A stirring Beethoven 9 from Tanglewood young musicians

Susanna Mälkki conducts the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

James Burton conducts the Tanglewood Festival Chorus

By Edward Sava-Segal, 21 August 2023

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“Mälkki can deservedly add the paradigm “exemplary educator” to her already impressive resumé”

Reviewed at Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox on 20 August 2023

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Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Susanna Mälkki, Conductor

Amanda Majeski, Soprano

J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-soprano

Stephen Costello, Tenor

Jongmin Park, Bass

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

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****1

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****1

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Andris Nelsons conducts the young musicians of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Berlioz and Mahler.

****1

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Andris Nelsons finishes his 2019 Tanglewood residency on a high note.

****1

A rewarding bond with Brahms at Tanglewood

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Andris Nelsons conducted pianist Paul Lewis and the fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center in an All-Brahms Sunday afternoon

***11

Andris Nelsons takes Mahlerian command at Tanglewood

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons experienced his first time leading the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra – and hundreds of other performers – in Mahler’s Symphony no. 8.

*****

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Susanna Mälkki conducts stirring Tanglewood performance featuring the young musicians