Stormy weather: a wild ride with Berlioz and Yuja Wang at Tanglewood

Andris Nelsons and Yuja Wang

Andris Nelsons conducts the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

By Kevin Wells, 22 July 2025

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“an incandescent, explosive performance”

Reviewed at Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox on 20 July 2025

Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16

Sibelius, Etude for piano, Op.76 no.2

Liszt, Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 558 no. 8 (transcribed from Schubert D 118)

Horowitz, Carmen Variations

Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Yuja Wang, Piano

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

Tanglewood fellows impress in Strauss, Beethoven and Ives

Cameron Kelsall, 21st July

Andris Nelsons and Emanuel Ax find inspiration working with their young colleagues on an idyllic Sunday in the Berkshires.

****1

A stirring Beethoven 9 from Tanglewood young musicians

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th August

The summer festival closes with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra playing Tippett and Beethoven.

****1

Young musicians at Tanglewood signal a bright future for music-making

Edward Sava-Segal, 23rd July

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

****1

A confidence-building exercise: the Tanglewood fellows in Die Walküre

Edward Sava-Segal, 28th July

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

****1

A rewarding bond with Brahms at Tanglewood

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st July

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

Erica Miner, 8th August

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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Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells was bitten by the opera bug at 10, having heard a 1936 recording of Jussi Björling singing “Che gelida manina”. He has never been the same since. A student of voice, performance practice, the history of singing and opera, he holds advanced degrees in Italian and has lived and worked in Italy off and on since the 70s. La Scala became a second home as the Met had been during college daze. Now in his native Boston, he works as translator, tutor, and language coach, haunts Symphony Hall, and would haunt the Opera House had it not been demolished in 1958!