Admission to 6pm Prelude Concerts is available to patrons with tickets to that evening's 8pm performance.

Christopher Elchico, clarinet
Sophie Wang and Glen Cherry, violins
Mary Ferrillo, viola
Will Chow, cello

Carlos SIMON Warmth From Other Suns, for string quartet
BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115

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Gates open at 5:30pm.

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor 
Conrad Tao, piano

BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety
-Intermission-
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3

Tonight's concert is generously supported by R. Martin Chavez.

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Gates open at 9am. 

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

IVES Three Places in New England
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

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In collaboration with the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, we offer yoga classes taught by fully accredited Kripalu teachers.

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Smartphone photography has made a major impact on the traditional field of DSLR/Mirrorless photography. While the results offered by smartphones are excellent, there are modes and options that are only available with a DSLR/Mirrorless system. Bring your DSLR/Mirrorless system (film systems are welcome as well) to this 2-hour combination classroom and grounds-based walk to activate the full capabilities of your creative spirit.

Meeting place: Just inside Tanglewood Main Gate. (Rain location: Taste of the Berkshires.)

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Doors open at 12:30pm

Enjoy the vibrant energy and fresh talent of the high school-aged musicians at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Tanglewood’s companion program run by Boston University.

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Doors open at 4pm.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist, editor, translator, and librettist Tracy K. Smith served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States and is a Professor of English and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Smith will speak about the connections between literature, poetry, libretti, and music.

The Spotlight Series is generously supported by Marillyn Tufte Zacharis.

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Admission to 6pm Prelude Concerts is available to patrons with tickets to that evening's 8pm performance.

TMC Fellows

SCHUBERT Auf dem strom, D.943 
Osvaldo GOLIJOV Selections from Ever Yours 
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht

Gates open at 5:30pm.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
John Matsumoto Giampietro, staging coordinator
Christine Goerke, soprano (Brünnhilde)
Amanda Majeski, soprano (Gutrune)
Michael Weinius, tenor (Siegfried) |
James Rutherford, baritone (Gunther)
David Leigh, bass (Hagen) 
Diana Newman, Renée Tatum, and Annie Rosen (Rhine maidens)
Neal Ferreira and Alex Richardson, tenors; David Kravitz and Markel Reed, baritones; Erik Tofte and Jared Werlein, bass-baritones; Leo Radosavljevic, bass (Vassals)

WAGNER Götterdämmerung, Act III

Sung in German with English Supertitles

Please note that there is no intermission in this concert. Duration is about 90 minutes.

Tonight's concert is generously supported by Rabbis Rachel Hertzman and Rex Perlmeter.

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Doors open at 9am. 

Free, unticketed, general admission. 

PROKOFIEV Sonata for two violins
Grace Ann LEE Rush Hour
MAIER Piano Quartet
Sofia GUBAIDULINA Pilgrims
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Piano Quintet in C minor

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Gates open at 9:00am

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Thomas Wilkins, conductor

BEETHOVEN First movement (Allegro con brio) from Symphony No. 5
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
GRIEG Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt
SOWANDE Akinla from African Suite
FAURÉ Pavane
MENDELSSOHN Finale (Saltarello: Presto) from Symphony No. 4, Italian
ROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville

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Doors open at 12:30pm.

Free, unticketed, general admission. 

Enjoy the vibrant energy and fresh talent of the high school-aged musicians at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Tanglewood’s companion program run by Boston University.

Gates open at 12pm.

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra 
Andris Nelsons, conductor 
Emanuel Ax, piano

IVES Three Places in New England 
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
Intermission
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

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Gates open at 6pm. 

Gerald Clayton Trio

Jazz pianist Gerald Clayton searches for honest expression in every note he plays. With harmonic curiosity and critical awareness, he develops musical narratives that unfold from deliberate searching and chance encounters. Join the Gerald Clayton Trio for an evening of almost-hypnotic musical expressionism.

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Doors open at 1pm.

Tanglewood Learning Institute talks and seminars are meant to broaden our understanding of music, the arts, and our shared humanity. Join BSO Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor Thomas Wilkins for this installment of our “Art of Conducting” series and learn more about the multifaceted role a conductor plays in shaping performances.

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Doors open at 6:00pm

Tanglewood Learning Institute talks and seminars are meant to broaden your understanding of music, the arts, and our shared humanity. This installment of our “Art of Conducting” series looks at the great film conductors throughout the history of Hollywood.

