Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the world's most famous orchestras. Founded in 1881, the American orchestra has managed to mesmerize and enthrall millions of individuals from around the world. The orchestra is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has presented numerous live recordings of world-renowned symphonies including "A German Requiem" of Brahms, "Sixth Symphony" of Mahler, "Eight Symphony" and "Lyric Concerto" of William Bolcom. The orchestra also recorded "Daphnis et Chloe" of Maurice Ravel that earned a Grammy Award for the orchestra in 2010 for "Best Orchestral Performance." The Symphony Orchestra has produced film scores and recordings for popular movies including "Saving Private Ryan" and "Schindler's List." Both the recordings were conducted and composed by John Williams at the Symphony Hall Orchestra. The Orchestra house is one of the oldest orchestras and is considered to be one of the most prestigious orchestra houses in the world. It is a part of America's five top orchestras known as the "Big Five." The Boston Orchestra allures thousands and thousands of individuals from across the globe every year that come to witness some of the most amazing orchestra performances and live shows. By acquiring Boston Symphony Orchestra tickets, the audience can make sure to indulge in a spellbinding musical journey.

In 1881, Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra. George Henschel, a reputed conductor and baritone was appointed as the first conductor of the orchestra. George was a close friend of renowned composer Johannes Brahms. He developed a new design and seating plan for the orchestra and together with Brahms implemented the system. In 1884, George Henschel was replaced by Wilhelm Gericke. Wilhelm highly appealed to Higginson's taste and thus served as the Music Director for the orchestra for two tenures first from 1884 to 1889 and later in 1989 to 1906. During this period, the orchestra was led by Austrian conductors Emil Paur (1893 - 1898) and Arthur Nikisch (1889 - 1893). In 1905, Higginson reviewed twenty-five nominees to replace Wilhelm and in the process declined to offer the position to Willem Mengelberg, Fritz Steinback and Gustav Mahler. Eventually the position was offered to Karl Muck who joined the Orchestra in 1906. The premiere of "Symphony in B Minor Polonia" by Paderewski was held at the Boston Orchestra in 1909 under the conductor Max Fiedler who succeeded Karl Muck in 1908. After being arrested in World War I, Karl Muck was deported after the war and he joined the Orchestra again in 1912 as the Music Director.

In 1924, the Boston Symphony Orchestra saw a major rise in popularity when Serge Koussevitzky replaced Pierre Monteux as the Music Director. Serge led the orchestra to perform a live show for the radio broadcast, making the Boston Orchestra the first ever orchestra to perform live on radio. The concert was broadcasted in 1926 on NBC. The live show was tuned in by a million radio listeners making the concert broadcast a success. Since then the orchestra continues to perform live broadcast on radio. The Orchestra also developed a summerhouse at Tanglewood during Serge's reign, where he established the Berkshire Music Center. Now, the center is known as the Tanglewood Music Center that is visited by thousands and thousands of music fans and students every year. Serge also promoted new symphonies and compositions of noted composers including Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms," Sergei Prokofiev's "Symphony No. 4" and "Concerto for Orchestra" by Bela Bartok. Charles Much succeeded Serge Koussevitzky in 1949 and led the Boston Orchestra on its first foreign tour. Charles also helped the Orchestra to produce its first stereo record in 1954. After Charles, the Orchestra saw four more Music Directors including Erich Leinsdorf (1962 - 1969), William Steinberg (1969 - 1972), Seiji Ozawa (1973 -2002) and the most recent Director James Levine who reigned from post in 2011 after health issues.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has been an epitome of culture and musical excellence for more than a century. It has led a revolution of music not only in the US but also throughout the world. The orchestra is considered to be one of the five most prominent and respected orchestra in the country that are often referred to as "Big Five." By grabbing the Boston Symphony Orchestra tickets, the audience can make sure to witness a mesmerizing musical voyage for an unforgettable experience.