Tanglewood Announces 2015 Summer Schedule

Music Center to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

By Robert Waldner on 14 November 2014
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DSC_0245Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, announced its schedule for the 2015 season, which will take place from June 25 through August 16.

The first event of the season will take place on June 20, with the Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows, who will perform with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, as well as the Broadway stars.

Throughout the season, there will be performances by numerous artists, such as Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Alex, Erin Wall, Christine Goerke, Lioba Braun, Jane Henschel, Klaus Florian Vogt, and Matthias Goerne. Another major performance includes the annual Festival of Contemporary music will take place from July 20 through July 27 and will feature 15 world premiere pieces.

The 2015 season also marks Tanglewood’s 75th anniversary, a celebration that will feature more than 30 new commissioned works.  Additionally, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra will appear in eight concerts throughout the summer.

Tickets for the season will be available for purchase beginning January 25, 2015.

Performances at Tanglewood started in 1936, when the Boston Symphony Orchestra first performed at the estate. The venue was named after the book Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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