| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CANCELS FALL PERIOD OF 2020-21 SEASON AT SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 16—NOVEMBER 28 (37 CONCERTS, 14 PROGRAMS), DUE TO CONTINUING CONCERNS ABOUT SPREAD OF COVID-19 |
| A DECISION ABOUT THE BSO’S ABILITY TO RESUME LIVE PERFORMANCES WITH AUDIENCES DURING THE WINTER AND SPRING PERIOD OF 2020-21 SEASON, JANUARY 7-MAY 1, WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR |
| IN RESPONSE TO THE HIATUS FROM PERFORMANCES THIS FALL, THE BSO WILL CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE ONLINE CONTENT INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS OF BSO AT HOME ANDTANGLEWOOD 2020 ONLINE FESTIVAL—GENERATING 13 MILLION INTERACTIONS WITH ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS SINCE MARCH 23; THE DETAILS OF THE BSO’S FALL ONLINE OFFERING WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER |
| BSO TO SUSPEND ALL PATRON SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE RESUMPTION OF IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES IN THE WINTER AND SPRING MONTHS; BSO TO CONTACT TICKET BUYERS IN SEPTEMBER ABOUT OPTIONS FOR SUSPENDING THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS, INCLUDING TICKET DONATIONS, CREDITS, AND REFUNDS |
| SHOULD IN-PERSON CONCERTS RETURN IN THE WINTER/SPRING MONTHS, SUBSCRIBERS WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY FOR PURCHASING TICKETS FOR THOSE PERFORMANCES; SUBSCRIBER SEATS—OFTEN HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION—WILL BE HELD FOR THE 2021-22 BSO SEASON |
| THE 2020-21 BSO FALL SEASON CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS PREVIOUS COVID-19-RELATED CANCELLATIONS EXPECTED TO INCUR A $30 MILLION REVENUE LOSS FOR BSO, INC.,FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2020: 2020 TANGLEWOOD SEASON (ANNOUNCED ON MAY 15), BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR LIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE ESPLANADE (MAY 8), 2020 BOSTON POPS SEASON (APRIL 8), AND THE SEVEN LAST WEEKS OF THE 2019-20 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEASON (MARCH 12 AND 18) |
| There has not been a cancellation of Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts of this magnitude in the history of the orchestra, founded in 1881; the last significant concert cancellations took place in the fall of 1918, when the 1918-19 BSO season was delayed by two weeks due to the Spanish Flu epidemic |
| CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ORIGINAL BSO 2020-21 SEASON ANNOUNCED IN APRIL;HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDED BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR ANDRIS NELSONSLEADING A BEETHOVEN 250TH SYMPHONY CYCLE AND A CONTINUATION OF THE BSO’S GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING SHOSTAKOVICH RECORDING CYCLE, ALONG WITH 14 WORKS BY COMPOSERS OF OUR TIME AND 27 ARTIST DEBUTS |
Boston Symphony Orchestra Cancels Fall Period of 2020-21 Season.
