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Tanglewood

Poetry Commentary: Native American Poet and Activist Joy Harjo at Tanglewood — A Disappointment

Many have surrendered to Joy Harjo’s undeniable shamanistic charms and classify her as a national treasure.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged: Joy Harjo, Native American, Poetry, Tanglewood

Concert Review: John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2 at Tanglewood

On first impression, John Williams’ second violin concerto didn’t strike me as an instant classic, but there’s more than a little here to warrant repeated listening.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, Tanglewood

Classical Music Preview: Tanglewood 2019 Season Announcement

Next summer promises to be a safe one, musically, at Tanglewood.

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

Concert Review: Tanglewood’s Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Gala

Nearly three decades after he left us, Bernstein’s music seems to be in good hands and anything but forgotten. And his larger musical influence strongly endures.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein Centennial, Tanglewood

Music Commentary: “Bernstein at 100,” aka Tanglewood 2018

In honor of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth birthday, the Tanglewood Festival is pulling out all the stops.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Berstein, Tanglewood

Classical Music Review: A Bleak “Black Monk” at Tanglewood

It is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: "The Black Monk", Dmitri Shostakovich, Emerson Quartet, Shostakovich and the Black Monk—A Russian Fantasy, Tanglewood

Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood – Global Adoration

If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.

By: Glenn Rifkin Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Cristina Pato, Tanglewood, The Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Tong, Yo-Yo Ma

Arts Commentary: Reviving Memories of BSO Superstar Conductor Serge Koussevitzky

Hardly any of the under-60s generation can tell you who Serge Koussevitzky was or what his legacy consists of.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Johnson, Serge Koussevitzky, Tanglewood, Virgil Thomson

Classical Music Review/Commentary: BSO / Pianist Kirill Gerstein – Whose America?

The BSO’s Americana concert could only provide four beautiful snapshots of a very complicated landscape.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, George Gershwin, Jacques Lacombe, John Harbison, Kirill Gerstein, Piano Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue, Tanglewood

Fuse News: Leonard Bernstein Sculpture Unveiled at BSO’s Tanglewood

The bust of Leonard Bernstein was done by New England artist Penelope Jencks and commissioned by legendary film composer John Williams.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Fuse News Tagged: Boston Symphony, bronze bust, John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Penelope-Jencks, Ron Barnell, sculpture, Serge Koussevitsky, Tanglewood

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