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Introduction to the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Welcome to the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Tour Guide! Click on the ‘Listen to Audio’ link below to hear Ben’s introduction. Then, on the right hand side of your screen, select the next chapter or use the controls on the bottom to begin your journey.
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Ben’s Personal History of the BPO
Article
Richard Dyer ‘A Historical Perspective’
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Enter this Special World02
Enter this Special World
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Elgar: Enigma Variations - Concert Talk
Listen to Concert Talk>Elgar: Enigma Variations - Performance (BPO)
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Come to a concert!03
Come to a concert!
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Playlist
Playlist
Concert Details
Playlist
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Virtuosic Performances04
Virtuosic Performances
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Concert Talk
Listen to Concert Talk>Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Performance
Listen to Performance>Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Concert Talk
Watch Concert Talk>Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Performance
Watch Performance>Wagner: Tannhauser Overture - Concert Talk
Listen to Concert Talk>Wagner: Tannhauser Overture - Performance
Listen to Performance>To hear more virtuosic performances, listen to the BPO’s 40th Anniversary CD Box Set
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Extraordinary Soloists05
Extraordinary Soloists
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Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 - Concert Talk
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Listen to Performance>Read Alessandro Deljavan’s biography
Bartok: Violin Concerto - Concert Talk
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Listen to Concert Talk>Read Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s biography
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 - Concert Talk
Listen to Concert Talk>Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 - Performance
Listen to Performance>Read Alexander Korsantia’s biography
Elgar: Cello Concerto - Concert Talk
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Listen to Performance>Read Alexander Baillie’s biography
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"You Have To Eat Your Broccoli!"06
"You Have To Eat Your Broccoli!"
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Harbison: Symphony no. 3 - Concert Talk
Listen>Dutilleux: tout une monde lointain (Cello Concerto) - Concert Talk
Listen>Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto - Concert Talk
Listen>Ives: Symphony no. 3 ‘The Camp Meeting’ - Concert Talk
Listen>Harbison: Symphony no. 3 - Performance
Listen>Dutilleux: tout une monde lointain (Cello Concerto) - Performance
Listen>Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto - Performance
Listen>Ives: Symphony no. 3 ‘The Camp Meeting’ - Performance
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A Journey Around the World07
A Journey Around the World
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Jean Sibelius
Carl Nielsen
Edward Elgar
Gustav Mahler
Anton Bruckner
Julio Kilenyi Medal of Honor
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