Program details for week five at Tanglewood, Aug. 1 – Aug. 7, 2008.
- BerkshireMap.com: Tanglewood directions.
- Tanglewood.org: Ticket information.
Friday, August 1, 6 p.m., Ozawa Hall
MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Prelude concert
Friday, August 1, 7 p.m., Shed
“This Week at Tanglewood” discussion series
with moderator Martin Bookspan
Friday, August 1, 8:30 p.m., Shed
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PETER OUNDJIAN, conductor
JOSHUA BELL, violin
RAVEL Alborada del gracioso
CHAUSSON Poème, for violin and orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin and orchestra
MUSSORGSKY (orch. RAVEL) Pictures at
an Exhibition
Saturday, August 2, 10:30 a.m., Shed
Open Rehearsal
Sunday program; pre-rehearsal talk at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 2, 8:30 p.m., Shed
The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert
TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA
JAMES LEVINE, conductor
RENÉE FLEMING, soprano (Tatiana)
RAMÓN VARGAS, tenor (Lensky)**
PETER MATTEI, baritone (Onegin)**
VITALIJ KOWALJOW, bass (Prince Gremin)**
TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS,
JOHN OLIVER, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin
Sung in Russian with English supertitles
Sunday, August 3, 2:30 p.m., Shed
The Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Memorial Concert
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO, conductor*
YO-YO MA, cello
ALBÉNIZ (orch. ARBOS) Suite from Iberia
LALO Cello Concerto
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Tuesday, August 5, 8:30 p.m., Shed
Tanglewood on Parade
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA
JAMES LEVINE, KEITH LOCKHART,
JOHN WILLIAMS, SIR ANDREW DAVIS, and ANDRÉ PREVIN, conductors
Program to include:
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
Fireworks to follow the concert
Thursday, August 7, 8 p.m., Ozawa Hall
TASHI:
PETER SERKIN, piano
IDA KAVAFIAN, violin
FRED SHERRY, cello
RICHARD STOLTZMAN, clarinet
JOSQUIN (recomp. WUORINEN) Ave Maria
MORLEY (recomp. WUORINEN) Christes Crosse
TAKEMITSU Quatrain II
MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of TASHI
* denotes BSO debut; ** denotes Tanglewood debut
- BerkshireMap.com: Tanglewood directions.
- Tanglewood.org: Ticket information.