Happy Easter! On this week's episode of the Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in Bach's Easter Oratorio, and Angela Hewitt plays selections from Book II of the Well-Tempered Clavier. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48fXONF

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, conductor and organist Masaaki Suzuki brings Bach's fascination with Italian music to life. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4bKy8dc

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin illuminates a magical fusion of works by two iconic composers. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4uyqtap

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, hear Seiji Ozawa lead the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social in Hideo Saito's riveting arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's Violin Partita No. 2. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4sqYd7G

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, pianist Simone Dinnerstein describes her childhood entry into Bach's music through his Two-Part Inventions, and why they remain continually fascinating. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4qwLPBX

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the Academy for Ancient Music Berlin brings vibrant textures and colors to Bach's ultimate musical statement in counterpoint. Listen here:

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, violist Maxim Rysanov's interpretation of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 is a merging of two musical approaches that mirror his own path through life. Listen here:

The lineup for the 2026 Tanglewood season is here! Hear @bkmccreath.bsky.social and @bostonsymphony.bsky.social's Tony Fogg discuss the myriad of artists coming to the Berkshires this summer: https://bit.ly/4qq7mMF

Good news for challenging times: the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Tanglewood season. Check out my preview on @crbclassical.bsky.social

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson brings a collaborative spirit to Bach's "Aria and Variations in the Italian Manner," and Apollo's Fire performs Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3NupnM0

In his Cantata No. 156, Bach infuses a particular sequence with words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social. Listen here:

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, a clever deception heads off a potential disaster, laying the groundwork for a promising future. Listen to the final chapter of Bach's narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/3YkQ87x

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, part five of Bach's six-part narrative for the season reveals a fearsome terror, and the calm radiance that counters that threat. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aImlwW

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in part four of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/44ijC9F

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, the unprecedented, world-changing events of the Christmas story are filtered through one central character. Listen to part three of Bach's six-part narrative for the season: https://bit.ly/44ijbw3

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season. Listen here: https://bit.ly/48Skfcy

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with @bkmccreath.bsky.social, Beatrice Rana describes the origin of her passion for Bach's music as she grew up in southern Italy, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 29. Listen on our app or online: https://bit.ly/44mT2vT

It was a true delight to meet and talk with Nodoka Okisawa, who conducts the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social on @crbclassical.bsky.social on Saturday at 8pm in a program that includes Takemitsu's Requiem for strings and Dvorak's Violin Concerto, with soloist Midori, and Seventh Symphony.

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...

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...

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

Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment. In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. You have a home here always.

The White House has officially asked Congress to approve a rescission package — a rare and extreme measure taken with the broader goal of eliminating public media entirely. This would be devastating for local stations and the communities that depend on them. (1/2)

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...

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...

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 🎶

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

"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:

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!

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...

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🎶 @crbclassical.bsky.social

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🎶

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

Tonight at 8: Isabelle Faust, Alan Gilbert, and the BSO with Haydn and Stravinsky! @bkmccreath.bsky.social interviewed Gilbert about this week's program:

Right now, Blomstedt conducts #Schubert's Sixth and #Brahms' First in #Boston https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/blomstedt_conducts_schuberts_sixth_and_brahms_first_in_boston/85932/ #wch

What an incredible collection of F1 and Grand Prix cars at the Audrain Auto Museum in Newport. Well worth the drive.

I was reading this earlier today: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...

Right now, #Beethoven with Eberle #Ravel and #Stravinsky from #Boston https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/beethoven_with_eberle_ravel_and_stravinsky_from_boston/85821/ #wch

We’re live at Symphony Hall with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on @crbclassical.bsky.social at 8pm. Join us! www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...

In 25 minutes, #Beethoven with Eberle #Ravel and #Stravinsky from #Boston https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/beethoven_with_eberle_ravel_and_stravinsky_from_boston/85821/ #wch

It was lovely to talk w/ Nathalie Stutzmann about her Boston Symphony program, which you'll hear live on @crbclassical.bsky.social on Sat., 8pm. Ravel, Stravinsky, & Beethoven's Violin Concerto w/ Veronika Eberle & fabulous Jörg Widmann cadenzas! Our interview: www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...

At 8pm join me for an encore broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven's Symphonies 8 & 9, with it's "Ode to Joy," on 99.5FM in Boston and streaming on @crbclassical.bsky.social. www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-bos...