Symphony orchestra of Boston

The Symphony orchestra of Boston , in English Boston Symphony Orchestrated (BSO) account among the symphony orchestras the most prestigious. It is particularly famous for the quality of its Pupitre S of cords.

History

The BSO is in residence with the Symphony Hall of Boston.

The orchestra was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson. It quickly had famous chiefs, of which Arthur Nikisch of 1889 with 1893, and Pierre Monteux of 1919 with 1924 which contributed to give to the orchestra “its French” who is still today one of his characteristics. However, it is under the rod of Serge Koussevitzky that the orchestra reached a world famous.

During the Koussevitzky era, the BSO gave broadcast concerts regularly, and made Tanglewood its residence of summer; Koussevitzky in addition founded there the Musical Center of Berkshire, today Musical Center of Tanglewood. Koussevitzky also ordered many parts with Compositeur S considered among which Sergueï Prokofiev ( Symphonie n° 4 ), Igor Stravinski ( Symphonie of psalms ), Maurice Ravel ( Concerto in ground ), Paul Hindemith ( Konzertmusik for copper and string orchestra ), etc the BSO also gave in the first world Concerto for orchestra of Béla Bartók, ordering of the Koussevitzky Foundation.

In 1949, Charles Münch succeeded Koussevitsky. It was under its direction that the orchestra began its voyages abroad. Munch was replaced in 1962 by Erich Leinsdorf, then by William Steinberg in 1969.

In 1973, Seiji Ozawa was named new musical director, and the sensitivity of its style made very quickly a very estimated chief of it. It remained thus with the head of the orchestra until in 2002. It is James Levine which replaced it, the first American to occupy this station.

The famous virtuoso Willy Hess was First violin orchestra of 1904 with 1910.

The Boston Pops Orchestra is also based in Symphony Hall. Founded in 1885 and directed during nearly one half-century (1930-1979) by Arthur Fiedler, he plays a lighter repertory, more popular. He is currently directed by Keith Lockhart after having been it during 15 years by John Williams, celebrates it type-setter of film musics.

For the philosopher's stones choral societies, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus joint with the BSO or Boston Pops. Founded by John Oliver in 1970, this chorus consists of two hundred and fifty chorus-singers amateurs. Before the creation of the chorus, the BSO frequently employed the Club Choral of Harvard and the Société Choral society of Radcliffe like choruses of predilection.

Musical direction

External bonds

Official site of the BSO

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