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SUMMER 2015
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ANDRIS NELSONS MUSIC DIRECTOR
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The 2015 Tanglewood season celebrates two historic occasions: the
inaugural season of BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons and the 75th
Anniversary of the Tanglewood Music Center. The BSO season opens
July 3 with a special all-American program. Opening weekend continues
with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra on July 5. Following
his inaugural season at Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons leads five BSO
concerts this summer: with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, violinist
Renaud Capuçon, and cellist Gautier Capuçon in Beethoven’s Triple
Concerto (8/1); a program with Dean’s Dramatis personae featuring
trumpet star Håkan Hardenberger and Strauss’ Don Quixote with Yo-Yo
Ma (8/2); a special gala performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with
the TMC Orchestra, alumni of the TMC, and the Tanglewood Festival
Chorus (8/8); and concerts featuring Christian Tetzlaff in Mendelssohn’s
Violin Concerto (8/14) and soprano Kristine Opolais in a program of
Barber, Boito, Puccini, Verdi, and Strauss (8/15).
Numerous favorite guest conductors return to Tanglewood, including
Christoph von Dohnányi for an all-Beethoven program with violinist
Vadim Gluzman (7/24) and an all-Mozart program of the composer’s
last three symphonies (7/26). Charles Dutoit conducts concerts
featuring violinists Leonidas Kavakos (8/7) and Joshua Bell (8/9).
Christian Zacharias pairs music of Schumann and Mozart in a program
featuring violinist Baiba Skride (7/17) and leads an all-Mozart program
featuring mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly (7/18). Other guest conductors
include Stéphane Denève with organist Cameron Carpenter in
Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 (7/10), Bramwell Tovey for a program
featuring Sondra Radvanovsky and Bryn Terfel in Puccini’s Tosca, Act I
(7/11), Ludovic Morlot with Pinchas Zukerman playing Mozart (7/12), Sir
Neville Marriner with pianist Paul Lewis in Schumann (7/19), Michael
Tilson Thomas with Emanuel Ax in Mozart (7/25), and Ken-David
Masur with Garrick Ohlsson in Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto (7/31).
Other noteworthy Shed concerts include Keith Lockhart leading
the Boston Pops in Sondheim on Sondheim with special Broadway
guests (6/20); combining acrobats with live orchestra in Cirque de la
Symphonie (8/21); and participating in Tanglewood on Parade along
with the BSO, TMCO, and conductors Andris Nelsons and Stéphane
Denève (8/4). In addition, the Boston Pops and John Williams present
the annual Film Night at Tanglewood with guest conductor David
Newman (8/22). Additional headliners include Garrison Keillor for his
annual broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion (6/27), Diana Krall as
part of her Wallflower Tour (6/21), Huey Lewis and the News (6/28),
and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga “Cheek to Cheek” (6/30).
This summer, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma are Tanglewood’s first
Koussevitzky Artists, named for the summer festival’s visionary
founder, and in which capacity they appear with the BSO and in
Ozawa Hall while also continuing as Tanglewood Music Center
faculty. The cellist’s BSO appearance in Strauss’s Don Quixote (8/2)
is one of several events, also including The Knights’ performance
of Falla’s Master Peter’s Puppet Show (7/30), marking the 400th
anniversary of the publication of Part II of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
Several special Ozawa Hall performances mark the Tanglewood
Music Center’s 75th Anniversary, including the return of the Mark
Morris Dance Group (6/25 & 6/26) and TMC Orchestra concerts with
conductors Stefan Asbury (7/5), Ludovic Morlot (7/13), and Michael
Tilson Thomas (7/27). Other Ozawa Hall highlights include Apollo’s
Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra evoking A Night at Bach’s
Coffee House (7/2), and appearances by Bryn Terfel (7/9), Sarah
Connolly (7/16), Audra McDonald (7/19), Paul Lewis (7/21), and the
Emerson String Quartet (7/22).
The Boston Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support of the
following major corporate sponsors for the 2015 Tanglewood season:
boston pops at tanglewood
series sponsor
official chauffeured
transportation
SEASON INFORMATION
BSO 101 AT TANGLEWOOD: LISTENING UP CLOSE
Three Wednesdays from 12:45–2pm in the Tent Club
July 15, July 22, August 5
BSO 101—the free music appreciation series with BSO Director of Program
Publications Marc Mandel and members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra—offers insight into music being performed at Tanglewood.
This summer, BSO 101 returns to Tanglewood in three free lunchtime
sessions, on Wednesdays from 12:45–2pm in the Tent Club. Each session
will focus on music to be played by the BSO that weekend, examining
and illuminating aspects of musical shape and form, and of the
composer’s individual musical style. All of these sessions will include
recorded musical examples, and each is self-contained, so that no prior
musical training, or attendance at any previous session, is required. Bring
or buy a lunch, and arrive ready to hear about great works from the BSO
repertoire—and to hear them in new and exciting ways!
