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Fanfare for an Uncommon Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas closes the Tanglewood season

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood
© Hilary Scott
Michael Tilson Thomas, Alexander Malofeev and the Boston Symphony
© Hilary Scott
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“sometimes forward momentum flagged, but the emotional commitment never”
Reviewed at Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox on 27 August 2022
Rimsky-Korsakov, Dubinushka (The little oak stick), Op.62
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: Pas de deux (trans. Pletnev)
Copland, Symphony no. 3
Alexander Malofeev, Piano
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor
Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow
***11
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the Boston Symphony
*****
An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra
***11
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony perform Debussy and Mahler
***11
As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood
***11
A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets
****1
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