Here are links to dozens of Tanglewood concert reviews, from our archive that dates to the waning years of the Twentieth Century! The late, great Mstislav Rostropovich was the first Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) guest soloist written about here, while the ageless Bonnie Raitt was the first Popular Artist Series performer covered, as well as a highlight last season!
2025 Tanglewood concert reviews
- Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Vaughn at Tanglewood, August, 31, 2025
- Lynyrd Skynyrd at Tanglewood, August 30, 2025
- The Sixteen at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall, Aug. 14, 2025
- Joshua Bell tops Tanglewood bill, Aug. 8, 2025
- Emmylou Harris, Graham Nash at Tanglewood, July 29, 2025
- Premiere of John Williams Piano Concerto, Tanglewood, July 26, 2025
- Bach, Mahler, and Mendelssohn at Tanglewood, July 25, 2025
- Andris Nelsons leads Yuja Wang and the BSO at Tanglewood, July 20, 2025
- BSO performs Puccini’s Tosca at Tanglewood, July 19, 2025
- Sibelius Sunday at Tanglewood, July 13, 2025
- Romeo, Juliet, and the BSO, July 11, 2025
- Beethoven matinee at Tanglewood, July 6, 2025
- Tanglewood fans ogle Barenaked Ladies, July 8, 2025
- Nelsons, Trifonov, BSO open 2025 Tanglewood season
- James Taylor at Tanglewood, July 4, 2025
2024 Tanglewood concert reviews
- Beethoven’s Ninth erases history again, Tanglewood, Aug. 25
- Boston Symphony performs Chopin and Elgar at Tanglewood, Aug. 23
- Yo-Yo Ma plays Schumann’s Cello concerto at Tanglewood, Aug. 18
- Midori plays Prokofiev’s Violin concert at Tanglewood, Aug. 16
- Mozart, Mahler and musical magic at Tanglewood, Aug. 11
- Gerstein’s rock star turn at Tanglewood, Aug. 9
- Double dose of Beethoven at Tanglewood, Aug. 4
- John Williams Film Night with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, Aug. 2
- Glorius conclusion to BSO’s Koussevitsky 150 celebration, July 28
- Boston Symphony celebrates Koussevitsky 150 at Tanglewood, July 26
- Charles Ives tops bill at Tanglewood, July 21
- BSO plays Bernstein and Brahms symphonies, July 19
- Renee Fleming, Boston Symphony, Tanglewood July 7
- James Taylor’s Tanglewood show on July 4
- Tanglewood Popular Artist schedule summer 2024
2023 Tanglewood concert reviews
- TMCO ends Tanglewood season with Beethoven’s Ninth
- Tai Murray coaches TMC violin fellows at the Tanglewood Learning Institute
- Andris Nelsons leads the BSO and soprano Renée Fleming in program of Adolphe, Strauss, and Stravinsky
- Berkshires photos at Tanglewood summer 2023
- Kazuki Yamada leads Boston Symphony Tanglewood concert with pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, August 6, 2023
- Anna Rakitina leads BSO Tanglewood program with Joshua Bell playing Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1
- Thomas Wilkins conducts Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington, and Midkiff at Tanglewood, July 23, 2023
- Xian Zhang conducts B.S.O. program of Copland and Dvorák at Tanglewood, July 21, 2023
- Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven and Orff’s Carmina burana at Tanglewood
- Hilary Hahn plays Brahms at Tanglewood, July 9, 2023
- James Taylor’s 2023 Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood
- Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets concert Tanglewood, July 1, 2023
- Elvis Costello and The Imposters added to Tanglewood 2023 schedule
2022 Tanglewood concert reviews
- Ringo puts wraps on Tanglewood, 2022
- Van Morrison at Tanglewood, Aug. 4, 2022
- Judy Collins at Tanglewod, Aug. 3, 2022
- Richard Thompson at Tanglewood, Sept. 3, 2022
- BSO Tanglewood season has glorious finale, Aug. 28, 2022
- Itzhak Perlman at Tanglewood, Aug. 21, 2022
- Yo-yo Ma plays Elgar Cello Concerto, Tanglewood, Aug. 14, 2022
- Ades, Mozart, and Holst at Tanglewood, Aug. 7, 2022
- Tip Top Tanglewood on Parade, Aug. 2, 2022
