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It's International Check Your Wipers Day! (really) Classical connection: The revered golden-age pianist Josef Hofmann patented the windshield wiper ... inspired by the good old-fashioned metronomome! More here:
www.pianostreet.com/blog/article...
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Josef Hofmann â The Pianist Inventor
PIANO NEWS: An article about Josef Hofmann â The Pianist Inventor from the Piano Street Magazine.
https://www.pianostreet.com/blog/articles/josef-hofmann-the-pianist-inventor-13049/
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7 Places in Boston Where You Can Read & Grab a Drink [01/01/23]
Boston is both an educational hub and a hot spot for haute cuisine. Luckily, you can have the best of both worlds at these venues where you can pick up a new book and enjoy it over a glass of wine or ...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/5-places-in-boston-where-you-can-read-grab-a-drink
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Extended interview: Michael Tilson Thomas
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEEegpSAWnI
6 days ago
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Hope you can join me at 7:30pm on Veterans Day when I'll bring you Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
with the intense and intelligent pianist Jonathan Biss. His candor and insight about anxiety is moving and instructive:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlw...
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Now Unquiet: The Journey of Pianist Jonathan Biss | Anxiety & Mental Health Recovery
YouTube video by OC87 Recovery Diaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlw-nBVtHE
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Hope you'll join me for Florence Price's first symphony on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
at 8:00pm on Friday, October 3rd. More about her (with a 1906 class photo in front of Jordan Hall at
@necmusic.bsky.social
!) in this interview:
www.aaihs.org/the-life-and...
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The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown - AAIHS
In today's post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort, BMOP), interviews Dr. Rae Linda Brown about t...
https://www.aaihs.org/the-life-and-music-of-florence-price-an-interview-with-rae-linda-brown/
about 2 months ago
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The Narnia-worthy collection hidden inside the Boston Public Library
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOFLJtV6jls
about 2 months ago
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It is always a joy to hear the Tokyo String Quartet. Here's the NPR piece I wrote about their Boston farewell performance given here in our Fraser Performance Studio:
www.npr.org/2013/04/10/1...
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Tokyo String Quartet Bids Boston A Bittersweet Farewell
After 43 seasons, the revered ensemble, born in Japan, calls it quits. Here, the players serenade Boston at WGBH, with a concert of music by Haydn, Bartok and Ravel.
https://www.npr.org/2013/04/10/176802156/tokyo-string-quartet-bids-boston-a-bittersweet-farewell?ft=nprml&f=10210144
about 2 months ago
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This Sunday, the 21st! Bring your kids to Cambridge's science extravaganza!
cambridgesciencecarnival.org
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Cambridge Science Carnival
https://cambridgesciencecarnival.org/
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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A city can never have too much public art. Look at this wonderful installation near Boston's South Station (check out the back of it!)
www.boston.com/news/arts/20...
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What's the deal with this art installation near South Station made entirely of coolers?
Elevar La Cultura is a new art installation outside of South Station made entirely out of coolers spray painted gold.
https://www.boston.com/news/arts/2025/09/11/art-installartion-dewey-square-south-station-coolers-elevar-la-cultura/
2 months ago
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It took only weeks for Schubert to finish his hour-long Octet. He was so immersed, he could barely make eye contact with his visitors. Tonight, just after 10:00, join me on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
for the miraculous result. I think it's thrilling to see the first page in Schubert's own hand:
2 months ago
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Even a mediocre foliage season is stunning in Vermont
www.boston.com/community/re...
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8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers
8 unforgettable fall destinations in Vermont, according to Boston.com readers who shared their favorite fall getaways in the state.
https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2025/09/10/fall-destinations-vermont/
2 months ago
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Catch a 6-minute glimpse of the International Space Station on Friday morning at 5:37! We'll have Jordi Savall and his band for you on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
! Of course, it may be even more enthralling to look down from the station to good ol' Massachusetts:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qlr...
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ISS passes over Mass., shares view of Boston, Cape Cod from space
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QlrxtEJPZg
3 months ago
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Thank goodness publishers were willing to wade through the artfully indecipherable handwriting of Mr. Beethoven! Wednesday night on
crbclassical.bsky.social
at 8:30, join me for Beethovenâs 2nd piano trio â and enjoy the restless penmanship from this later piano trio!
3 months ago
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Some goodness for your Wednesday featuring the
@gbhmusic.bsky.social
quartet-in-residence:
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The power of music education at the Conservatory Lab School #shorts #music #stringquartet
YouTube video by GBH Music
https://youtu.be/Lvd9-j71W9k?si=Z5N_NHDsLyNftKEx
4 months ago
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Join me for Debussy's languid Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun on Wednesday night at 9:10 on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
! Nijinsky created and premiered it in 1912. Here's his sensual and utterly unique choreography:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrF2...