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Doors open at 1:30pm

TMC Festival of Contemporary Music

Steven MACKEY Sneaky March
Lembit BEECHER Three Immigrant Songs
Vijay IYER The Law of Returns
Niloufar NOURBAKHSH Aid for Sex
Tania LEÓN In the Field

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Doors open at 3pm

Harlow Robinson, moderator, with Tom Godell, Kevin P. Mostyn, and Victor Yuzefovich

Through his visionary leadership and passionate advocacy for music education and contemporary composers, Serge Koussevitzky propelled the Boston Symphony Orchestra into a new era, created Tanglewood, and forever transformed the landscape of American classical music. Join the Tanglewood Learning Institute as we celebrate his legacy on the eve of the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Supported in part by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and the Music Division of the Library of Congress.

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Admission to 6pm Prelude Concerts is available to patrons with tickets to that evening's 8pm performance.

Bonnie Bewick, violin
Danny Kim, viola
Mickey Katz, cello
Carl Anderson and Benjamin Levy, double basses

BOTTESINI (Arr. Bonnie BEWICK) Tarantella
BOTTESINI Gran Duetto No. 3 in E, for double-basses
DOHNÁNYI Serenade for string trio, Op. 10
TRADITIONAL (Arr. Warren & Flick) Three Forks of Cheat, for violin and double bass

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Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Andris Nelsons, conductor 
Yefim Bronfman, piano 
Edwin Barker, double bass 
Will Liverman, baritone 
Tanglewood Festival Chorus 
 James Burton, conductor

Steven MACKEY Urban Ocean 
KOUSSEVITZKY Double Bass Concerto
-Intermission-
SIBELIUS The Origin of Fire for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra 
SCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, for piano, chorus, and orchestra

Tonight’s concert is generously supported by Eitan and Malka Evan.

This evening's performance by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus is supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.

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Gates open at 9am. 

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Andris Nelsons, conductor 
Paul Lewis, piano 
Thomas Warfield, narrator 
Tanglewood Festival Chorus 
 James Burton, conductor

James LEE III Freedom’s Genuine Dawn 
COPLAND Piano Concerto 
THOMPSON Alleluia, for unaccompanied chorus 
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms

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In collaboration with the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, we offer yoga classes taught by fully accredited Kripalu teachers.

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Go beyond the basic and start to integrate the many advanced functions your smartphone or tablet can offer. This 2-hour workshop will use the beautiful, landscaped grounds of Tanglewood as your visual and color palette as you expand your knowledge and skills.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Smartphone Photography and/or Introduction to DSLR/Mirrorless Photography 

Meeting place: Just inside Tanglewood Main Gate. (Rain location: Taste of the Berkshires.)

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Doors open at 1:30pm

TMC Festival of Contemporary Music

DAI Wei Partial Men
Salina FISHER Kintsugi
Nick DIBERARDINO Beet Juice
Tania LEÓN Atwood Songs
Angélica NEGRÓN dóabin
Ileana PEREZ VELAZQUEZ Vuelo
Steven MACKEY Measuring

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Admission to 6pm Prelude Concerts is available to patrons with tickets to that evening's 8pm performance.

Featuring fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center.

Steven MACKEY One Red Rose
Tania LEÓN Cuarteto No. 2

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Gates open at 5:30pm.

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Andris Nelsons, conductor 
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Tania LEÓN Stride 
KHACHATURIAN Piano Concerto
-Intermission-
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Tonight’s concert is generously supported by Bonnie and Terry Burman.

Tonight's performance by Jean-Yves Thibaudet is generously supported by Stephen Bardfield in memory of his mom, Gisele Klein Wolfson.

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Doors open at 9am. 

Free, unticketed, general admission. 

DU Yun The Ocean Within
Marcos BALTER Wicker Park
Tania LEÓN Esencia para cuarteto de cuerdas
Arthur KAMPELA Exoskeleton
Tyondai BRAXTON Fly by Wire 
Steven MACKEY Physical Property

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Gates open at 12pm.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
Thomas Warfield, narrator
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
 James Burton, conductor

James LEE III Freedom’s Genuine Dawn
COPLAND Piano Concerto
-Intermission-
THOMPSON Alleluia, for unaccompanied chorus
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms

This afternoon’s performance by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus is supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.

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