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2012 Tanglewood reviews

Wynton Marsalis Quintet Christian McBride Trio at Tanglewood

Wynton Marsalis performs with his quintet, Ozawa Hall Tanglewood , Aug.20, 2012; photo:Hilary Scott.

August 20, 2012 Article by Dave Read Wynton Marsalis Quintet and Christian McBride Trio performed one set each in Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood and then assembled for a mashup that looked to be as much fun for the musicians to do as it was exciting for the audience to see and hear. If there were […]

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John Williams’ 80th birthday celebration at Tanglewood

Jessye Norman and Keith Lockhart with the Boston Pops during John Williams' 80th birthday celebration at Tanglewood; photo:Stu Rosner.

John Williams’ 80th birthday celebration at Tanglewood August 18, 2012 performance; Dave Read. Tanglewood rung up another glittering gala celebration, honoring the 80th birthday of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams with no less a musical luminary than soprano Jessye Norman serving as M.C. But to refer to John Williams as Boston Pops Laureate Conductor […]

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Chris Botti at Tanglewood

Chris Botti and band perform in Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Aug. 5, 2012

Aug. 4, 2012 Article by Dave Read Chris Botti put on a tremendous show in Ozawa Hall, which was packed to the rafters with lawn patrons given refuge from the rain. Botti is a versatile trumpeter, playing plenty of straight ahead jazz but also pop, rock, and classical in this genre-agnostic show that featured two […]

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Tanglewood 75th anniversary concert

Yo Yo Ma and Tanglewood Music Center fellows performing at The Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Gala concert July 14, 2012.

Tanglewood 75th anniversary concert July 14, 2012 performance; Article by Dave Read Tanglewood threw an impressive party in recognition of its 75th anniversary as the summer home in the Berkshires and educational component of the Boston Sympony Orchestra. The Tanglewood Medal was instituted and shortly after intermission of the 3 hour program, Boston Pops conductor […]

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BSO opens Tanglewood season with 1937 all-Beethoven program

Christoph von Dohnanyi conducts at Tanglewood July 2014

BSO opens Tanglewood season with 1937 all-Beethoven program July 6, 2012 performance review by Dave Conlin Read Despite all the attendant publicity – and publicity’s essential theme tempus fugit, I got a sense of timelessness at the opening concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra‘s 75th anniversary Tanglewood season. Conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi, the program […]

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James Taylor at Tanglewood July 2 – 4, 2012

Tanglewood lawn scene,July 4th James Taylor concert.

James Taylor at Tanglewood July 2 – 4, 2012 by Dave Read. The Koussevitsky Music Shed at Tanglewood is a holy place in the minds of legions of classical music lovers, sort of a chapel to the cathedral – Symphony Hall in Boston. Over the past decade or so, the BSO has instituted a way […]

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A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood summary

A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood

July 3, 2012 Article by Dave Read Just as Tanglewood is important to the Berkshires, so too is it important to Garrison Keillor, who told the audience in 2000 during the first live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood that it was where he and his wife had their second date. Keillor and […]

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Review A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood, June 30, 2012

Arlo Guthrie, Garrison Keillor and Guys All Star Shoe Band at Tanglewood during after June 30, 2012 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion

July 2, 2012 Article by Dave Read The 13th live broadcast from Tanglewood of A Prairie Home Companion, with Garrison Keillor, featured the familiar guests Arlo Guthrie, Heather Masse, and The DiGiallonardo Sisters, as well as the Guys All Star Shoe Band and the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Mr. […]

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Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble June 24, 2012 concert review

Yo-Yo Ma with musicians from the Silk Road Ensemble, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood.

Review of Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble concert at Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, June 24, 2012; 17 piece ensemble includes Galician bagpiper Christina Pato and Chinese sheng player Wu Tong.

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Diana Krall at Tanglewood June 23, 2012 review

Diana Krall performing at Tanglewood, June 23, 2012

Diana Krall at Tanglewood June 23, 2012 performance reviewed by Dave Conlin Read Miss Diana Krall gave a bravura performance in the Shed on the opening weekend of 75th season of concerts at Tanglewood. The show featured a crackerjack combo Anthony Wilson (guitar), Robert Hurst (bass), and Karriem Riggins (drums) in support of an almost […]

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