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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' @ Gewandhaus, Leipzig TrailerLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood TrailerBrahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Charles Munch Trailer

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood. Since its founding, the orchestra has had 17 music directors, including George Henschel, Serge Koussevitzky, Henri Rabaud, Erich Leinsdorf, William Steinberg and James Levine. Andris Nelsons is the current music director of the BSO. Seiji Ozawa has the title of BSO music director laureate. Bernard Haitink has held the title of conductor emeritus of the BSO. The orchestra has made gramophone recordings since 1917 and has occasionally played on soundtrack recordings for films including Schindler's List.

Most Popular Boston Symphony Orchestra Trailers

Total trailers found: 8

Schindler's List Trailer (1993)

15 December 1993

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration Trailer (1993)

16 December 1993

Three big names from the classical music scene -- legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman, celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and lauded opera singer Frederica Von Stade -- join the Prague Philharmonic Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a once-in-a-lifetime performance of music by Czech composer Anton Dvorak.

Tanglewood Music School and Music Festival Trailer (1949)

20 July 1949

This video depicts Tanglewood in its very early years. It contains very rare footage of Serge Koussevitzky and Aaron Copland.

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood Trailer (2018)

28 December 2018

In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to the iconic composer, conductor, performer, educator and humanitarian.

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 Trailer (1975)

17 July 1975

In a pair of passionate performances, American composer Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony no.

The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A televised collaboration with Leonard Bernstein, this short film presents the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" accompanied with visuals produced with the Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' @ Gewandhaus, Leipzig Trailer (2025)

01 December 2025

To mark the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's death, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform his Symphony No.

Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Charles Munch Trailer (2001)

31 May 2001