SYMPHONY HALL (BOSTON)

Website: bso.org

Calendar: bso.org/events

ABOUT

Symphony Hall is a 2,625-seat concert hall at 301 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, serving as the permanent home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and the Boston Pops. It is widely regarded as one of the top three concert halls in the world for acoustics.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Expect a formal, world-class classical music experience in a shoebox-style hall with exceptional natural acoustics. During Pops season, the orchestra-level seating is replaced with 800 table seats, reducing capacity to 2,371. Programming spans BSO classical seasons, Pops concerts, and select guest performances.

HISTORY

Symphony Hall opened on October 15, 1900, designed by McKim, Mead and White with acoustics by Wallace Clement Sabine — making it the first auditorium designed using scientifically derived acoustical principles. It was built in 17 months at a cost of $771,000 and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1999.

Sources:

[1] en.wikipedia.org [2] bso.org [3] bso.org [4] calendar.artsboston.org [5] bostonapartments.com

UPCOMING SHOWS

THIS WEEK (5) NEXT 4 WEEKS (11) COMING SOON (0)

Thursday

7:30pm — Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral and Augustin Hadelich performs Adès get sublime

Friday

1:30pm — Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral and Augustin Hadelich performs Adès tix now
8:00pm — BPYO: Takemitsu/Debussy/Mahler youth vibes

Saturday

8:00pm — Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral and Augustin Hadelich performs Adès symphony night

Sunday

5:00pm — Vivo Performing Arts presents Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Klaus Mäkelä, conductor and music director designate chicago sym

Tuesday - 3/3

7:30pm — Vienna Philharmonic austrian dreams

Thursday - 3/5

7:30pm — Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Herbert Blomstedt brahms feels

Friday - 3/6

1:30pm — Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Herbert Blomstedt afternoon tunes

Saturday - 3/7

8:00pm — Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Herbert Blomstedt evening bliss

Sunday - 3/8

3:00pm — TLI Chamber Concert chamber sounds

Monday - 3/9

8:00pm — DEATH STRANDING Strands of Harmony World Tour game on

Wednesday - 3/11

11:00am — Something Borrowed, Something True: A Musical Exploration of the Essence of Belonging music class

Thursday - 3/12

11:00am — Something Borrowed, Something True: A Musical Exploration of the Essence of Belonging youth time

Friday - 3/13

11:00am — Something Borrowed, Something True: A Musical Exploration of the Essence of Belonging soul explore

Saturday - 3/14

7:30pm — Celtic Night: A Tribute to Brian O’Donovan and A Celtic Sojourn celtic vibes

Sunday - 3/15

3:00pm — TLI Presents: Goitse goitse fun

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