War overshadows Boston’s next season

War overshadows Boston’s next season

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norman lebrecht

April 20, 2022

The Boston Symphony has signalled a change of direction, shifting its programming to incorporate current events.

The Ukraine war dominates, with performances of Shostakovich’s Babi Yar Symphony, Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs and Osvaldo Golijov’s ‘Falling Out of Time,’ based on David Grossman’s loss of his son to war.

Andris Nelsons, the Latvian music director, said he hoped the season would reflect ‘music’s power to touch our hearts and reveal the many stories and emotions that bring us together as a human family.’

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