Boston Symphony Orchestra
Artist's website: https://www.bso.org/
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood.
Since its founding, the orchestra has had 17 music directors, including George Henschel, Serge Koussevitzky, Henri Rabaud, Pierre Monteux, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf, William Steinberg and James Levine. Andris Nelsons is the current music director of the BSO. Seiji Ozawa has the title of BSO music director laureate.
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Shostakovich Concertos and Symphonies from Andris Nelsons
28th Mar 2025
For the fiftieth anniversary of Shostakovich's death, Deutsche Grammophon have gathered together all fifteen of the composer's symphonies performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their music director, alongside new recordings of all six concertos and the opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District.
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John Williams conducts Anne-Sophie Mutter in his new Violin Concerto
3rd Jun 2022
John Williams continues his collaboration with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, joining forces with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere recording of his Violin Concerto No. 2.
Recent Best Sellers: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Special offer. Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works
Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Concerto
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Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphony No. 10
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Orchestral
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Grammy Awards, 58th Awards (2015), Best Orchestral Performance
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Special offer. Busoni: Piano Concerto | Recorded live at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, March 10-11, 2017
Kirill Gerstein (piano) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Sakari Oramo
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Orchestral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Concerto
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto
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Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
Yuja Wang (piano), Baiba Skride (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir, Andris Nelsons
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025
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New. Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 25/26 - Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini
Idil Biret (piano), Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, East Berlin Radio Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Alexander Dimitreev, Heinz Rögner, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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New. Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
Idil Biret (piano), Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Vinyl Record: $33.25
