Russian composer Alexander Scriabin had a condition called synesthesia, which allowed him to see colors as he heard musical pitches. On April 4-6, 2024, music director Andris Nelsons will lead the Boston Symphony in an exploration of Scriabin’s colorful perspective. With help from pianist Yefim Bronfman, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and two lighting designers, the […]
Throughout the 2023-34 season, the San Francisco Symphony will present its SoundBox series, curated by four musicians on each of four weekends. The small Soundbox space is designed to allow for multi-sensory, interactive experiences. Expect the unexpected. Get ready to see musical experiments in action. The details of the SoundBox programs remain under wraps, but […]
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music went to rapper Kendrick Lamar’s album Damn. On April 12, as part of their Fusion series, the Baltimore Symphony will perform Igor DAMN Stravinsky, a program integrating Lamar’s songs with movements from another masterwork, Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Steve Hackman conducts. https://my.bsomusic.org/overview/18524