UNDERSCORE FRIDAYS AT TANGLEWOOD
Several Friday-evening Shed performances will be part of the popular
UnderScore Friday series this season. At these performances, patrons
will hear comments about the program directly from an onstage BSO
musician. UnderScore Fridays will occur on July 17, July 31, and August 14.
TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE
Conductors Stéphane Denève, Keith Lockhart, and Andris Nelsons appear
together on August 4 for Tanglewood on Parade. Always a highlight of
the season, the day includes a wealth of afternoon activities and ends
with the traditional finale, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with fireworks.
“THIS WEEK AT TANGLEWOOD”
This popular series provides another way to experience the music
of Tanglewood—a panel discussion moderated by Martin Bookspan
and featuring conductors and soloists who provide commentary
and in-depth information about the upcoming week’s concerts.
The presentations take place in the Shed each Friday at 7:15pm.
Attendance is free with tickets to Friday evening’s concert.
FRIDAY-MORNING REHEARSALS
BSO Friday-morning Rehearsals offer a unique opportunity for
participants of the BSO’s DARTS program, students, teachers, families,
and community groups to attend a BSO rehearsal on select Friday
mornings during the Tanglewood season. The Friday-morning Rehearsal
experience is intended to offer a first-hand, behind-the-scenes
opportunity for groups that call the Berkshires their home throughout
the year to experience the BSO on the Tanglewood grounds, building
their relationship with the Tanglewood experience as year-round
residents, and allowing the BSO to give back to the local community.
TALKS AND WALKS
Talks and Walks is a series of informal conversations presented by
the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers, featuring guest
artists and members of the BSO family, moderated by BSO Artistic
Administrator Anthony Fogg. Bring along a picnic lunch and join
us in the Tent Club on Thursday afternoons, July 2 through August
13, for lively and informative discussions. Tent Club opens at noon.
Talks begin at 1pm. Tickets are $114 for the full series. Friends of
Tanglewood and Business Partners receive a discount ($96 for
the full series) and advance ordering privileges. For additional
information, call 617-638-9394 or email bsav@bso.org.
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TOURS OF TANGLEWOOD
The Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers offers free walking
tours of the Tanglewood campus. The tours last approximately one
hour and include visits to the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Ozawa Hall,
other music facilities, the Visitor Center history rooms, and more.
Experienced volunteer guides discuss the historical background of
Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Tanglewood
Music Center. Reservations are not required. Tours begin at the
Visitor Center at the Tanglewood Manor House. In case of inclement
weather, tours will meet informally under cover. Private group tours
for a minimum of 25 people may be arranged (at least two weeks in
advance) for a fee. For more information, call the Office of Volunteer
Services at 617-638-9394 or email bsav@bso.org.
UNDER 40? TICKETS $20!
$20 tickets for attendees under age 40 will be available during the
2015 Tanglewood season for BSO and Boston Pops performances in
the Shed. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Choose as many dates as you like, with a limit of one pair of tickets
per concert. The program does not apply to organized groups. Some
blackout dates apply. Visit tanglewood.org for more information. $20
under 40 tickets will be available for sale on January 25, 2015.
TANGLEWOOD FOR KIDS
Free lawn tickets for children and young people up to 17! Tanglewood
is pleased to offer free lawn tickets for children and young people
age 17 and younger. Up to four free children’s tickets are available
per parent/legal guardian per concert at the Tanglewood Box Office
on the day of the concert. Children under five are not permitted in
the Koussevitzky Music Shed or Seiji Ozawa Hall during concerts. All
patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. This free lawn ticket
policy does not apply to organized groups of children. For Popular
Artist concerts, free lawn tickets are only available for children under 2.
WATCH AND PLAY
Watch and Play, sponsored by the Boston Symphony Association of
Volunteers, is an interactive musical performance designed to engage
children ages 3–10 in the Tanglewood musical experience. The program will
be offered at 1pm on four Sundays in the Chamber Music Hall. Tickets to the
Sunday-afternoon concert performance are required. For more information
call 617-638-9394 or email bsav@bso.org. Dates to be announced.
KIDS’ CORNER
Kids’ Corner is offered at 9:30am on Saturdays and noon on Sundays.
However, on days of Watch and Play, Kids’ Corner will begin at 2pm.
Children accompanied by adults may take part in musical and crafts
activities supervised by BSO staff. Please stop by the Tanglewood
Visitor Center for more information. Tickets to the Sunday concert or
Saturday-morning rehearsal are required.
