Tanglewood And BSO Announce 2021 Season
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons will lead 8 orchestra programs this summer as the Boston Symphony Orchestra announces their season, July 9-August 16, at Tanglewood in Lenox.
What a way for Tanglewood to welcome concertgoers back for in-person performances after the shutting down of the music festival last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra begins its 2021 Tanglewood season on Saturday, July 10, with a performance of Beethoven s Fifth Symphony, the same work that opened the festival s inaugural season back in 1937.
Also featured with the BSO 2021 season at Tanglewood will be titled conductors Thomas Ades, Keith Lockhart, and John Williams. They will be joined by special guest artists such as Lisa Batiashvili, Karina Canellakis, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, and Baiba Skride.
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The renowned Berkshires venue in Lenox and Stockbridge will offer a shortened, six-week program from July 9 to August 16 that features performances by the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center orchestras, guest artists, and special chamber music and large ensemble groups. Performances will be about 80 minutes long with no intermission and take place in the open-air Koussevitzky Music Shed, which received updates to its indoor air ventilation and filtration systems.
“This summer is destined to be incredibly special, as the BSO and I return to our beloved Tanglewood and concerts for live audiences,” said Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who will lead eight orchestra programs this summer, in a statement. “Among the many highlights planned, we will pay tribute to Beethoven and spotlight 18 important composers of our time, representing a beautiful spectrum of styles and diverse backgrounds.”
LENOX â The lineup for the Boston Symphony Orchestraâs six-week season at Tanglewood is packed with audience-favorite music, marquee artists and an extensive schedule of events â all in the open-air Shed and on the expansive Lawn, with audience capacity limits and health protocols based on state and federal guidance.
Details for the July 9-Aug. 16 festival, unveiled Thursday, follow last monthâs announcement of how the BSOâs summer home will navigate restrictions by maintaining separation between audience members and by closing indoor spaces, including Ozawa Hall and the Linde Center for Music and Learning.
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons will conduct eight orchestral performances during the first three weekends of the season.