- Paul Lewis wraps Beethoven pentad, July 31, 2022
- Silkroad Ensemble at Ozawa Hall, July 28, 2022
- Tanglewood 2022 season opens, July 12, 2022
- Tanglewood Music Center opening exercises, July 7, 2022
- James Taylor at Tanglewood July 4, 2022
- Mavericks at Tanglewood, June 26, 2022
All-time favorite Tanglewood concerts
- Beethoven and fate at Tanglewood, July 11, 2021
- Christopher Eisenbach leads BSO and TFC in stunning Beethoven’s Ninth at Tanglewood
- Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood
- Bob Dylan at Tanglewood July 2, 2016
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis at Tanglewood
- Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s Six Cello Suites at Tanglewood
- Nelsons leads 2019 Tanglewood on Parade
- 2015 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- Dave Brubeck at 2002 Tanglewood Jazz Festival
- Sonny Rollins at Tanglewood Jazz Festival
- Yo-Yo Ma’s Brazil at Tanglewood
A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2025 Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2016 – Garrison Keillor says goodbye to Tanglewood
- 2014 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2013 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2012 Review A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2011 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2010 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2009 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood review
- 2008 Review of A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2006 Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- 2005 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- A 2004 Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood, with Garrison Keillor
- 2003 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood, with Garrison Keillor
- 2001 A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
- A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood, July 2, 2000
James Taylor at Tanglewood
- 2014 July 4 encore How Sweet It Is, video
- James Taylor at Tanglewood July 4, 2018
- James Taylor’s 4th of July 2016 – photos
- James Taylor at Tanglewood July 4, 2015
- James Taylor at Tanglewood July 4, 2014
- James Taylor at Tanglewood July 2 – 4, 2012
- James Taylor, Amy Grant, Vince Gill at Tanglewood
- James Taylor with the Boston Pops and John Williams at Tanglewood
- James Taylor and friends at Tanglewood Ozawa Hall
- James Taylor and Carole King concert Tanglewood scenes
- James Taylor and Carole King Troubador Reunion 2010 World Tour at Tanglewood
- James Taylor and Friends at Tanglewood
- James Taylor’s Tanglewood festival video
- James Taylor at Tanglewood August 26-30, 2009
- James Taylor One Man Band at Tanglewood
- James Taylor – Tanglewood – August 21, 2006
- James Taylor – Tanglewood – July 4, 2005
- Review of James Taylor concert at Tanglewood June 24, 2003
- James Taylor’s July 4, 2001 Tanglewood concert
- James Taylor and the Boston Pops set Tanglewood attendance record – July 17, 2002
- James Taylor and Yo Yo Ma video – Sweet Baby James
- James Taylor’s 60th Birthday party at Tanglewood, July 4, 2008
- James Taylor and Band at Tanglewood, July 4, 2001, with special guest Yo Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma Tanglewood concert reviews
- Yo-yo Ma plays Elgar Cello Concerto, Tanglewood, Aug. 14, 2022
- Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood
- Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s Six Cello Suites at Tanglewood
- Yo-Yo Ma leads master class at Tanglewood
- Yo Yo Ma’s Goat Rodeo Show at Tanglewood
- Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble June 24, 2012 concert review
- Yo Yo Ma tops Tanglewood program
- James Taylor and Yo Yo Ma video – Sweet Baby James
- Tan Dun’s The Map, with Yo Yo Ma at Tanglewood
- Yo-Yo Ma’s Brazil at Tanglewood