The Boston Symphony Orchestra, observing social distancing guidelines, performs Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony at Symphony Hall, led by former Associate Conductor Ken-David Masur, October 28, 2020. Photo by Aram Boghosian
“Gearing up for a season like no other, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is hoping would-be concertgoers will migrate online for a series of newly recorded performances by the BSO and Boston Pops, as well as a novel video series with area hip-hop artists,” writes Malcolm Gay in Wednesday’s (10/28) Boston Globe. “The digital programming, dubbed BSONOW, will include 15 hourlong concerts that feature BSO musicians playing at Symphony Hall as well as prerecorded performances of the Pops playing holiday standards…. Thursday [the orchestra will release] the first installment of ‘US: Sessions,’ a [free] seven-part collaborative series between maestro Thomas Wilkins, BSO players, and Boston hip-hop artists Moe Pope and STL GLD…. The BSO will kick off its virtual programming on Nov. 19 with conductor Ken-David Masur leading a program that includes Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (‘From the New World’), Charles Ives’s ‘The Unanswered Question,’ and Florence Price’s String Quartet in G…. The BSO will deliver the first installment of its new video podcast, ‘US: Sessions,’ on Oct. 29…. The complete BSONOW series will be offered on a complimentary basis to 2019-20 BSO subscribers, as well as College Card holders, essential workers, and select others.”
