Maurice Ravel

Conductor Susanna Mälkki, joined by pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen

Mälkki, the Jussens, and a BSO World Premiere

Dutch duo-pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen perform a BSO-commissioned piece written for them by American composer Andrew Norman, and Susanna Mälkki leads the BSO in Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Ravel’s Mother Goose suite.

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, with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

On WCRB In Concert with the TMCO, enjoy a medley of performances from the 2025 Tanglewood season, including a breathtaking performance by star pianist Yuja Wang.

Eldbjørg Hemsing sits on a large rock in a striking, red dress.

Eldbjørg Hemsing and the Rasa String Quartet, with GBH Music

On WCRB In Concert with GBH Music, Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing explores the connection between folk music and the earth, and the Boston-based Rasa String Quartet weaves Irish folk tunes into the fabric of classical tradition.

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."

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.

Seong-Jin Cho wears a black turtleneck and leans forward, balancing his chin on his thumbs. He looks off camera and smiles softly.

Ravel, the BSO, and Seong-Jin Cho at Tanglewood

At Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in two works by Debussy and the two piano concertos by Ravel, with soloist Seong-Jin Cho.

Canellakis, Ehnes, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

In an encore broadcast, conductor Karina Canellakis returns to Tanglewood to lead the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in rhapsodic music by Brahms and Ravel, and violinist James Ehnes is the soloist in Chausson’s “Poème” and Ravel’s “Tzigane.”

Under the shade of a large tree, the velvety green lawn of Tanglewood stretches outwards towards the horizon.

The Sounds of Summer, with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

On WCRB In Concert with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducts Strauss's "Also sprach Zarathustra" and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Emanuel Ax, among other highlights from the 2024 Tanglewood season.

Sir Mark Elder stands against a dark gray background. He wears a navy, pinstripe suit, and he looks at the camera out of the corners of his eyes. There is an air of mystery about him. Blaise Déjardin poses with his arm around the neck of his cello wearing a concert black. He faces the camera head on and smiles.

Fairy Tales both Magical and Fearsome with the BSO, Elder, and Déjardin

In an encore broadcast, Elder leads the BSO in Ravel's "Mother Goose" and Dvořák's "The Noonday Witch," as well as a new work by Elena Langer featuring cellist Blaise Déjardin and Janáček's spectacular Sinfonietta.

Clockwise from left to right: In the first photo, an ornate golden ballroom with a glittering chandelier; in the second photo, a pink rosebush in full bloom; in the third photo, a closeup of a violin scroll and bow against a white background.

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