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Tanglewood Festival Chorus

  • Conductor Hannu Lintu leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a cast of fabulous soloists in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and its “Ode to Joy.”
  • Conductor Karina Canellakis returns to Tanglewood to lead the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in rhapsodic music by Brahms and Ravel, and violinist Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist in Chausson’s “Poème” and Ravel’s “Tzigane.”
  • Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in works by Copland, Stravinsky, Thompson, and James Lee III, each a reflection of Serge Koussevitzky’s original vision of the role of Tanglewood in the music world.
  • Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Serge Koussevitzky, 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 an encore broadcast from the 2023 Tanglewood season, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Beethoven's "Leonore" Overture No. 3 and Orff's "Carmina Burana," starring acclaimed soloists Reginald Mobley, Erin Morley, and Will Liverman.
  • Andris Nelsons conducts Berlioz's musical depiction of Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers, with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Nicholas Phan, bass-baritone John Relyea, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
  • Music Director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in a dazzling program of music by Liszt, Wagner, and Anna Clyne, culminating in Scriabin's depiction of human consciousness, "Prometheus, Poem of Fire," with pianist Yefim Bronfman.
  • 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.
  • Dima Slobodeniouk leads the BSO, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and soprano Georgia Jarman, with actors from Concert Theatre Works, in a dramatic production of Henrik Ibsen's epic play "Peer Gynt," with music by Edvard Grieg.
  • In this encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and a stellar lineup of soloists in highlights from Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser.