2020-2021 Annual Report
2020-2021 Year in Review
As a generous donor to the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood, you make everything you see here – and more – possible. This Year in Review exemplifies just a few of the ways that your support shares the joy of orchestral music. Thank you for all you do to keep the music playing!
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Concerts Return to Tanglewood
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BSO Welcomes Gail Samuel as President and CEO
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BSO NOW Launches, Sharing Music Worldwide
![Mavis Staples, Keith Lockhart, and John Batiste perform at Tanglewood](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/A31A5881.jpeg)
A Tanglewood Fourth of July
![A view of the middle aisle in-between seats from the stage perspective](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Venues/Symphony-Hall/Interior-images/_h_lg/Symphony-Hall-Middle-Aisle.jpg)
BSO Receives $10 Million COVID Relief Grant
![Andris Nelsons conducting at Symphony Hall, Boston,](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Development/Images/_h_lg/10.21.21-BSO-Music-Director-Andris-Nelsons-Conducts-Orchestra_Close-UpWinslow-Townson.jpg)
Andris Nelsons Extends Contract as BSO Music Director
![Piano and strings rehearse in the Linde Center.](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Venues/Linde-Center/Interior-Images/_h_lg/22_Rawn_Tanglewood_TLI_Q_6.jpg)
Linde Center Earns Prestigious Architecture Award
![Album cover with Andris Nelsons](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Products/Music/_h_lg/Shost14.jpg)
BSO and Andris Nelsons Continue Shostakovich Recording Cycle
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Bill T. Jones Shares a Life in Art at Tanglewood Learning Institute
![Four people in video frames](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/Meet-the-Artists.jpg)
Artists of Color Curate New Video Series
![A man with a sheet of lyrics sings in a recording studio](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-5.11.38-PM.png)
Boston Pops and Dropkick Murphys Team Up for Mother’s Day
![Seiji Ozawa conducting, ca. 1983.](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Musician-Portraits/_h_lg/Pres86_13f006_05.jpg)
BSO and City of Boston Celebrate Seiji Ozawa’s 85th Birthday
![An usher and ticket taker greet a member of the audience at the door of Symphony Hall](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Development/Images/InTune/_h_lg/10.3.21-BSO-Concert-for-Our-City-Patrons-Arrive-at-Symphony-Hall_2Winslow-Townson.jpg)
BSO Earns Health and Safety Accreditations for Symphony Hall
![John Williams (left) conducts Ann-Sophie Mutter during the premiere of John Williams' new song at Tanglewood.](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/Williams-Mutter-Premiere-Screenshot.png)
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter Premiere New Concerto
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Rising Star Canellakis Makes Tanglewood Conducting Debut
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Festival of Contemporary Music Showcases New Work
![People on lawn chairs enjoy music outdoors](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/A31A2591.jpeg)
Tanglewood in the City Returns to Pittsfield
![A man with drumsticks and a drum](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.47.20-PM.png)
Days in the Arts Program Engages Middle-Schoolers Online
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Rakitina Earns Rave Reviews in Long-Awaited Debut
![The Pops plays on the Symphony Hall stage, wearing all black and sitting far apart to socially distance. The hall is lit with red and green lights and garlands decorate the stage.](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Performance-Images/_h_lg/Holiday-Pops-2020.png)
Holiday Pops Shares Season of Joy Online
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Byron Stripling Invigorates Reunion Tanglewood Family Concert
![A brass band performs in front of a duck boat.](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Annual-Report/_h_lg/Brass-Rolling-Recital.jpg)
Rolling Recitals Bring Music to Our Neighbors
![Andris Nelsons leading a conducting class at Tanglewood Music Center](https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/TMC/Images/_h_lg/Cond-Andris-with-Kevin-and-Adam-2.jpeg)