At the start of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s all-Shostakovich concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma invoked this darkly cynical statement attributed to Stalin.

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Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns will soon release his new series, a six-part, 12-hour show on the American Revolution. And he will kick things off in Massachusetts on April 16 with ...

Morley, a BSO veteran who brings her “Rose in Bloom” recital to Boston Youth Symphony Hall next weekend, likely enticed several potential ticket buyers with her gentle and fresh coloratura.