Mozart Sinfonia concertante with Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell
Anna Handler
Mozart Sinfonia concertante with Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell
- +Pre-concert Talk
Joining BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler is concertmaster Nathan Cole making his Symphony Hall debut as a concerto soloist. Principal Viola Steven Ansell is Cole’s solo partner in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, a vivacious masterpiece. American composer Gabriella Smith’s Bioluminescence Chaconne uses the natural world as a metaphor for musical structure and process, or vice versa — part of a multi-season programmatic focus exploring artists’ responses to our environment. Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet score Swan Lake, for all its supernatural, fairytale narrative, is also very much in the realm of nature pieces. Its lush, romantic music is some of the most familiar in the repertoire.
Joining BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler is concertmaster Nathan Cole making his Symphony Hall debut as a concerto soloist. Principal Viola Steven Ansell is Cole’s solo partner in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, a vivacious masterpiece. American composer Gabriella Smith’s Bioluminescence Chaconne uses the natural world as a metaphor for musical structure and process, or vice versa — part of a multi-season programmatic focus exploring artists’ responses to our environment. Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet score Swan Lake, for all its supernatural, fairytale narrative, is also very much in the realm of nature pieces. Its lush, romantic music is some of the most familiar in the repertoire.
Joining BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler is concertmaster Nathan Cole making his Symphony Hall debut as a concerto soloist. Principal Viola Steven Ansell is Cole’s solo partner in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, a vivacious masterpiece. American composer Gabriella Smith’s Bioluminescence Chaconne uses the natural world as a metaphor for musical structure and process, or vice versa — part of a multi-season programmatic focus exploring artists’ responses to our environment. Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet score Swan Lake, for all its supernatural, fairytale narrative, is also very much in the realm of nature pieces. Its lush, romantic music is some of the most familiar in the repertoire.
Fri, Feb 6
Pre-concert Talk by Robert Kirzinger with Mikko Nissinen (Boston Ballet)
Pre-concert Talk by Robert Kirzinger with Mikko Nissinen (Boston Ballet)
Concert Start
Concert Start
Spotlight on Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell
BSO Concertmaster Nathan Cole, in his concerto debut with the orchestra, and Principal Viola Steven Ansell are soloists in Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in February 2026. Read on for an edited transcript of their conversation with CRB radio host and producer Brian McCreath about their collaboration.
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Supported by
E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One events are generously supported by Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser and by Barbara and Amos Hostetter.
Thursday evening’s concert is generously supported by Jane B. Mayer and Robert J. Mayer, M.D.
Thursday evening's performances by Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell are generously supported by the Roberta M. Strang Memorial Fund.
Spotlight on Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell
BSO Concertmaster Nathan Cole, in his concerto debut with the orchestra, and Principal Viola Steven Ansell are soloists in Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in February 2026. Read on for an edited transcript of their conversation with CRB radio host and producer Brian McCreath about their collaboration.
Read More
Supported by
E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One events are generously supported by Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser and by Barbara and Amos Hostetter.
Spotlight on Nathan Cole and Steven Ansell
BSO Concertmaster Nathan Cole, in his concerto debut with the orchestra, and Principal Viola Steven Ansell are soloists in Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in February 2026. Read on for an edited transcript of their conversation with CRB radio host and producer Brian McCreath about their collaboration.
Read More