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Prelude Ă l'apres midi d'une faune - Paris Opera Ballet
YouTube video by fadedhour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrF2B0Clr0A
4 months ago
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Get those comfy lounge chairs in position! A couple of meteor showers are scheduled to peak next week! Bring along a speaker and listen to @CRBClassical while you're gazing!
www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showe...
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Meteor Shower Calendar
Browse all the major meteor showers for 2025
https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/
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GBH
4 months ago
Friends, the time to act is now! In the next few days, the Senate will vote on whether to claw back federal funding â this is our LAST CHANCE to stop this from happening. To help, please contact your Senators and tell them to protect public media. For easy steps to take:
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I love Escher's print of The Sunken Cathedral, inspired by hearing Debussy's piano prelude. Which itself was inspired by a fantastical old Breton myth. I'll have Stokowsky's orchestral version, packed with mystery and atmosphere, at 8pm on Thursday the 9th. Join me on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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Be one with our beautiful city! Free concerts all summer long:
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/free-...
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Free Outdoor Concerts in Boston: Summer 2025 [06/01/25]
The best part about summer is getting to enjoy the warm weather and getting to watch performers sing and play instruments live. Itâs the perfect activity: to get lost in the melody of peopleâs voices ...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/free-outdoor-concerts-in-boston-summer-2022
4 months ago
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I've always been slightly obsessed by the handwriting of composers that I love. This is Schubert's elaborate penmanship. It's his last letter, sold at auction for $240,000. Listen with me on Tuesday night at 7:00 for his Trout Quintet, on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
!
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
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F. Schubert. The composer's last surviving letter, written to his close friend Franz von Schober, 1828 | Music: Books & Manuscripts | 2021 | Sotheby's
<p>Schubert, Franz</p><p><br></p><p>Extraordinary autograph letter signed ("Schubert[paraph]"), to his close friend Franz von Schober ("Lieber Schober!"), THE COMPOSER'S LAST SURVIVING LETTER, <e...
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/music/f-schubert-the-composers-last-surviving-letter
4 months ago
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Hope you'll join me at 10:00 on Wednesday night (July 2nd) for Till Fellner in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
! Alfred Brendel was a guiding light for him. Here's my encounter with Till in our studios:
www.npr.org/2009/11/25/1...
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Till Fellner's Journey With Beethoven
The young Viennese native is on tour, playing all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Hear Fellner at the WGBH studio, in Boston, where he plays the lyrical "pastoral" sonata and the cheerful Sonata No....
https://www.npr.org/2009/11/25/120828246/till-fellners-journey-with-beethoven
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Summer farms to help you stop time for a while
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/14-fa...
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17 Farms Near Boston to Visit This Summer [07/01/25]
Summerâs a great time to get out of the city and visit a good olâ fashioned farm. With the summer festival season at its peak, you can enjoy a cold cider at an outdoor taproom; sample fresh meals made...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/14-farms-near-boston-to-visit-this-summer
5 months ago
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This week, listen to
CRBClassical.bsky.social
with the car windows down while you make your way to Amesbury to celebrate the bees!
www.ciderhill.com/pollinatorfe...
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Pollinator Festival | Fun Things To Do | North of Boston
A week long calendar of engaging events bringing awareness to creatures essential to our food supply!
https://www.ciderhill.com/pollinatorfestival
5 months ago
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A chance to see Clifford Curzon playing Schubert's final piano sonata:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZe6...
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Franz Schubert "Piano Sonata No 21" Clifford Curzon
YouTube video by Addiobelpassato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZe6W1YdXZc
5 months ago
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The moon is undergoing a major lunar standstill ... (I think that sounds worse than it is đ€) But the Strawberry Moon will be beaming away this week, and there are lots of June sky events:
wtop.com/the-space-pl...
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Get ready for Juneâs strawberry moon - WTOP News
The start of June marked meteorological summer while astronomical summer starts for the northern hemisphere. It is the astronomical end of spring and start of summer.
https://wtop.com/the-space-place/2025/06/get-ready-for-junes-strawberry-moon/
5 months ago
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Manhattanhenge! Coming up in July!
