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A view of the red carpet, leather seats, and warm lighting within Symphony Hall, from the perspective of the stage.

The BSO Celebrates 125 Years of Symphony Hall

Universally acknowledged as one of the world’s great concert halls, Symphony Hall’s 125-year anniversary concert features Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis, the very music that was performed when the hall opened in 1900.

Jonathan Cohen stands at the concert podium and pinches his fingers together, moving them in the air like he's painting with a brush.

Haydn + Beethoven, with the Handel and Haydn Society

Jonathan Cohen leads the superlative H+H Orchestra and Chorus in that sweetest of Haydn’s The Seasons, followed by Beethoven’s astonishing Mass in C Major.

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.”

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.

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.

Yuja Wang plays piano in a glittering silver dress. Her hands are perched on the keys of the piano, and she tosses her short red hair back.

Yuja Wang Performs Prokofiev at Tanglewood!

Enjoy a medley of performances from the first half of the 2025 Tanglewood Music Center season, including a breathtaking performance by star pianist Yuja Wang.

Lang Lang stands in a colorful shirt in front of a floral background, all painted white. He holds a yellow flower in his hand, and he smiles softly at the camera.

Lang Lang and the BSO Play Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood

Lang Lang is the soloist in the beautifully romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 by Saint-Saëns in a program led by Andris Nelsons that also includes Gabriela Ortiz’s exuberant "La Calaca" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral."

Yefim Bronfman and Andris Nelsons are side by side in concert black. They both smiles at the camera.

An All-Beethoven Concert at Tanglewood with Bronfman and Nelsons

Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in an All-Beethoven program featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman.