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2008 Tanglewood schedule, week five, Aug. 1 – Aug. 7, 2008

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

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