FAMILY CONCERT
The Family Concert is designed to engage and inspire new generations
of children through music and programs for young audiences. This
year’s Family Concert takes place on Saturday, July 4 at 11am in Ozawa
Hall. Tickets are $11, and children under 18 are free.
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JUNE 29 MONDAY
1pm, 4pm, 8pm, Ozawa Hall
TMC Instrumental Fellows
String Quartet Marathon
JULY 5 SUNDAY
The Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) is the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s
summer academy for advanced musical study. Young professional-level
musicians of exceptional ability, while on full fellowships that cover the
costs of room, board, and tuition, work closely with members of the BSO
and renowned guest artists, performing some 40 concerts each season.
The 2015 season marks the 75th anniversary of the Music Center; the
celebration will include special performances featuring distinguished
TMC alumni and current faculty; digital downloads of historic TMC
performances; commemorative exhibitions and program books; and
the performance of over thirty new works, commissioned for the
anniversary season.
Saturdays, July 11–August 15, 6pm in Seiji Ozawa Hall
One-hour performances of chamber music with TMC Fellows and
guests, a prelude to the evening BSO concerts. Admission is free, but
restricted to 8:30pm Shed concert ticket holders.
Sundays, June 28–August 16, 10am in Seiji Ozawa Hall
Full-length chamber music concerts of both standard repertoire and
contemporary works, performed by TMC Fellows.
Additional chamber and vocal concerts are scheduled throughout the
season. Dates and times will be announced at a later date.
TMC Orchestra concerts in the Shed are priced at regular Shed prices.
Prices for TMC Orchestra concerts in Ozawa Hall are listed in a separate
price grid. All other TMC performances in Ozawa Hall are priced at $12
per ticket, general admission. See page 27 for complete price information
and information regarding Friends of Tanglewood ticket policies.
Also in residence at Tanglewood is the Boston University Tanglewood
Institute (BUTI), whose educational programs are geared primarily
toward gifted musicians of high school age. These musicians perform
in concerts throughout the summer season.
Celebrating 75 years of commitment to composers and new music, the
TMC has commissioned some 30 works for performance during the 2015
season, including 15 world premieres. These will be spread throughout
the TMC programs, with a special concentration during the Festival of
Contemporary Music.
JUNE 25 THURSDAY & JUNE 26 FRIDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Mark Morris Dance Group
Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
Mark Morris and Stefan Asbury, conductors
Mark Morris, choreographer
J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Cargo
MILHAUD The Creation of the World
New work (world premiere; BSO/TMC commission)
J.S. BACH (arr. REGER) Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
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8pm, Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, Conductor
TMC Conducting Fellows
Program to include
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5
JULY 13 MONDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
Program to include
HINDEMITH Konzertmusik for Strings and Brass
DEBUSSY Images, for orchestra
JULY 20–27
Ozawa Hall
Festival of Contemporary Music
July 20 Monday, 8pm
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Stefan Asbury, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
Emanuel Ax, piano*
RAUTAVAARA Lost Landscapes - Tanglewood, for solo violin and strings
(world premiere; TMC commission)
PINTO-CORREIRA Timaeus (world premiere; TMC commission)
GLANERT New work (world premiere; TMC commission)
ZUIDAM Piano Concerto (world premiere; TMC commission)
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
July 23 Thursday, 8pm
July 24 Friday, 2:30pm
July 25 Saturday, 2:30pm
July 26 Sunday, 10am
July 27 Monday, 8pm
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
BUTI Chorus, Ann Howard Jones, conductor
COPLAND Orchestral Variations
FOSS Quintets, for orchestra
BERNSTEIN Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs, for clarinet and orchestra
IVES New England Holidays
Festival of Contemporary Music Pass $40
Purchase a pass to the 2015 Festival of Contemporary Music, valid for
general admission to all six performances. Donors of $75 and above
should note benefits regarding complimentary tickets to FCM concerts.
All programs and artists subject to change.
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AUGUST 2 SUNDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Guest Conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
A program of opera highlights, including excerpts from
MOZART Idomeneo
BRITTEN Albert Herring
AUGUST 4 TUESDAY
8:30pm, Shed
See Tanglewood on Parade prices
Tanglewood on Parade
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, Keith Lockhart, and Andris Nelsons, conductors
Program to include
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
Fireworks to follow the concert
AUGUST 8 SATURDAY
See TMC Gala concert prices
8:30pm, Shed
The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Alumni of the Tanglewood Music Center
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Erin Wall, soprano (Magna Peccatrix)
Christine Goerke, soprano (Una poenitentium)
Ying Fang, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Lioba Braun, mezzo-soprano (Mulier Samaritana)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Matthias Goerne, baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
BUTI Chorus, Ann Howard Jones, conductor
American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 8
This Gala concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Tanglewood Music
Center, including a festive pre-concert cocktail reception and gala dinner,
and a post-concert private reception for Gold and Silver benefactors.