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
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What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/05/27/manhattanhenge-2025-dates-new-york-sunset/08636400-3b30-11f0-912d-d5f4792db3e4_story.html
5 months ago
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On Monday evening, June 9th, at 7:30 on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
it's the magical sound of Yolanda Kondonassis playing her harp. Don't miss this beautiful interview with pianist Zsolt BognĂĄr, on "Living the Classical Life"! She's amazing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IWg...
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"I spent my whole life trying to make the harp sound like a piano." - Yolanda Kondonassis
YouTube video by Living the Classical Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IWgLkkD0es
5 months ago
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Where could you possibly find more comfort than in a Parisian Street Fair and bread competition????
www.eventbrite.com/e/le-grand-p...
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Le Grand Prix Elmendorf du Pain - ECBA Parisian Picnic Box
Un Ă©vĂ©nement Ă©pique de course de pain Ă Elmendorf, oĂč les participants s'affrontent pour le titre de champion du pain le plus dĂ©licieux de l
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-grand-prix-elmendorf-du-pain-ecba-parisian-picnic-box-tickets-1367085773349
5 months ago
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After a hot Thursday, what more wondrous place to go than the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum? Free this Thursday from 3:00 to 9:00 and celebrating Pride Month!
www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/fre...
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Free First Thursday - June 5, 2025
Celebrate Pride at the Gardner Museum with an evening of dynamic performances and activities centered on community and self-expression.
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/free-first-thursday-june-5-2025
6 months ago
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I visited a cat café in Paris and lingered long ... but I didn't know there was one right here -- on Beacon Hill!
www.asanctuarycafe.com
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A Sanctuary Cafe
Coffee, books, and cats.
https://www.asanctuarycafe.com/
6 months ago
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What's more intoxicating than the aroma of lilacs? This Sunday is Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum! What better Mother's Day could there be?
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/lilac...
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Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum [05/11/25]
Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of over 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts, hands-on childrenâs programming, dancing, meditation, chalk art, and more. Picnic...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/lilac-sunday-at-the-arnold-arboretum--4
6 months ago
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Dreaming about nice sandy, tattered pages on the beach?
www.eventbrite.com/e/beach-read...
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Beach Reads Book Fair with Trident Booksellers
Boston Bookworms reunite in our Beer Hall with Trident Booksellers!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beach-reads-book-fair-with-trident-booksellers-tickets-1333348263549?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
6 months ago
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Heads up! Books, books, books!
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/bosto...
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BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - Book Sale [05/10/25]
City-Wide Friends of The Boston Public Library is hosting our spring sale.  Stock up for your summer reading!!  ** PLEASE note change of location (Commonwealth Salon - Johnson Building - Boylston Stre...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/boston-public-library-book-sale--10
6 months ago
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I just know so little ... you? Maybe these would help
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/10-fr...
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10+ FREE Wine Tastings In and Around Boston [05/31/24]
If youâve ever wanted to learn more about wine, this is the list for you! Sip on vino, discover its origins, and enjoy the company of others as you enjoy these free wine tastings around Boston.By Yele...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/10-free-wine-tastings-in-and-around-boston
6 months ago
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet recorded his favorite encores during Covid lockdown, and you'll hear one of them by Schubert on Tuesday night at 11:00 on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
-- hope you'll join me! Here's our conversation about "Carte Blanche"
www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2021-12...
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet Offers Heartfelt Encores from Lockdown
When COVID-19 struck, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet turned the long months of lockdown at home into a new opportunity to thank the audiences he loved and missed. Cathy Fuller talks with Thibaudet about ...
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/blog/2021-12-16/jean-yves-thibaudet-offers-heartfelt-encores-from-lockdown
6 months ago
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Another nifty list from the good people at The Boston Calendar!
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/24-fe...
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55 Canât-miss Spring Festivals Coming to Boston in 2025 [04/16/25]
Itâs festival season in Boston. Enjoy a mix of cultural, musical, food, and drink festivals in and around the city this spring before itâs officially summer on June 20. While we may be counting down t...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/24-festivals-to-enjoy-in-boston-this-spring
6 months ago
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I just love this man âŠ
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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Alan Alda at 89: A Legend on âThe Four Seasons,â Life with Parkinsonâs, âMAS*H,â and Carol Burnett
âWhen people ask me, âHow are you?â I often say, âmaking progress.â I donât mention which direction.â
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/alan-alda-at-89-a-legend-on-the-four-seasons-life-with-parkinsons-mash-and-carol-burnett?srsltid=AfmBOoqnN6T0FtuhSc1Oc6vb4hB8SA5q1aO95bre2ROlPCwO01jSHVu5
7 months ago
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Congratulations to poet Robert Pinsky on his retirement from BU! Wonderful conversation with Jared Bowen here:
www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the...
