Jessie Montgomery

Collage of Hilary Hahn on the left holding a violin with floral background, and Julia Bullock on the right sitting and resting her chin on her right hand, facing left

Hilary Hahn and Julia Bullock with the BSO at Tanglewood

All-star violinist Hilary Hahn joins the BSO in their summer home as the soloist in Brahms's Violin Concerto, a world premiere in Iman Habibi's "Zhiân," and soprano Julia Bullock sings Jessie Montgomery's "Freedom Songs."

Jessie Montgomery's new work <em>Hymn for Everyone</em> receives its world premiere with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on April 28.

Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks so

Tom Huizenga

With orchestras clamoring for her work, the rising artist feels a responsibility and opportunity to help reframe classical music and the institutions that present it.

Clockwise, starting top left:
John Williams, Karina Canellakis, Julia Bullock, JoAnn Falletta, Aaron Diehl, Andris Nelsons

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New Voices, Traditions, and Celebrations at Tanglewood in 2022

Brian McCreath

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its plans for its first full summer season in the Berkshires since 2019, featuring new works, new artists, and one very big birthday party.

A World Premiere with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Live from Tanglewood

The superstar violinist is the soloist in the world premiere of John Williams’s Violin concerto No. 2, led by the composer, and Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO in 20th- and 21st-century pieces by Copland, Stravinsky, and Jessie Montgomery.