Gala tickets, which include the dinner and reception mentioned above,
range from $500 to $2,500. Concert tickets range from $21 to $91.
AUGUST 16 SUNDAY
See Shed Regular prices
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (Copland)
Asher Fisch, conductor
Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, tenor
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
COPLAND Symphonic Ode
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
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JUNE 20 SATURDAY
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows
“Sondheim on Sondheim” In Concert
Heard here in the world premiere performance
of a brand-new version with full symphony
orchestra, Sondheim on Sondheim is a delightful,
much-hailed, intimate revue spotlighting the life and work of Stephen
Sondheim as told in his own words via film, live performance, and, of
course, his music.
JUNE 21 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Popular Artists Series
Diana Krall Wallflower Tour
Diana Krall returns to Tanglewood with her
Wallflower World Tour, featuring music from
her latest album, “Wallflower,” to be released
in February 2015.
JUNE 25 THURSDAY & JUNE 26 FRIDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Mark Morris Dance Group
Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
Mark Morris and Stefan Asbury, conductors
Mark Morris, choreographer
J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Cargo
MILHAUD The Creation of the World
New work (world premiere; BSO/TMC commission)
J.S. BACH (arr. REGER) Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
All programs and artists subject to change.
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JUNE 27 SATURDAY
5:45pm, Shed
Popular Artists Series
A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
with Garrison Keillor
Live broadcast
National Sponsors: Holiday Vacations and Ford
JUNE 27–JULY 5
JULY 3 FRIDAY
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed
JUNE 28 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Popular Artists Series
Huey Lewis and the News
“While We’re Young” Tour
Opening Night at Tanglewood
Boston Symphony Orchestra
All-American program to include
COPLAND Lincoln Portrait
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F
JULY 4 SATURDAY
JUNE 30 TUESDAY
8pm, Shed
Popular Artists Series
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Performing music from their
“Cheek to Cheek” album
11am, Ozawa Hall
Family Concert
Members of the BSO
7pm, Shed
Popular Artists Series
Celebrate July 4 at Tanglewood with a favorite popular artist, details
of which will be announced in the new year.
JULY 5 SUNDAY
JULY 1 WEDNESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
HANNAH LASH Three Shades Without Angles, for flute, viola, and harp
NIELSEN Wind Quintet, Op. 43
BRAHMS (arr. BOUSTEAD) Serenade No. 1 in D for winds and strings, Op. 11
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for an afternoon of wonderful
music from the orchestra and a performance featuring a special guest
star to be announced.
JULY 2 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Apollo’s Fire:
The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, music director and conductor
A Night at Bach’s Coffee House
Apollo’s Fire evokes the atmosphere of the
famous coffee house, Café Zimmermann, in
18th-century Leipzig, where Johann Sebastian
Bach organized and performed lively concerts.
TELEMANN Excerpts from in the incidental music to Don Quixote †
J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
HANDEL Chaconne from Terpsichore
VIVALDI (arr. SORRELL) La Folia (Madness)
†marking the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Part II
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All programs and artists subject to change.
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JULY 6 MONDAY
7pm, Shed
Members of the Boston Pops Brass and Percussion Sections
Boston Crusaders
Blue Devils
Tanglewood Brass Spectacular!
Members of the Boston Pops brass and percussion sections perform
a one-of-a-kind concert with two of the world’s best drum-and-bugle
corps: the Boston Crusaders, the third-oldest drum corps in America,
celebrating their 75th anniversary; and the sixteen-time Drum Corps
International World Champion Blue Devils from Concord, California.
JULY 8 WEDNESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Leon Fleisher, piano
with Katherine Jacobson, piano
J.S. BACH (arr. PETRI) “Sheep may safely graze” from Cantata No. 208
KIRCHNER L.H. for Leon Fleisher
PERLE Musical Offerings
KOSTON Thoughts of Evelyn
J.S. BACH (arr. BRAHMS) Chaconne, from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor,
BWV 1004, arranged for the left hand
SCHUBERT Fantasy in D for piano four-hands, D.940
RAVEL (arr. GARBAN) La Valse
JULY 9 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
JULY 6–JULY 12
JULY 11 SATURDAY
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
10:30am, Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano
Bryn Terfel, baritone
and additional vocal soloists
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
John Oliver, conductor
All-Italian program to include
PUCCINI Tosca, Act 1
JULY 12 SUNDAY
See Shed Special prices
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS The Light That Fills
the World
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K.216
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7
JULY 10 FRIDAY
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator
Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Cameron Carpenter, organ
BARBER Adagio for Strings
POULENC Concerto for Organ, Strings,
and Timpani
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
10:45pm, Shed
Cameron Carpenter, organ
Following his BSO appearance, organist Cameron Carpenter will give a
short recital of virtuoso solo works, featuring the Marshall & Ogletree
touring organ.
