Boston Symphony Orchestra

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the United States’ leading and most prestigious symphony orchestras, renowned for its rich history, acclaimed performances, and influential role in American classical music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American orchestra
symphony orchestra
associatedAct Boston Pops Orchestra
Tanglewood
surface form: Tanglewood Music Center
basedIn Boston, Massachusetts
city Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
country United States of America
surface form: USA

United States of America
surface form: United States
formerMusicDirector Andris Nelsons
Bernard Haitink
Charles Munch
Erich Leinsdorf
James Levine
Pierre Monteux
Seiji Ozawa
Serge Koussevitzky
William Steinberg
foundedBy Henry Lee Higginson
genre classical music
hasOrchestraType professional
hasSection brass section
percussion section
string section
woodwind section
inception 1881
language English
location Boston, Massachusetts
musicDirector Andris Nelsons
musicDirectorStart 2014
notableConductor Andris Nelsons
Bernard Haitink
Charles Munch
Erich Leinsdorf
James Levine
Pierre Monteux
Seiji Ozawa
Serge Koussevitzky
William Steinberg
notableSeries Tanglewood
surface form: Tanglewood Festival

subscription concerts
notableVenue Tanglewood
parentOrganization Boston Symphony Orchestra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
principalVenue Symphony Hall
recordLabel Boston Symphony Orchestra self-linksurface differs
surface form: BSO Classics

Deutsche Grammophon
Philips Records
RCA Records
surface form: RCA Victor

Sony Classical
reputation one of the Big Five American orchestras
one of the leading American orchestras
shortName Boston Symphony Orchestra self-linksurface differs
surface form: BSO
state Massachusetts
summerHome Tanglewood
website https://www.bso.org

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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms dedicatedTo Boston Symphony Orchestra
subject surface form: Symphony of Psalms
Keith Lockhart hasConducted Boston Symphony Orchestra
Steven Epstein hasWorkedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
this entity surface form: The Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sandeep Das associatedAct Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sandeep Das collaboratedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Bell performedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Seven Ages premieredWithOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra
Appalachian Spring notableRecordingBy Boston Symphony Orchestra
Third Symphony premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ida Olympe Agassiz associatedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Biss hasPerformedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
Eric Owens hasPerformedAt Boston Symphony Orchestra
Paul Tortelier memberOf Boston Symphony Orchestra
Cello Concerto commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra
Cello Concerto premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Hans Steinberg employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 3 premiereOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra
La Mer notableRecording Boston Symphony Orchestra
this entity surface form: Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch
Caroline Smedvig employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Caroline Smedvig affiliation Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony of Psalms dedicatedTo Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony of Psalms premierePerformer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 premiereOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto, Op. 38 premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto, Op. 38 commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra
Cello Concerto, Op. 22 premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gidon Kremer hasPerformedWith Boston Symphony Orchestra
Erich Landauer employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Filene family supportedInstitution Boston Symphony Orchestra