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  • Classical Music Critic, NPR
  • Senior Editor, Classical Music, New York Arts
  • Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Classical Music Concert Review: Yo-Yo Ma Elevates a Dispiriting Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night

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By Lloyd Schwartz Verified
| The Arts Fuse
By Lloyd Schwartz The BSO avoided a strike and greeted its music director warmly, but an oddly programmed opening night culminated in a deeply disappointing Brahms Fourth. Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Opening Night. Photo: Hilary Scott I’m relieved the contract between the BSO musicians and the board of trustees has been approved by the musicians and that there is no danger of a strike that would delay this season’s concerts.
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A comprehensive guide to Greater Boston's fall classical music concerts

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By Lloyd Schwartz Verified
| WBUR News Verified
Sadly, there’s no bigger story in classical music right now than the clash between the executives who run the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the musicians who play the music. Both sides have a point. The executives chose not to renew the contract of music director Andris Nelsons after next summer (it was their right) but they didn’t consult with the players (a high-handed insult, as if the people who actually make the music didn’t matter).
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The real stakes in the BSO's Nelsons debacle

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By Lloyd Schwartz Verified
| WBUR News Verified
Did anyone think a Boston Symphony Orchestra announcement would linger as front-page news this long? On March 6, BSO CEO Chad Smith and the Board of Directors announced that they were not renewing Music Director Andris Nelsons’ contract after the 2027 Tanglewood season. But the news itself, after considerable debate by BSO followers, is still alive.
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