Free with ticket to 8:30pm concert
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All programs and artists subject to change.
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JULY 16 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Baiba Skride, violin
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
and additional artists
Vocal and chamber music of Mozart and Schumann, including
SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und -leben
JULY 17 FRIDAY
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator
Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed · UnderScore Friday
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
SCHUMANN Manfred Overture
MOZART Rondo in C, K.373, for violin
and orchestra
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K.219
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
JULY 16–JULY 22
JULY 18 SATURDAY
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
10:30am, Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Christian Zacharias, conductor
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
ALL-MOZART PROGRAM
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503
“Ch’io mi scordi di te…Non temer, amato bene,” Concert aria for
soprano and orchestra with piano, K.505
“Deh per questo istante solo” from La clemenza di Tito, Act II
Symphony No. 38, Prague
JULY 19 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
MOZART Symphony No. 35, Haffner
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 36, Linz
8pm, Ozawa Hall Audra McDonald
Andy Einhorn, music director and piano
Mark Vanderpoel, bass
Gene Lewin, drums
Winning her record-breaking sixth Tony® for
her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at
Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Broadway legend Audra
McDonald made theater history. The two-time
Grammy Award®-winner and Emmy-nominated “Live From Lincoln
Center” host returns to Tanglewood with her own ensemble, offering
favorite show tunes, popular standards, and original pieces written
especially for her.
JULY 21 TUESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Paul Lewis, piano
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Sonata No. 32 in C-minor, Op. 111
See Ozawa Hall Special prices
JULY 22 WEDNESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Emerson String Quartet
IVES Quartet No. 1
LIEBERMANN Quartet No. 5
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135
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JULY 24–AUGUST 1
JULY 24 FRIDAY
JULY 31 FRIDAY
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator
Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Symphony No. 4
Violin Concerto
JULY 25 SATURDAY
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
8:30pm, Shed · UnderScore Friday
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
WEBER Overture to Der Freischütz
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Tragic
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
See Shed Special prices
10:30am Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano*
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat, K.449
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
JULY 26 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
ALL-MOZART PROGRAM
Symphony No. 39
Symphony No. 40
Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
AUGUST 1 SATURDAY
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
10:30am, Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Gautier Capuçon, cello
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for piano, violin,
and cello
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
JULY 30 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
The Knights
Awet Andemicael, soprano (The Boy)
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Master Peter)
Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone (Don Quixote)
Basil Twist, puppeteer
Music of BOCCHERINI, RAVEL, FALLA,
PACO DE LUCÍA, JOSÉ DE NEBRA, and GEMINIANI
Readings of PABLO NERUDA poetry with musical improvisation
FALLA Master Peter’s Puppet Show (staged production)†
†marking the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Part II
16 2015 SEASON
All programs and artists subject to change.
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2015 SEASON
AUGUST 2 SUNDAY
See Shed Special prices
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Yo-Yo Ma, cello*
Steven Ansell, viola
HAYDN Symphony No. 90
DEAN Dramatis personae,
Music for Trumpet and Orchestra
STRAUSS Don Quixote †
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
†marking the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Part II
AUGUST 4 TUESDAY
8:30pm, Shed
Tanglewood on Parade
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, Keith Lockhart,
and Andris Nelsons, conductors
Program to include
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
Fireworks to follow the concert.
Afternoon events included in price of ticket.
AUGUST 5 WEDNESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Markus Hinterhäuser, piano
SCHUBERT Winterreise
AUGUST 6 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Emanuel Ax, piano*
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello*
ALL-BRAHMS PROGRAM
Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8
Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
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AUGUST 2–AUGUST 8
AUGUST 7 FRIDAY
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator
Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed
The Serge and Olga Koussevitzky
Memorial Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
AUGUST 8 SATURDAY
See TMC Gala prices
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
10:30am, Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Alumni of the Tanglewood Music Center
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Erin Wall, soprano (Magna Peccatrix)
Christine Goerke, soprano (Una poenitentium)
Ying Fang, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Lioba Braun, mezzo-soprano (Mulier Samaritana)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Matthias Goerne, baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
BUTI Chorus, Ann Howard Jones, conductor
American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 8
This Gala concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Tanglewood
Music Center, including a festive pre-concert cocktail reception and
gala dinner, and a post-concert private reception for Gold and Silver
benefactors.
