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Will Liverman wears a rust colored suit and a long black tie. Yefim Bronfman wears a black suit and bowtie. Edwin Barker wears concert black and holds the neck of his bass.

Jaclyn Simpson: Liverman; Dario Acosta: Bronfman; Courtesy Of The Boston Symphony Orchestra: Barker

Nelsons, the BSO, and Koussevitzky at Tanglewood

Tonight at 8pm, Andris Nelsons leads a concert that includes Koussevitzky’s Double Bass Concerto, with soloist Edwin Barker, as well as spectacular works by Steven Mackey, Sibelius, and Scriabin in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Serge Koussevitzky's birth.

Jean Yves Thibaudet wears a black dress shirt and stands in a white spotlight. He has blondish gray hair and blue eyes, and he smiles at the camera softly.

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Thibaudet and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood

Thomas Warfield has short, curly, purple hair. He wears a blue fur coat and smiles at the camera. Paul Lewis has dark curly hair and blue eyes. He wears a dark pea coat and stares intently at the camera. Andris Nelsons has dark brown hair and a beard. He wears a navy suit and looks to the left of the camera.

Courtesy of the BSO: Warfield; Jack Liebeck: Lewis; Marco Borggreve: Nelsons

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