Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

10/06/2026

What can you expect on October 11 at Symphony Hall? 🎶

The drama of Weber’s Der Freischütz Overture.

Guy Braunstein’s take on the virtuosic beauty of Beethoven "Violin Concerto".

Benjamin Zander and the BPO’s interpretation of Brahms’s monumental Fourth Symphony.

Come experience these three works in one extraordinary afternoon!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at BostonPhil.org.

10/02/2026

The BPO’s final season begins next week! 🎶

Join Benjamin Zander, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and violinist Guy Braunstein at Symphony Hall on October 11 at 3pm for an extraordinary afternoon of Weber, Beethoven, and Brahms.

If you haven’t reserved your seats yet, now is the time!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at BostonPhil.org.

09/30/2026

Join us for the first Interpretation Class of the 2026-27 season! Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 10 AM. Free and open to the public.

Featuring:

🎶 Benjamin Zander
Founder and conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestras.

🎤 Heming Cao
Chinese-born composer, conductor, and choral singer now based in Boston.

🎻 Hayden Ren
Interpretation Class Artist and member of the 2026-27 Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

🎹 Dina Vainshtein
Soloist and collaborative pianist teaching at the Walnut Hill School and New England Conservatory.

Program:

Heming Cao, tenor | Dina Vainshtein, piano
Lied der Mignon D.877, No. 4 in A minor
Das Wandern from Die schöne Müllerin Op. 25

Hayden Ren, cello | Dina Vainshtein, piano
Dvořák Cello Concerto, Mov. 2 & 3

Learn more: https://blog.bostonphil.org/interpretation-class-1-of-the-2026/27-season

09/29/2026

Why return to Brahms’s Fourth Symphony?

For the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, this masterpiece marks the climax of Brahms’s compositional life. It’s a work we’ve been drawn back to again and again over the past decades (it's our seventh time performing it!), and one we feel is fitting given that this is BPO’s final season of music.

We invite you to experience it live with Benjamin Zander and the BPO on October 11 at Symphony Hall.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at BostonPhil.org.

09/28/2026

Benjamin Zander’s beloved Saturday morning Interpretation Classes return for another season!

Please join us on Saturday, October 3 from 10 AM to 12 PM at First Church Cambridge for the first class of the 2026-27 season. The program will be announced soon.

What are Interpretation Classes?

Benjamin Zander’s Interpretation Classes are among the most extraordinary – and, thanks to video, most widely seen – of all the conductor’s musical activities.

During these classes, which are free to everyone, Ben guides highly accomplished young musicians who live or study in the Boston area to more communicative, more alive interpretations of a huge range of classical masterworks. The audience at these events feels very much a part of the process of transformation that unfolds, week after week.

Ben’s famed communication skills and lifetime immersion in all aspects of musical performance make him a transformative musical coach who guides and inspires players of all instruments to a deeper understanding of what the music is actually asking of the performer and how to communicate that with the greatest intensity and authenticity to the audience.

These classes give everyone involved a window into how music can and should be performed in order to engage, stimulate and inspire the audience at the deepest level.

09/25/2026

Meet our first soloist of the season! 🎻

Featured on our opening concert, violin virtuoso Guy Braunstein returns to Symphony Hall for Beethoven "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D".

Born in Tel Aviv and picking up violin at the age of seven, Guy Braunstein has had a prolific career, performing with renowned orchestras such as the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra London, and the Berlin Philharmonic.

In addition to being a celebrated soloist, Guy is also an innovative arranger and composer. In the romantic tradition of Paganini and Liszt, he brilliantly transcribes musical masterpieces for his own or other instruments and instrumentations and presents operas, chamber music, or even songs in a completely new form.

We hope you will catch this opportunity to see Guy Braunstein perform with the BPO on October 11th at Boston Symphony Hall! 🎟️✨

09/21/2026

Take a look at the incredible soloists joining the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra this season! ✨

First up is virtuoso violinist Guy Braunstein, who will be featured on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D in BPO’s opening concert.

Our third concert of the 26-27 season will showcase the extraordinary talents of soprano Angel Blue, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, tenor Nicholas Phan, and bass Solomon Howard in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

You won’t want to miss these amazing artists joining BPO this season! 🎵🎻

Purchase your tickets today at BostonPhil.org. 🎟️

09/10/2026

We’re one month away… 🎵

BPO’s final celebratory season opens in a month with our first concert: Beethoven, Weber, and Brahms, featuring violinist Guy Braunstein.

Buy your tickets before they’re all gone and join us at Symphony Hall for our concluding season!

🎟️✨

Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic perform Weber's Der Freishutz overture, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D, and Brahms's Symphony No. 4

09/04/2026

September has arrived and once again, nearly a quarter of a million college students have made the journey to Boston. It is in that spirit that we take a moment to acknowledge the extraordinary students of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the journey they made this past June to China and Japan.

To do that, it is our privilege to share with you a few words from our conductor and founder, Benjamin Zander:

Greetings to all the friends of the Boston Philharmonic and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,

Please watch the beautiful video that was made during our recent youth orchestra tour to Asia. I think it captures the spirit of what was a magical, life-changing experience for everyone involved.

Following is a written commentary about the tour, with many photos and the deeply felt reactions of some of the players on their final “White Sheets” — https://zsolt-bognar.com/blog/2026/7/24/shining-eyes-global-connection-on-tour-with-the-boston-philharmonic-youth-orchestra-in-asia

If you donated to the BPYO tour, please accept this as a heartfelt THANK YOU for your generosity.

When you finish watching and reading, may I suggest you take out your calendars and mark the 3 final concerts of the BPYO in Symphony Hall as "Must Attend Events". A full Symphony Hall is the best way of celebrating the talent, dedication, and passion of the young musicians of the BPYO.

See you there!

Warmest wishes,
Ben Zander

Purchase a subscription or single tickets: https://www.bostonphil.org/2026/2027-season-announcement

09/02/2026

Meet Benjamin Zander! 🎶

Benjamin Zander founded the BPO in 1979 and has been our conductor and artistic leader for a whopping 47 years.

Alongside leading the BPO and teaching at the New England Conservatory, Ben is also a Grammy-nominated artist, receiving critical acclaim for his recorded Mahler Cycles as well as his orchestral recordings of Beethoven, Bruckner, and Stravinsky.

In addition to his musical talents, Ben is regarded as an accomplished speaker and writer. His renowned TED Talk on the “Transformative Power of Classical Music” continues to inspire audiences and champion his goal of educating diverse audiences about classical music. For years, he has also led pre-concert talks for the BPO, continuing his mission to make the joy of classical music accessible to virtuosos and music novices alike.

Long after this season ends, Ben's dedication to both excellence and accessibility within the world of classical music will continue to inspire us. We hope you will join us at Symphony Hall for our final season of celebration!

Single tickets are available for the BPO's final season at BostonPhil.org. 🎟️✨

📸 Marco Borggreve