Gala tickets, which include the dinner and reception mentioned above,
range from $500 to $2,500. Concert tickets range from $21 to $91.
All programs and artists subject to change.
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2015 SEASON
AUGUST 9 SUNDAY
See Shed Special prices
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain
WIENIAWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Sponsored by EMC Corporation
See Shed Special prices
8pm, Shed
Yo-Yo Ma, cello*
Emanuel Ax, piano*
BEETHOVEN Complete Sonatas for
Cello and Piano
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
AUGUST 9–AUGUST 15
AUGUST 13 THURSDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Yo-Yo Ma, cello*
with Mike Block, Monika Leskovar,
and Giovanni Sollima, cellos
Boston Cello Quartet
A Distant Mirror
The late 16th and early 17th centuries represent
a unique period of globalization, cultural
exchange, and artistic ferment. Through an engrossing program for
multiple cellos—and inspired by the book by Barbara Tuchman—
Yo-Yo Ma and friends explore the musical worlds and contemporary
resonances of this time, and of its most celebrated literary figures,
Shakespeare and Cervantes.†
*2015 Koussevitzky Artist
†marking the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Part II
AUGUST 14 FRIDAY
AUGUST 12 WEDNESDAY
8pm, Ozawa Hall
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
YSAΫE Sonata in G minor for solo violin,
Op. 27, No. 1
J.S. BACH Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005
KURTÁG Excerpts from
Signs, Games and Messages
BARTÓK Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
6pm, Ozawa Hall
Prelude Concert
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
7:15pm, Shed
This Week at Tanglewood
Panel discussion with moderator
Martin Bookspan and guest artists
8:30pm, Shed · UnderScore Friday
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
MAHLER Symphony No. 6
AUGUST 15 SATURDAY
9:30am, Shed
Pre-Rehearsal Talk
10:30am, Shed
Rehearsal, Sunday program
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano
BARBER Second Essay for Orchestra
BOITO “L’altra notte in fondo al mare”
from Mefistofele, Act III
PUCCINI Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, Act III
VERDI Willow Song and “Ave Maria” from
Otello, Act IV
STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
20 2015 SEASON
All programs and artists subject to change.
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2015 SEASON
AUGUST 16 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (Copland)
Asher Fisch, conductor
Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves, tenor
John Relyea, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
COPLAND Symphonic Ode
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
AUGUST 21 FRIDAY
AUGUST 16–AUGUST 23
See Shed Special prices
8:30pm, Shed
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Cirque de la Symphonie
Following last year’s sold-out performances
at Symphony Hall, the Boston Pops is
delighted to bring Cirque de la Symphonie’s
breathtakingly magical fusion of circus
and classical music to Tanglewood, an event sure to mesmerize
children and adults alike. Aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists,
dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen are among the talented
artists who’ll take the stage as the Boston Pops performs its own
extraordinary musical feats.
AUGUST 22 SATURDAY
8:30pm, Shed
John Williams’ Film Night
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
John Williams and David Newman, conductors
A beloved summer tradition continues with
John Williams’ Film Night. Mr. Williams and the
Boston Pops will be joined by guest conductor
David Newman for what has become one of the
signature events of the Tanglewood season.
One Day University at Tanglewood
AUGUST 23 SUNDAY, OZAWA HALL
Beginning at 9:30am
One Day University, the acclaimed adult
educational series, is returning to Tanglewood!
Join three of the finest professors from Columbia,
Georgetown, and Swarthmore, each presenting
their best lecture in Ozawa Hall.
The Paradox of Choice: When More is Less
Barry Schwartz, Swarthmore College
Living and Dying in America:
The Politics of Healthcare
Michael Sparer, Columbia University
A Sinatra Centennial:
What Made Ol’ Blue Eyes Great?
Anna Celenza, Georgetown University
Price: $159 which includes all three lectures and VIP parking.
Advance purchase is required. Call SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or
visit tanglewood.org/onedayu for more information and to register.
Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic · Save the date
AUGUST 13–16
The Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic features wines from around
the world, regional chefs, and locally-sourced foods, enjoyed in an
incomparable setting on the Tanglewood grounds.
Grand Tasting
Saturday, August 15
12noon–3pm
$90
AUGUST 23 SUNDAY
2:30pm, Shed
Concert to be announced
22 2015 SEASON
All programs and artists subject to change.
