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Sunday at 7pm on WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, relive the adventure and wonder of John Williams’ greatest film scores with music from "Harry Potter," "Superman," "Jaws," and "Star Wars"!

Tune in to Film Night, on-air, on our app, or online:

The Boston Pops' Film Night On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, relive the adventure and wonder of John Williams’ greatest film scores with music from Harry Potter, Superman, Jaws, and Star Wars.

Saturday at 8pm, enjoy a romantic encore broadcast from last summer!

Lang Lang - 郎朗 performs Saint-Saëns' beautifully romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Lang Lang and the BSO Play Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood In an encore broadcast, Lang Lang is the soloist in the beautifully romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 by Saint-Saëns in a program led by Andris Nelsons that also includes Gabriela Ortiz’s exuberant "La Calaca" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral."

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, Masaaki Suzuki conducts a cantata written for the dedication of a pipe organ in a small German village, and William Porter performs on that very instrument. Listen here:

Bach's Music for New Beginnings On The Bach Hour, Masaaki Suzuki conducts a joyfully expressive cantata written for the dedication of a pipe organ in a small German village, and William Porter performs on that very instrument.

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This Sunday at 7pm, Ray Chen brings his inventive interpretations to both classical showpieces and his favorite music from film, television, and video games!

Listen to WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, on-air, on our app, or online:

Ray Chen Joins the Boston Pops! On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Ray Chen brings his inventive interpretations to both classical showpieces and his favorite music from film, television, and video games.

Saturday at 8pm, hear Andris Nelsons lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the Air from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3, the Adagio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, and Mendelssohn’s "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage."

Catch this an encore broadcast on-air, on our app, or online:

Bach, Mahler, and Mendelssohn, at Tanglewood! In an encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in the Air from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3, the Adagio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, and Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

On this week's episode of The Bach Hour with Brian McCreath, the solidity and expression of one hymn tune is the foundation of works for solo violin and pipe organ, as well as Bach's Cantata No. 172. Listen here:

Bach's Musical Jewels, Forged from Chorale Gold On The Bach Hour, the solidity and expression of one hymn tune is the foundation of works for solo violin and pipe organ, as well as the Cantata No. 172, performed by Amsterdam Baroque and director Ton Koopman.

Saturday at 8pm, Thomas Adès leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius’ only concerto — performed by Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto - Musician — as well as Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony.

Hear this encore broadcast from last summer when you tune in on-air, on our app, or online:

The BSO Performs Sibelius, with Adés and Kuusisto In an encore broadcast, conductor Thomas Adés leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, with Finnish compatriot Pekka Kuusisto, and the same composer’s Symphony No. 5.

Sunday at 7pm, join us in celebrating the beautiful weather! Earl Lee Conductor leads the GRAMMY award-winning Parker Quartet in Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring.

Tune in to WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, on-air, on our app, or online:

The Parker Quartet's "Appalachian Spring," with Rockport Music On WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, Earl Lee leads the GRAMMY Award-winning Parker Quartet in Copland's Appalachian Spring, last performed on the Shalin Liu stage on the performance center's opening night in 2010.

Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, we're spending our Focus at 4 honoring the U.S. military personnel who died while serving. Tune in weekdays at 4pm with Greg Ferrisi to hear:

Monday, 5/18 - John Williams' "Summon the Heroes" with the Boston Pops

Tuesday, 5/19 - Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Wednesday, 5/20 - Morton Gould's "American Salute," with Leonard Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, 5/21 - John Philip Sousa's "Stars & Stripes Forever," with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops

Friday, 5/22 - John Williams' "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan," with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Festival Chorus

The poppy became a symbol of war casualties after the 1915 poem "In Flanders Fields." WWI Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae saw bright red poppies blooming on war-torn fields, and was moved to write the now famous poem.