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Raphaël Pichon Conducts the Handel and Haydn Society in Beethoven Symphony No. 7
October 24 and 25 performances at Symphony Hall include Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring guest fortepianist Tanguy de Williencourt in his H+H debut. BOSTON | Renowned French conductor Raphaël Pichon returns to Boston to lead the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra in an all-Beethoven program at Symphony Hall on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, …
Learn MoreBoston’s Handel and Haydn Society Announces Second Stone Fellowship Cohort: Violinist Eliana Estrada and Cellist Sarah Ghandour Join H+H as Stone Fellows for 2025-27 Seasons
Prestigious two-year Stone Fellowship is designed to foster the development of early-career musicians with ethnicities historically underrepresented in the field of period performance. BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society announces the selection of emerging instrumentalists Eliana Estrada (violin) and Sarah Ghandour (cello) as Stone Fellows for the 2025-2027 seasons, following a competitive live audition …
Learn MoreBoston’s Handel and Haydn Society Names New Principal Musicians to Begin in 2025-26 Season
Stephen Goist Named Principal Viola and Katherine Spencer Named Principal Clarinet BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society and Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen are pleased to announce the appointments of Stephen Goist as principal viola and Katherine Spencer as principal clarinet beginning in the 2025-26 Season. The musicians were selected by Cohen and separate committees …
Learn MoreChris Petre-Baumer, of the Handel and Haydn Society, One of Thirty-Five Professionals Selected to Attend League of American Orchestras’ Essentials of Orchestra Management Program
League’s Flagship Professional Development Program Established 25 Years Ago [Boston, MA] – Chris Petre-Baumer, Director of Marketing and Creative of the Handel and Haydn Society, is among an international cohort of 35 orchestra and arts professionals selected to participate in Essentials of Orchestra Management, the League of American Orchestras’ premier leadership development program. The ten-day …
Learn MoreThe Handel and Haydn Society is Now Accepting Applications for Second Annual H+H CitySing
Selected vocalists to perform portions of Handel’s Saul with H+H at Symphony Hall on Oct 3 + 5. Application materials are due by Saturday, May 31. BOSTON | The Handel and Haydn Society and Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second annual H+H CitySing, welcoming 30 …
Learn MoreThe Boston Globe: Gorgeous imperfection from H+H
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Learn MoreThe Boston Musical Intelligencer: A “Symphony of Mice?”
The Handel and Haydn Society offered a stunning season closer Friday night at Symphony Hall that garnered not one but two standing ovations, the first occurring most unusually right before intermission.
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