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History of Tanglewood

Tanglewood Online Exhibits

Explore Tanglewood's rich history through these special archival exhibits.

Current Exhibits

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Keith Lockhart Anniversary (2025)

Celebrating Keith Lockhart's 30 year anniversary with the Boston Pops.
Black soprano Adele Addison is seated with her arm draped over the chair while she gazes off screen towards the right. She is wearing a red and black dress with a red backdrop behind her.

The BSO Salutes Adele Addison in Her 100th Year

On July 24, 2025, soprano Adele Addison will turn 100 years old. Learn about her history with the BSO, from her student days at the Tanglewood Music Center to her many performances with the BSO, including the world premiere of Poulenc's Gloria. (2025)
Program book for a chamber concert featuring music by five Latin American composers studying at Tanglewood in 1946

Latin American Students at the Tanglewood Music Center

Explore the history of Latin American students at the Tanglewood Music Center from Aaron Copland's tenure (1940-1965) to the present. (2025)
Aaron Copland and Serge Koussevitzky stand together outdoors

American Composers and the Tanglewood Music Center

The development and support of American composers has been a part of the Tanglewood Music Center since its founding in 1940. (2025)
Headshot of Irving Fine

A Spotlight on Boston's Irving Fine

Boston-born composer Irving Fine maintained a close relationship with the BSO, in Boston and at Tanglewood, throughout his adult life. (2025)

Previous Exhibits

Leonard Bernstein and Lukas Foss stand on either side of Serge Koussevitzky as he cuts his birthday cake at Tanglewood ca 1946

Koussevitzky 150

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Serge Koussevitzky's birth and the 100th anniversary of his appointment as the BSO's first Music Director. (2024)
Interior of Koussevitzky's living room with quilt hanging on the wall behind a couch and between two prints

A Quilt of Connections: Pre-Revolutionary Artistic Circles in Russia

The Koussevitzky Quilt features signatures from elite Russian artists, composers, authors, painters, and important industrialists who supported the arts. Part of the Koussevitzky 150 celebration. (2024)
Color postcard of the Music Shed at Tanglewood

Most Thrilling: A Student View of the Inaugural Class of the Tanglewood Music Center

In 1940, Koussevitzky's Music Center welcomed its first class of students to the Tanglewood grounds. Part of the Koussevitzky 150 celebration. (2024)
Newspaper article caption Tanglewood Milestones in the Career of Maestro Serge Koussevitzky

Koussevitzky at Tanglewood

Explore how Serge Koussevitzky's impact on Tanglewood is still felt today. Part of the Koussevitzky 150 celebration. (2024)
Painting of Serge Koussevitzky playing the double bass

Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951)

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of Serge Koussevitzky’s birth and the 100th anniversary of his appointment as the BSO's first Music Director. Part of the Koussevitzky 150 celebration (2024)
Julia Perry stands in front of the Music Shed on the Tanglewood lawn

Creating Space: Women Composition Students of the Tanglewood Music Center

Follow the journeys of some of the women composers who were trained at the Tanglewood Music Center. (2023)
1969 color flyer advertising Jefferson Airplane, BB King and The Who at Tanglewood

History of the Tanglewood Popular Artists Series

Learn about the origins of the Popular Artist concerts at Tanglewood. (2023)
John Williams holds a baton while wearing a black turtleneck and a wristwatch

John Williams and the Boston Pops

A retrospective in honor of the composer's 90th birthday in 2022.