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By adamg - 3/12/20 - 3:09 pm

Peter Wilson reports the BSO is cancelling all performances through March 28, at both Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood because, well, you can guess.

By adamg - 10/31/19 - 5:48 pm

If you happen to be downtown or in the Back Bay or the Fenway this evening and wonder about the Major Motorcade and all the police and stuff, it's because German Präsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier is Hubbing it to conclude "the official end of Wunderbar Together, the Year of German-America Friendship," with a joint concert by the BSO and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester tonight. Read more.

By bsopress - 4/23/19 - 2:07 pm

Opening Night of the 2019 Boston Pops spring season—Wednesday, May 8—heralds the much-anticipated Boston Pops return of Bernadette Peters, dynamic star of stage and screen, and is the first of ten eclectic programs that Keith Lockhart will lead from the Symphony Hall stage. The upcoming season, which runs through June 15, also boasts an impressive lineup of Boston Pops debuts, including special appearances by actress and comedian Jane Lynch, travel guru Rick Steves, and Grammy and MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Rhiannon Giddens who will curate and perform in an electrifying four-concert survey of American Roots music (5/22-25).

By adamg - 7/23/18 - 9:51 pm

In the leg in the parking lot behind Symphony Hall on St. Stephen Street shortly before 9:45 p.m. Police found him in front of Symphony Hall a few minutes later. His injuries do not appear life threatening.

By adamg - 12/17/17 - 12:33 pm

A disgusted South End citizen files a complaint about people heading to BSO concerts who park on neighborhood streets and consider their $40 non-resident tickets a decent price for parking: Read more.

By adamg - 3/22/17 - 9:57 pm

Shortly after 9 p.m., Donna Halper reported:

Ted Koppel is speaking about cyber-security at Symphony Hall when suddenly, fire alarm went off & we all had to evacuate.

A few minutes later, though, people were let back in, she reports.

By adamg - 1/6/14 - 9:15 am
John Collins taking the oath of office in Boston, 1960

On Jan. 6, 1964, John Collins took the oath of office for his second term as mayor of Boston in a ceremony at Symphony Hall, as shown in this photo from the Boston City Archives. That's Cardinal Richard Cushing in the center. Anybody know who was swearing Collins in?

More Collins photos.

By adamg - 1/2/14 - 7:04 pm
Bobby the Pig in the snow

Brian D'Amico captured Bobby the Pig outside Symphony Hall this evening enjoying the snow.

Copyright Brian D'Amico. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

By adamg - 7/14/13 - 9:17 pm

BS

We don't know what you did, but as Steve Annear shows us, the music hall is not amused, so cut it out.

By adamg - 2/6/09 - 5:11 pm

Boston Police have released this video of a person of interest in the "anthrax" tube incident at Symphony Hall this morning:

By adamg - 2/6/09 - 1:39 pm

Boston Daily reports on a brief scare this morning involving a poster tube labeled "Anthrax" just sitting in front of Symphony Hall.

Hmm, this sounds vaguely familiar.

By adamg - 5/19/08 - 8:29 pm

Jasonik gets a couple of shots of civilian cars - with ticket books on the dash - parked illegally at the bus stop at Symphony Hall. Then he books it when he notices some uniforms at the entrance gesturing and pointing at him.

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