Boston Symphony Orchestra

Nathalie Stutzmann wears an orange leather jacket and shimmering, multicolored earrings. She has a curly brown bob and light brown eyes. She leans forward and folds her hands around her baton. Veronika Eberle wears a checkered halter dress and dark red lipstick. Her long brown hair is pulled over one shoulder and she has blue eyes. She looks to the left of frame, holding her violin in front of her.

Stutzmann Conducts Stravinsky and Eberle Plays Beethoven

In an encore broadcast, conductor Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Boston Symphony Orchestra conducting debut in a program that includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with soloist Veronika Eberle, Ravel’s "Alborada del gracioso," and Stravinsky’s suite from "The Firebird."

Earl Lee and Carlos Simon both wear fancy suits. Lee looks at the camera and smiles softly, and Simon looks off camera and smiles widely.

Earl Lee Leads the BSO in Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”

Conductor Earl Lee leads the BSO in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and James Burton conducts the world premiere of Carlos Simon’s “Words and Prayers of My Fathers.”

Raquel González wears a white gown, shiny earrings, and pink lipstick. She smiles at the camera widely. Kazuki Yamada wears black tails tuxedo and a continental tie, and looks out a window wistfully.

Yamada Conducts Holst’s “The Planets” and Poulenc’s “Gloria” with González, at Tanglewood

Kazuki Yamada, Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, leads a program of Holst’s iconic suite The Planets and Poulenc’s emotionally evocative Gloria with soloist Raquel González and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

Thibaudet stands against the blue California sky in a black and gold suit. He wears a large silver pendant and stares at the camera powerfully.

Thibaudet and Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto, at Tanglewood

Superstar pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Dima Slobodeniouk in the Berkshires to perform Liszt on a program that also features two works by Sibelius and "Threnody," an homage to the Finnish composer, written by William Grant Still.

Hadelich and Handler both wear concert black and look at the camera. Hadelich smiles softly, and Handler holders her baton close to her chin.

Handler’s Boston Symphony Debut with Hadelich, at Tanglewood

BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler makes her Tanglewood and BSO debuts conducting Brahms’s Tragic Overture, Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with GRAMMY-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich.

A collage of Jean-Guihen Queyras and Dima Slobodeniouk in violet pink hues. Queyras sits with his cello and smiles widely at the camera, and Slobodeniouk looks away from the camera and smiles softly.

Slobodeniouk, Queyras, and the BSO at Tanglewood

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Tanglewood to conduct Caroline Shaw’s "Entr’acte" and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, featuring cello soloist Jean-Guihen Queyras in his BSO debut. The concert closes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 and its joyful fourth movement.

From left to right: cellist Yo-Yo Ma, composer Camille Pépin, and conductor Samy Rachid

Yo-Yo Ma, Samy Rachid, and Pépin’s “Un Monde nouveau” at Tanglewood

BSO Assistant Conductor Rachid leads an exciting program featuring the American premiere of Camille Pépin’s Un Monde nouveau, Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony, and Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma.

A collage of the two artists against leafy green backgrounds. Joshua Bell smolders at the camera, and Andrés Orozco-Estrada looks off camera and smiles widely.

Orozco-Estrada Conducts Dvořák’s “New World” at Tanglewood

Andrés Orozco-Estrada makes his Tanglewood debut conducting Dvořák’s much-beloved Ninth Symphony, and the inimitable Joshua Bell joins to play Lalo’s spirited Symphonie espagnole.

The sun sets over the Berkshires with rays highlight the sweeping lawn at Tanglewood.

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Your First Visit to Tanglewood

Phil Jones

How to plan your first trip to the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood in the Berkshires, according to WCRB's Operations Manager, Phil Jones.

All three gentlemen wear blue suit jackets with colorful pocket squares. They stand shoulder to shoulder in an old brick building, smiling at the camera.

“Beethoven for Three” at Tanglewood

In a highlight of the season, a star-studded piano quartet comprised of pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform Beethoven’s Trio No. 4 in B-flat for piano, violin, and cello as well as his Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 3 with violist Antoine Tamestit.