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April 28, 2025 - Robert Pinsky, arts funding and advocacy, and public art in Kendall Square
Three-time U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky joins The Culture Show to talk about retiring from Boston University where he has been a professor since 1989. Heâll preview his retirement celebration, whi...
https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-culture-show/april-28-2025-robert-pinsky-arts-funding-and-advocacy-and-public-art-in-kendall-square
7 months ago
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Spring! Celebrate the magic!
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/9-spr...
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9 Spring Festivals Outside of Boston Accessible via the MBTA Commuter Rail [04/25/25]
Take advantage of spring festivities like pick-your-own flowers across New England with the MBTA Commuter Rail. With the Commuter Rail $10 Weekend Pass, which is good for unlimited rides on the MBTA C...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/9-spring-festivals-outside-of-boston-accessible-via-the-mbta-commuter-rail
7 months ago
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Cathy Fuller
Twlldun
7 months ago
Why does this echidna look like heâs about to drop the hottest jazz piano album OF THE YEAR
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More ideas than you can fit in your Easter basket:
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/86-th...
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86 things to do in Boston this weekend [04/18/25]
Happy long weekend. Thereâs so much in store from Marathon happenings to Bostonâs 250th celebrations. Get ready to dance, party, and more. Boston strong forever đđ1) 129th Boston Marathon bit.ly/r-H72...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/86-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend--7
7 months ago
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Hope you'll join me Monday night, April 7th, for cellist Misha Maisky and pianist Martha Argerich in a magical recording of Bach on
@crbclassical.bsky.social
at 10:30. It's incredible what Maisky has been through:
www.wfimc.org/news-media/m...
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Mischa Maisky is back on stage | World Federation of International Music Competitions
In June 2024, after a tour of Asia that lasted several weeks, Mischa Maisky suffered a severe infection of the spinal cord that almost completely paralyzed him. Following a successful operation, he ha...
https://www.wfimc.org/news-media/mischa-maisky-back-stage
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Wonderful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
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Martha Argerich, the Elusive, Enigmatic âGoddessâ of the Piano
At 83, the Argentine-Swiss pianist is at the peak of her powers. But she doesnât want to talk about it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/arts/music/martha-argerich-piano.html
8 months ago
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I love a city full of murals!
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/centr...
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Central Square Food & Mural Arts Tour [04/06/25]
Off The Beaten Path Food Tours - Central Square Food and Mural Arts Tour Ongoing Sundays year-round, 12pm Nearest T Stop: Red Line to Central Square Our guides will take you on a creative journey thro...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/central-square-food-mural-arts-tour--158
8 months ago
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Is it really possible to find an actor for each of the Beatles? Sony thinks so:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/01/a...
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The Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson - The Boston Globe
Director Sam Mendes said all four films will premiere April 2028, calling it the âfirst binge-able theatrical experience.â
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/01/arts/beatles-biopics-cast-revealed/
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If you're out of ideas, our friends at The Boston Calendar always have a suggestion:
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/62-fr...
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62 FREE things to do in Boston this week: Mar 31 â Apr 6, 2025 [03/31/25]
Happy April, my Boston friends. Enjoy the best FREE events to kick off the month like where to spot spring flowers in Boston, fun themed trivia nights, cultural festivals, art markets, and more.1) SoW...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/62-free-things-to-do-in-boston-this-week-mar-31-apr-6-2025
8 months ago
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Cannot wait for Boston's magnificent Magnolias!
www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/10-pl...
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10 places to see spring flowers around Boston in 2025 [04/12/25]
Boston may not have the best year-round weather, but the city does boast four perfectly defined seasons. Boston's 2025 spring bloom is expected to arrive in mid April. From magnolias in the Back Bay t...
https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/10-places-to-see-spring-flowers-around-boston-in-2022
8 months ago
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Listen up! Great stuff from Brian!
www.wgbh.org/music/2025-0...
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Turntable: Whatâs on GBHâs classical music connoisseurâs playlist?
This week on GBHâs All Things Considered, Brian McCreath, director of production at GBH Music and host of CRBâs Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts, shares three pieces of music heâs been listening t...
https://www.wgbh.org/music/2025-03-17/turntable-whats-on-gbhs-classical-music-connoisseurs-playlist
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Mmmm. Love it when the restaurants fling open their windows to the Spring air ...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/l...
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Where to eat around Boston this spring - The Boston Globe
Here are 10 spots already open or coming soon youâll want to visit this season.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/lifestyle/boston-restaurant-openings-spring-2025/
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