About the TMC

Tanglewood Shed with no patrons, as viewed from the back of the facility

General Information

Black and white photo of Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein teaching a class of students at the Tanglewood Music Center

History

Serge Koussevitzky, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director from 1924 to 1949, founded the Tanglewood Music Center in 1940. His vision was to create a premier music academy where the rising generation of great musicians could access the resources of a great symphony orchestra, honing their skills under the mentorship of BSO musicians and other luminaries in the field.