Beethoven is the only composer to have his name inscribed above the stage of Boston Symphony Hall. It might seem strange today, but at the turn of the century, Bostonian concert-goers could not think of any other musician whose popularity would remain unchanged. The new hall was built specially to house the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Richard Baker discovers that, contrary to early expectations, a great variety of music has filled Symphony Hall in this century from Europe, America and beyond.
Editor Andrew Lyle