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Harbison's Symphony no. 5 in Boston: A meditation on loss

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Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Boston on 1 December 2011
Harbison, Symphony no. 5
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58
Beethoven, Leonore Overture no. 3, Op.72b
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek, Conductor
Jonathan Biss, Piano
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano
Gerald Finley, Baritone
Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow
***11
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the Boston Symphony
*****
An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra
***11
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony perform Debussy and Mahler
***11
As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood
***11
A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets
****1
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