Press Releases

210th Season Will Mark the Return of the Acclaimed “Crossing the Deep” Program (Boston) The best of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and more will come to life on stage as the Handel and Haydn Society announces the 210th season of enchanting music, masterfully performed in H+H signature historically informed style. Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen has crafted …

November 24 + 25 + 26, 2023 at Symphony Hall Press performance is Friday, November 24 at 7:30 PM Email for high-resolution images, interviews, press tickets, and more information (Boston) The celebrated holiday tradition returns as the Handel and Haydn Society perform Handel’s glorious Messiah at Symphony Hall November 24, 25 and 26, 2023. Newly …

October 27 + 29, 2023 at Symphony Hall Press performance is Friday, October 27 at 7:30 PM Email for high-resolution images, interviews, press tickets, and more information (Boston) Esteemed Czech conductor Václav Luks returns to Boston to lead the H+H Orchestra in a rousing Beethoven symphony. Luks Leads Beethoven features a pair of works from …

October 6 + 8, 2023 at Symphony Hall Press performance is Friday, October 6 at 7:30 PM Email for high-resolution images, interviews, press tickets, and more information (Boston) Jonathan Cohen will take the helm of one of America’s finest performing arts organizations when he leads the Handel and Haydn Society in Handel’s epic tale of …

(Boston – July 12, 2023) The Handel and Haydn Society has named violinists Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro and Amelia Sie the first ever Stone Fellows. A first of its kind among period-instrument orchestras, the Fellowship will foster the development of early-career musicians whose socio-cultural identities have been historically underrepresented in the field. Johnson-Pájaro and Sie will …

Saturday, March 4, 2023 (Boston) The Handel and Haydn Society Youth Choruses are partnering with the Hampshire Young People’s Chorus from Northampton for a joint concert in Amherst, MA on March 4. The choruses will combine to perform several selections on the concert including “Music of Life” by B.E. Boykin, “Sesere Eeye” arranged by Mark …

Season Marks the First For Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen (Boston) – The Handel and Haydn Society announces its 2023-24 season, the first under new Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen. Cohen is just the 15th to hold that position in Handel and Haydn Society’s 209 years and has selected an eclectic group of works for the season’s …

Fellowship will foster the career development of musicians from historically underrepresented populations and seeks to create a pathway toward a more diverse and equitable field (Boston) The Handel and Haydn Society announces the H+H Stone Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship for emerging musicians pursuing careers in period instrument performance of Baroque and Classical music. A first …