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$53
$42
$62
$43
$31
$21
$2,500*
$1,000* $250
$500*
$160
$100
$75
$30
Opening Night
(7/6)
$104*
$62
$43
$31
$20
$87
20
18
15 Regular Concert
17
Special Concert
19
TMC Orchestra
box seats
8
4
9
Silk Road Ensemble (6/22 & 24)
5
ozawa hall prices key:
6First Price
7
1
2
3
Third Price
$43
$34
$53
$42
$19
$53
$43
$34
$11
$99
$79
$65
$20
Anne-Sophie Mutter (7/12)
$99
$79
$65
$20
$99
$79
$65
$21
Jazz
$63
$53
$42
$20
Family Concert (8/25)
$10, free for kids under 18
first balcony sides/rear
stage
$18
stage
$53
$63
Chris Botti (8/5)
floor, loges, first balcony front
Second Price
Se
ce
Pri
13
st
11
SEIJI OZAWA HALL
THE FLORENCE GOULD AUDITORIUM
Fir
12
14
orchestra
n
75th Gala (7/14)
$87
La
w
$104
ce
Tanglewood
on Parade (8/7)
KOUSSEVITZKY MUSIC SHED
16
$21
second balcony
Pri
Third Price
TICKET PRICES &
SEATING INFORMATION
first balcony sides/rear
$72
ric
e
Second Price
$101
Th
ird
$117
co
nd
P
Concert
Boston Pops
Festival of Contemporary Music Pass $50
second balcony
Purchase a pass to the 2012 Festival of Contemporary Music,orchestra
valid for all six
Tanglewood Music Center performances on August 9, 10, 11, 12 (10am & 8pm),
and 13.
stage
first balcony
second balcony
Second
Price
Third
Price
Fourth
Price
Fifth
Price
Lawn
Regular Concert
$97
$81
$54
$21
N/A
$20
Special Concert
$108
$91
$66
$45
$32
$21
Friday-evening
Concert
$97
$81
$54
$21
$15
$10
Boston Pops
$124
$106
$76
$55
Regular Concert
Opening
Night (7/3)
Brass/
Percussion (7/6)
Tanglewood
on Parade (8/4)
$108
Special Concert
TMC$50
Orchestra
$89
$64
$30
$20
$2,500*
Jazz
$1,000*
$91
$500*
Family
Concert (8/25)
$53
ce
$34
$32
$42
$66
$99$45 $79
$32
$65
$66
$99
$79
$65
$99
$79
$65
$63$45 $53
$42
$32
Diana Krall (6/21)
$115
$95
N/A
$75.50 $55.50
$54
$44
$34
$18
Special Concert
$43
$19
$35
$12
$19
Mark Morris (6/25, 6/26)
$99
$79
$65
$20
$11$15
Yo-Yo Ma (8/6, 8/13)
$99
$79
$65
$20
wn
$18
$22
stage
$20
Family Concert (7/4)
$21
Festival of Contemporary Music Pass $40
Purchase a pass to the 2015 Festival of Contemporary Music, valid for general
admission to all six performances. Donors of $75 and above should note
benefits regarding complimentary tickets to FCM concerts.
$22
$20
$20
$21
N/A
$24
N/A
$32.50
Huey Lewis (6/28)
$69
$45
N/A
N/A
N/A
$22
Tony Bennett/Lady Gaga (6/30)
$179
$149
$99
$69
N/A
$30
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Regular Concert
$54
POPULAR ARTISTS
$43
Lawn
$45
Purchase a pass to the 2012 Festival of Contemporary Music, valid for all six
Tanglewood Music Center performances on August 9, 10, 11, 12 (10am & 8pm),
and 13.
First Second Third Fourth
Fifth
Lawn
Price
Price
Price
Price
Price
$57
Third
Price
$55
$10, free for kids under 18
$74
Second
Price
$64
$50spring.
Contemporary
Pass
*Festival
Formal of
invitations
will beMusic
mailed
in the
A Prairie Home Companion (6/27)
First
Price
TMC Orchestra
$22
La
Th
ird
nd
co
Se
$63
Pri
Pri
ce
Pri
st
Fir
$43
$44
$34
N/A
Chris Botti (8/5)
TMC Gala
Concert (8/8)
$53
$43
$53N/A $43
Silk Road Ensemble (6/22 & 24)
$108
$91 (7/12)
Anne-Sophie
Mutter
ce
First
Price
$11, free for kids under 18
first
balcony
Please note:
Balcony
levels of Ozawa Hall are not currently accessible
second
balcony
by elevator. Patrons
who have difficulty climbing stairs will be seated
on the orchestra level of the hall. If you require orchestra-level seating,
please inform the Box Office when purchasing tickets so that you will
be accommodated.
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PURCHASING TICKETS
Friends of Tanglewood may order advance tickets on the enclosed form
or online. Please follow instructions on the enclosed letter. Tickets to
all Tanglewood events go on sale Sunday, January 25, 2015, to the
general public.
BY TELEPHONE
Friends of Tanglewood may call
SymphonyCharge beginning
January 12, 2015, at 10am at
617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200
to charge tickets using a major
credit card.
