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Handel and Haydn Society Receives $10 Million Donation to Honor Harry Christophers H+H Names Christophers Conductor Laureate

Donation Helps Establish the Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence (Boston November 27, 2022) The Handel and Haydn Society has just received a transformative gift of $10 million in honor of Artistic Director Harry Christophers. The money was donated outright and anonymously and will help create the Harry Christophers Fund for Artistic Excellence. H+H announced …

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Handel and Haydn Society Presents Bach Christmas

December 3 – 5, 2021 Press performance is Friday, December 3 at 7:30 PM Email for high-resolution images, interviews, press tickets, and more information [Boston – November 5, 2021] The Handel and Haydn Society celebrates the majesty of the holiday season with Bach Christmas, December 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Raphaël Pichon, acclaimed director of the …

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Louise Farrenc: A French Romantic Composer Ahead of Her Time

Louise Farrenc By Benjamin Pesetsky With thanks to Teresa Neff Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 premiered on a program alongside Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at the Société des concerts du Conservatoire de Paris. It was 1849, and she was a piano professor in her mid-40s at the Paris Conservatoire. Her symphony’s premiere was notable not only …

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