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A.Z. MADONNA
Big rewards at Tanglewood’s abbreviated Festival of Contemporary Music
Ninety-minute programs arrived as a COVID-era precaution, but they also aided attentive listening.
MUSIC REVIEW
At Newport Folk Festival, a glad-to-be-back vibe after a lost year
The festival's second day featured performances by Jason Isbell, Joy Oladokun, Margo Price, Natalie Hemby, and Randy Newman.
At Tanglewood, a showcase of John Williams’s strengths
The Pops performed many of Williams's film favorites — and the BSO offered a world premiere of his Violin Concerto No. 2, with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
Violinist and Faneuil Hall stalwart Vivian Luo sees things differently now
The well-known busker contracted a rare eye infection this year that left her partially blind.
CULTURAL COMEBACK
A concert scene that suddenly feels like summer
Concert dates — including one very busy week at Fenway Park — are filling up fast after the transition from lockdown.
CULTURAL COMEBACK
Landmarks Orchestra to strike up summer on the Esplanade
Landmarks Orchestra returns to the Hatch Shell with a six-week season of free concerts.
CULTURAL COMEBACK
The Oceanside in Revere pulses back to life with all the sounds from ‘south of Miami’
Since it reopened earlier this summer, the three-room club is again drawing big crowds who come to listen and dance to touring artists from the Caribbean and Latin America.
MUSIC
Newport’s diverse lineup offers folk with plenty of detours
From emerging artists to established stars, here are some anticipated highlights of the festival representing a mix of genres.