Boston Concerto
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The Boston Concerto is a concerto for orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter. The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for which the piece is titled. It was first performed in Symphony Hall, Boston, on April 3, 2003 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Ingo Metzmacher.[1] Carter dedicated the concerto to his wife Helen Jones Carter, who died on May 17, 2003.[2][3]
