
Sunday's performance of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria"by a company whose members know each other's abilities, voices, and personalities well"gave every indication of an extraordinary week ah…
Had they not had interesting and flourishing careers already in place, Elizabeth Schumann and Gloria Chien could give many full-time piano duos a run for their money.
Joseph Calleja's voice is absolutely gorgeous, and he has been compared to the great Golden Age tenors Gigli and Caruso.
After hearing pianist Daniil Trifonov in this recital performance, I would say no one on the celebrity circuit has a more impressive technique.
