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Venue: Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox

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AddressLenox
MA 01240
United States
Google maps42° 21' 11.292" N 73° 18' 34.330" W
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Amid turmoil, the Boston Symphony delivers a stirring Dvořák 8

Randall Goosby, Thomas Wilkins and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
A program of Bernstein, Price, Saint-Saëns and Dvořák comes hours after BSO musicians authorize their first strike in history. 
***11
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Yo-Yo Ma curates a polyglot program at Tanglewood

Yo-Yo Ma and Arooj Aftab © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The collaborative, multicultural spirit of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project imbues his Tanglewood program, featuring young cellists Christine Lee and Karen Ouzounian.
****1
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Andris Nelsons’ penultimate Tanglewood season closes on a high note

Joshua Bell and Andris Nelsons © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The outgoing BSO Music Director receives a warm reception, conducting a program of Schumann, Bruch and Sarah Kirkland Snider.
***11
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Salonen and Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott
Wagner’s suspended longing, Sibelius’ continuous transformation and Beethoven’s expansive rhetoric unfold with clarity and purpose. 
****1
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Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood

Fabio Luisi, Eric Lu and the Boston Symphony Orchesta © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
2025 Chopin Competition laureate and Massachusetts native Eric Lu makes his debut at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home in the Berkshires. 
***11
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Familiar Tchaikovsky, freshly compelling at Tanglewood

Patrick Yocum, Viktorina Kapitonova and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
Seong-Jin Cho, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony bring refinement, dramatic cohesion and a touch of ballet to an all-Tchaikovsky gala.
****1
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The many faces of Abraham Lincoln at Tanglewood

Zachary James, Philip Glass and Karen Kamensek with the Boston Symphony © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the Boston Symphony presents a program dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, including the belated world premiere of Philip Glass’ Symphony no. 15
****1
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As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood

Earl Lee conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
The season-ending performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony loses its intended conductor but remains enjoyable, if somewhat under-rehearsed. 
***11
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