Boston Midsummer Opera's The Italian Girl in Algiers

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The 10 can’t-miss classical concerts of 2011

By LLOYD SCHWARTZ | October 3, 2011

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 2 : Spring 2011 from Boston Philharmonic on Vimeo.

BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA| November 17, 19, 20 | Conductor Benjamin Zander's most Zanderful program has Bartók, with Croatian pianist Martina Filjak performing the challenging and exciting Piano Concerto No. 2, surrounded by Brahms, the Academic Festival Overture and the grand and tragic Fourth Symphony. Zander's eloquent pre-concert lectures are almost as popular as the concerts themselves. | November 19 at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston; November 17 and 20 at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge | $15–$90 | 617.236.0999 or bostonphil.org.

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