8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Open Rehearsal
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Open working rehearsal of the week's program
Open RehearsalSymphonic
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
Open Rehearsal · $36
The weekly registry of symphonic, chamber, choral, and free performances across Boston and the surrounding suburbs.
Vol. I · No. 26
Oct 19 — 25, 2026
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Open working rehearsal of the week's program
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
Open Rehearsal · $36
1:30 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Open working rehearsal of the week's program
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
Open Rehearsal · $36
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons conducts works by Strauss and Beethoven
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
From $42
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
A Far Cry
Strauss — Metamorphosen; Walker — Lyric for Strings
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
From $25
12:15 PM
Church
Heinrich Christensen, organ
Bach, Buxtehude, and Mendelssohn organ works
Venue
King's Chapel
58 Tremont St · Boston
Admission
$5 suggested
7:30 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Free outdoor symphonic concert on the Esplanade
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
Free
7:30 PM
University
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák — Symphony No. 8; Cyrus Stevens, music director
Venue
Kresge Auditorium, MIT
48 Massachusetts Ave · Cambridge
Admission
From $20
7:30 PM
University
Winsor Music
Peggy Pearson, oboe, with strings — Bach and contemporary works
Venue
Fenway Center, Northeastern
77 St. Stephen St · Boston
Admission
$25 suggested
7:30 PM
Conservatory
Radius Ensemble
Sarah Bob, piano, leads contemporary mixed chamber works
Venue
Pickman Hall, Longy
27 Garden St · Cambridge
Admission
From $25
7:30 PM
University
Sound Icon
Jeffrey Means conducts large-scale contemporary chamber works
Venue
Killian Hall, MIT
160 Memorial Dr · Cambridge
Admission
From $20
7:30 PM
Church
Boston Cecilia
Nicholas White conducts a program of British choral works
Venue
All Saints Parish, Brookline
1773 Beacon St · Brookline
Admission
From $25
7:30 PM
University
Back Bay Chorale
Scott Allen Jarrett conducts a major choral-orchestral work
Venue
Sanders Theatre, Harvard
45 Quincy St · Cambridge
Admission
From $28
7:30 PM
Church
Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma directs medieval and early Renaissance vocal music
Venue
Emmanuel Church
15 Newbury St · Boston
Admission
From $35
7:30 PM
Church
Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Matthew Guard directs a thematic a cappella program
Venue
St. Cecilia Parish
18 Belvidere St · Boston
Admission
From $30
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
NEC Philharmonia, Hugh Wolff cond.
Prokofiev — Symphony No. 5; Ravel — Mother Goose
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
Free
8:00 PM
University
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Zander conducts Mahler — Symphony No. 5
Venue
Sanders Theatre, Harvard
45 Quincy St · Cambridge
Admission
From $30
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4; benefit for medical nonprofit
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
From $25
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Civic Symphony
Mendelssohn — Italian Symphony; Francisco Noya conducts
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
From $20
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Chameleon Arts Ensemble
Mixed chamber ensemble — Schoenberg, Ravel, and Carter
Venue
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon St · Boston
Admission
From $30
8:00 PM
Museum
Calderwood Hall Visiting Artists
Visiting trio in Beethoven and Brahms
Venue
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way · Boston
Admission
$15
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton prepares the BSO's choral collaborations
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
From $42
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Chorus pro Musica
Jamie Kirsch conducts Brahms — Ein deutsches Requiem
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
From $30
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Children's Chorus
Anthony Trecek-King's vision continues — youth choral concert
Venue
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St · Boston
Admission
From $20
8:00 PM
Church
Lorelei Ensemble
Beth Willer conducts new works for women's voices
Venue
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden St · Cambridge
Admission
From $25
8:00 PM
Museum
Visiting Chamber Ensemble
Schubert — Trout Quintet
Venue
Museum of Fine Arts — Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Ave · Boston
Admission
$25 (museum admission incl.)
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Rockport Chamber Players
Mendelssohn — Octet; Brahms — Sextet No. 1
Venue
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main St · Rockport
Admission
From $48
8:00 PM
Concert Hall
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart conducts film scores, Broadway, and American classics
Venue
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave · Boston
Admission
From $40
3:00 PM
Concert Hall
Mistral Music
Julie Scolnik leads winds and strings in Poulenc and Françaix
Venue
Indian Hill Music — Groton Hill
10 Drumlin Rd · Groton
Admission
From $30
4:00 PM
University
Marsh Chapel Choir, BU
Anglican service with anthems by Tallis and Parry
Venue
Marsh Chapel, BU
735 Commonwealth Ave · Boston
Admission
Free
4:00 PM
University
Boston Chamber Music Society
Mozart — Quintet K. 515; Brahms — Piano Quartet Op. 25
Venue
Sanders Theatre, Harvard
45 Quincy St · Cambridge
Admission
From $35