Anybody who has visited a Summer Tanglewood concert knows it’s a special event in a special location. Tanglewood is the summer home for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and is the perfect setting for a music concert.

Tanglewood sits in the rolling hills of the Berkshires surrounding Lenox, a historic and picturesque town in the cultural soaked region of western Massachusetts.

Tanglewood is an idyllic setting for both classical and contemporary works as the relaxed and informal setting transgresses any pre-conceived ideas about who should attend and enjoy classical concerts. Listening to Mozart while having a picnic is something I believe Wolfgang would approve.

I’ve had the fortune to attend many concerts at the summer “Proms” series at the Royal Albert Hall in London and the atmosphere of sheer delight and jubilation from a summer series accessible to the public is mirrored at Tanglewood.

The second half of the Tanglewood season features some popular artists and old favorites. Herbie Hancock will be appearing with his Imagine Project on Monday August 9 and John Williams returns to Tanglewood for Film Night on August 14.  This year is the 30th anniversary of Mr. Williams close relationship with the Boston Pops. Also, on August 22nd, husband and wife violinists Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony will be performing together for the first time under the Koussevitzky Shed.

Monday, August 9, 7:30 p.m. Shed:
Herbie Hancock
$21 – $71
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Tuesday, August 10, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall:
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

J.S. BACH Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering for flute, violin, and keyboard
CARTER Two Diversions for solo piano
CARTER Riconoscenza for solo violin
CARTER Tri-Tribute for solo violin
CARTER Scrivo in vento for solo flute
J.S. BACH Five Canons from The Musical Offering
LIGETI Trio for violin, horn, and piano
$17.00  – $51.00
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Friday, August 13, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall:

Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Free to evening ticket holders

Friday, August 13, 7:15 p.m. Shed:

This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists
Free to evening ticket holders

Friday, August 13, 8:30 p.m. Shed:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor˚
Elizabeth Rowe, flute˚
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Caminos del Inka: A Musical Journey
Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads a musical journey through the ancient Inca empire with specially created videography by the renowned Peruvian photographer Gabriela Fit. The breathtaking images of Machu Picchu, floating island villages, and the expanses of the Peruvian plains are matched to stirring and evocative music, from the time of the Conquistadores to the sounds of the first new classical voices of 21^st-century Latin America.
Program to include:
ROBLES El cóndor pasa
COMPAÑÓN Colección de música virreinal
LUZURIAGA Responsorio
FRANK Illapa, for flute and orchestra
GOLIJOV˚ Mariel, for cello and orchestra
LENG Preludio No. 1
LÓPEZ Fiesta!
$9.00  – $89.00
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Saturday, August 14, 9:30 a.m. Shed:

Pre-Rehearsal Talk
Free to ticket holders

Saturday, August 14, 10:30 a.m. Shed:

Open Rehearsal, Sunday program
$17
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Saturday, August 14, 8:30 P.m. Shed:

Film Night at Tanglewood
Boston Pops Concert
John Williams, conductor
Robert Osborne, host
BUTI Young Artists Chorus
One of the season’s most popular traditions, the annual Film Night concert is a celebration of music from the movies. In his 30th summer at Tanglewood, John Williams presents a memorable evening that recreates some of the great musical moments in Hollywood history.
$21.00  – $115.00
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Sunday, August 15, 2:30 p.m. Shed:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Thomas Martin, clarinet
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
SCHULLER Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
BERNSTEIN˚ Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs, for clarinet and jazz ensemble
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto
$18.00  – $89.00
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Sunday, August 15, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall:

The Fromm Concert at Tanglewood
Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows and Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor˚
HARBISON˚ Full Moon in March
KNUSSEN˚ Where the Wild Things Are
Concert performances, presented as part of the 2010 Festival of Contemporary Music
$18.00  – $89.00
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Monday, August 16 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall:

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Oliver Knussen, conductor (Carter)
Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
Sarah Davis, soprano (TMC Fellow, in Carter)
DRUCKMAN˚ Aureole
CARTER What Are Years (American premiere)
MATTHEWS Turning Point
COPLAND Symphony No. 3$11 to $51
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Wednesday, August 18, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall:

Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, violin and leader
Steven Isserlis, cello
ELGAR Introduction and Allegro for strings
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
VASKS Vox amoris, for violin and strings
MOZART Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
$17 to $51
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Thursday, August 19, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall:

Ébène String Quartet
MOZART Divertimento in D, K.136
BARTÓK Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 7
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
$17 to $51
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Friday, August 20, 6 p.m.  Ozawa Hall:

Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Free to ticket holders

Friday, August 20, 7:15 p.m.  Shed:

This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists
Free to ticket holders

Friday, August 20, 8:30 p.m.  Shed:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor˚
Dawn Upshaw, soprano˚
MOZART Symphony No. 31, Paris
CANTELOUBE Selection from Songs of the Auvergne
GOLIJOV˚ Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
RAVEL Mother Goose (complete)
$18 to $89
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Saturday, August 21, 9:30 a.m. Shed:

Pre-Rehearsal Talk
Free to ticket holders

Saturday, August 21, 10:30 a.m. Shed:

Open Rehearsal, Sunday program
$17
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Saturday, August 21, 8:30 p.m. Shed:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
MENDELSSOHN Double Concerto in D minor for violin, piano, and strings
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 in F, for violin and orchestra
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
$19 to $99
box office, www.bso.org, or 888-266-1200

Sunday, August 22, 2:30 p.m. Shed:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Adele Anthony, violin (Bach, Navarra)
HIGDON blue cathedral
J.S. BACH Concerto in D minor for two violins and strings
SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture
SARASATE Song of the Nightingale for violin and orchestra
SARASATE Navarra, for two violins and orchestra
SARASATE Zigeunerweisen, for violin and orchestra
BIZET Suite from Carmen
$18 to $89

For more information and ticket details check out the official Boston Symphony Orchestra site at www.bso.org

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Cliff Calderwood
Publisher
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