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Tanglewood Music Festival

Classical Music Commentary: The Boston University Tanglewood Institute — A Marvelous Experience For All

Precision and obvious competence were only part of the story. What made this concert from The Young Artists Orchestra so special was the joy conveyed by these fledgling musicians.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, BUTI, Mark Volpe, Phyllis Hoffman, Tanglewood Music Festival

Arts Fuse Commentary: Tanglewood 2013 — Less Than What Should Have Been

If the BSO wanted to make a statement about where it might be headed based on the strong artistic results of the current season, it certainly could have. That it didn’t is a missed opportunity and hopefully not a sign of things to come.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood, Tanglewood Music Festival

Classical Music Sampler: July 2012

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) residency at Tanglewood begins with an all-Beethoven concert on July 6th and runs through August 26th (when it concludes with a John Harbison premiere and more Beethoven –- the Ninth).

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Coming Attractions, Featured, Music Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bang on a Can Festival, Charles Dutoit, Dan Zhu, Emmanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Tanglewood Music Festival

Culture Vulture: Andre Previn and the Art of Literate Conversation

by Helen Epstein Go here for information about a live-chat, scheduled for August 23rd, with Helen Epstein on “The Art of Narrative Writing.” They were around for most of my lifetime, I thought as I listened to Martin Bookspan, the 83-year-old radio announcer and music commentator and 80-year-old conductor, composer, and jazz artist Andre Previn.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured Tagged: Andre Previn, Berkshires, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Culture Vulture, Martin Bookspan, Tanglewood Music Festival

CULTURE VULTURE IN THE BERKSHIRES

A true embarrassment of riches in the Berkshires this summer, with almost every cultural institution in the county scheduling round-the-clock events and package deals designed to attract even the least culturally interested among us. By Helen Epstein James Levine conducts pianist Leon Fleischer and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood (Photo Credit: Hilary Scott) Last […]

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Visual Arts Tagged: Bang on a Can Music Festival, Berkshires, Culture Vulture, MassMOCA, Tanglewood Music Festival

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