Telephone orders are subject to
a $6.25 per ticket handling fee.
Advance orders are waived this
fee until January 20, 2015.
BY MAIL
Mail completed order form with
address label and payment to:
Tanglewood Ticket Office
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
ONLINE
Beginning January 25, 2015
at 10am, the general public
may order tickets online at
tanglewood.org. Orders are
subject to a $6.25 per ticket
handling fee. This fee is waived
on advance orders until January
20, 2015. Friends of Tanglewood
can purchase online in advance
of this date.
LAWN TICKET POLICY
Individual lawn tickets for
regularly priced Shed and Ozawa
Hall concerts are not valid for
specially priced concerts.
SPECIAL GROUP DISCOUNTS
For complete information on
group benefits, including ticket
discounts, advance ticket sales,
and exclusive use of our private
tents, please call the Group
Sales Office at 617-638-9345 or
800-933-4255.
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SATURDAY-MORNING
REHEARSALS
Saturday-morning Rehearsal Shed
seats are reserved/ticketed seating
only, not general admission.
Tickets are:
$32 (Front and Boxes)
$22 (Rear)
$13 (Lawn)
Rehearsal subscriptions are also
available. Choose a minimum
of four Rehearsals and receive a
discount of 15% off the regular
ticket price. The Saturday-Morning
Rehearsals begin at 10:30am, with
a Pre-Rehearsal Talk at 9:30am
free to Rehearsal ticket holders.
ACCESSIBLE SEATING
Accessible seats are available.
Please contact our Access
Services Administrator at
617-638-9431. STUDENT DISCOUNT
A 50% discount on Fridayevening lawn tickets is available
to college and graduate students
18 and over with a student
ID. Tickets must be purchased
in person at the Main Box
Office, only on the night of the
performance.
PRELUDE TICKETS
Your ticket to the Friday-evening
BSO concert also admits you to
the BSO Prelude Concert at 6pm
in Ozawa Hall. Your ticket for
Saturday evening also admits
you to the 6pm (Saturday) TMC
Prelude Concert. Seating for
Prelude Concerts is available on
a first-come, first-served basis.
BSO Prelude Concerts feature
smaller-scale works performed
by members of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, often
joined by distinguished guests.
PARKING
TMC TICKETS
FAMILY CONCERT
Ozawa Hall seats: $55, $45, $35
Lawn: $12
Free parking is available.
Preferred parking is offered to
Friends of Tanglewood at the
$750 level or higher. Please call
the Friends Office at 617-6389267 for details.
Saturday, July 4 at 11am in Ozawa
Hall: $11, free for kids under 18.
LAWN PASS BOOKS
Purchasing a Lawn Pass Book
provides flexibility and savings.
No further ticketing is necessary.
The books of 11 tickets are valid
for all regular and specially
priced BSO concerts and Pops
concerts in the Koussevitzky
Music Shed and Ozawa Hall.
Tickets are not valid for Popular
Artists and A Prairie Home
Companion. Lawn Pass Books
are available at the special price
of $180 through June 20. After
June 20, Lawn Pass Books may be
purchased for $190.
UPGRADE FOR LAWN TICKETS
Lawn tickets may be upgraded
for tickets inside the Shed for the
cost of the difference between
the lawn ticket price and the
price of the seat in the Shed.
Subject to availability. Not valid
for lawn tickets that have no
dollar value (e.g., complimentary
tickets, passes, etc.).
BUS SERVICE
Boston Common Coach will
offer round-trip transportation
from Boston and Newton to
Tanglewood for most concerts.
Please call 888-958-0873 for
more information.
TMC Orchestra concerts
Friends of Tanglewood may
order tickets for TMC Orchestra
concerts online. Tickets will be
sold to the public beginning
January 25.
TMC recitals, chamber music,
String Quartet Marathon, and
Festival of Contemporary Music
performances
Friends of Tanglewood at the
$100 level receive one free
admission, and Friends at the
$200 level or higher receive
two free admissions, to all
TMC Fellow recital, chamber,
and Festival of Contemporary
Music performances (excluding
TMC Orchestra concerts, which
Friends may order online).
Friends should present their
membership cards at the gate
one hour before concert time.
Additional and non-member
tickets can be purchased in
advance to each recital, chamber
music, String Quartet Marathon,
or Festival of Contemporary
Music concert for $12 (excluding
TMC Orchestra concerts).
For information about becoming
a Friend of Tanglewood, please
call 617-638-9267.
For Berkshire tourist information,
please call the Berkshire Visitors
Bureau at 413-743-4500 or visit
berkshires.org.
Photography: Marco Borggreve,
Hilary Scott, Stu Rosner
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