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Berlioz’s "dramatic symphony" features vocal soloists and chorus, but the orchestra is the star of the show.

Rowe, the BSO’s principal flutist for the past two decades, will leave the orchestra in August to pursue a full-time career as a leadership coach.

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Mallwitz is the chief conductor and artistic director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the first woman to head one of Berlin’s major orchestras.

Ah, Tanglewood. What a pleasure it remains to spend a weekend here: to stroll the green lawns, to sniff the flowers, to guess the music that some earn

The orchestra is in a period of transition, but one thing that remains consistent is the enduring quality of its summer home.

It was a pleasure to hear (and see) two members of the BSO string sections performing as part of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players in a program of music new

It was truly a pleasure to hear the orchestra sink its teeth into this hefty score, and the audience responded blissfully. I wonder, however, if I was not the only one who felt battered by the extreme confrontation of forces and the harshness of the outcome.

Under music director Andris Nelsons, the orchestra performed repertory staples alongside newer works by Iman Habibi and Jessie Montgomery.

The string orchestra featured several local soloists in its vibrant program of 19th and 20th-century British music.