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Saturday, June 19, 2021

TANGLEWOOD

Live music returns to the Lawn

After a summer of silence in 2020, when COVID-19 forced the Boston Symphony Orchestra to cancel its summer season in Lenox, music will return to the Shed and Lawn. Though a shorter season than normal — there will be six weeks of in-person concerts — capacity limits have been raised to cap audience attendance at 9,000 for all performances taking place at Tanglewood. So there’s plenty of room to stretch out on the Lawn and enjoy a night of music under the stars.

Tanglewood

297 West St., Lenox 617-266-1200, tanglewood.org

The current ticket price range for most concerts for the 2021 Tanglewood season is $15-$160, though upper ticket prices may vary based upon ticket availability. Updates to the 2021 Tanglewood Popular Artist Series were announced after publication. Visit www. tanglewood.org for more information.

Friday, July 9: The Knights. Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Aaron Diehl, piano. RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin Vijay IYER Crisis Modes; Mary Lou WILLIAMS Selection from Zodiac Suite, for piano and orchestra; GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue. 8 p.m. $15$160

Saturday, July 10: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, July 10: Opening Night at Tanglewood: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor; Emanuel Ax, piano; ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus; Piano Concerto No. 5,

PHOTO PROVIDED BY BSO

The Boston Symphony Orchestra summer season will last six weeks in Lenox this year.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY HILARY SCOTT

BSO conductor Andris Nelsons leads the TMC Orchestra in Shostakovich’s First Symphony.

Emperor; Symphony No. 5. 8 p.m. $15-$160

Sunday, July 11: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 11: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor; Baiba Skride, violin. Carlos SIMON Fate Now Conquers; SIBELIUS Violin Concerto; DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6. 2:30 p.m. $15-$160

Monday, July 12: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, July 12:

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows. COPLAND Suite from Appalachian Spring; Hannah KENDALL Disillusioned Dreamer; BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4. $15-$70. 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 15: TLI-TMC OpenStudio. Tanglewood Music Center Fellows; Conducting Masterclass with Andris Nelsons. 8 p.m. $20-$55

Friday, July 16: Apollo’s Fire. Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director; Bach, Vivaldi & Friends. TELEMANN Concerto Polonois in G for two violins, viola, and continuo; VIVALDI Concerto in B minor for four violins; PORPORA (arr. Jeannette SORRELL) Aria, “Alto Giove,” (“Grand Jupiter”) from Polifemo; VIVALDI Ciaccona, from Concerto in C for strings; VIVALDI Concerto in A minor for two violins, Op. 3, No. 8; J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. 8 p.m. $15-$160.

Saturday, July 17: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, July 17:

Tanglewood Family Concert. Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet. “American Melodies,” a family-friendly journey through the early songs that defi ned America, from folk songs to spirituals, gospel to jazz. 2:30 p.m. $15

Saturday, July 17: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Daniil Trifonov, piano. PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, Classical; BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1. 8 p.m. $15-$160

Sunday, July 18: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 18: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Lucas and Arthur Jussen, pianos. MENDELSSOHNHENSEL Overture in C; MOZART Concerto in E-fl at for two pianos, K.365; MENDELSSOHN Symphony

No. 5, Reformation. 2:30 p.m. $15-$160

Monday, July 19: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, July 19: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows. BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Overture on Three Russian Themes; HAYDN Symphony No. 3; STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite. $15-$70. 8 p.m.

Friday, July 23: Boston Pops Orchestra. Keith Lockhart, conductor. ALL-JOHN WILLIAMS PROGRAM: Honoring John Williams; Experience a rare and intimate soundscape of modern cinema’s greatest music, featuring the scores and stories of the Boston Pops’ own John Williams. Led by Keith Lockhart, this magical evening includes the orchestra performing the breadth of Williams’ music - from iconic (“Imperial March” from Star Wars) to rarities (“Stargazers” from E.T.), accompanied by exclusive fi lmed interviews of the world’s most beloved fi lm composer, telling the stories behind his music and career. $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 24: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, July 24: TLI The Big Idea. Bill T. Jones, speaker. $20-$55. 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 24: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons and John Williams, conductors; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Robert Sheena, English horn; Thomas Rolfs, trumpet. Jessie MONTGOMERY Starburst; John WILLIAMS Violin Concerto No. 2 (world premiere); COPLAND Quiet City; STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1919 version). $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 25: 2021 Festival of Contemporary Music. Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Sean SHEPHERD Seagulls on High; Andrew HAIG Replacing (world premiere; TMC cocommission); Xinyang WANG Between the Resonating Abysses; Kaija SAARIAHO Graal théâtre. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 25: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Yefi m Bronfman, piano. Iman HABIBI Jeder Baum spricht; BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3; SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4. 2:30 p.m. $15-$160 Monday, July 26: 2021 Festival of Contemporary Music. Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Per NØRGÅRD Hut Ab!, for two clarinets; Jeff rey MUMFORD a garden of fl ourishing paths; Thomas ADÈS The Origin of the Harp, Op. 13; György KURTÁG Works for two pianos; Judith WEIR Ardnamurchan Point; Andrew NORMAN Frank’s House. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, July 26: 2021 Festival of Contemporary Music. Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Thomas Adès and Stefan Asbury, conductors. Anthony Marwood, violin; Per NØRGÅRD Dream Play; LIGETI Violin Concerto; Steve REICH Reich/Richter. $15-$70. 8 p.m.

Friday, July 30: Emanuel Ax, piano; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello. ALLBEETHOVEN PROGRAM: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3; Piano Trio version of Symphony No. 2, Op. 36. $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 31: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, July 31: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Adès, conductor; Kirill Gerstein, piano. HAYDN Symphony No. 64, Tempora mutantur; STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Winds; Thomas ADÈS O Albion; HAYDN Symphony No. 45, Farewell. $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 1: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 1: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Alan Gilbert, conductor; Lisa Batiashvili, violin. SCHUMANN The Bride of Messina Overture; SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3; STENHAMMAR Serenade. $15-$160. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 2: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 2: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Alan Gilbert, conductor; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows. FAURÉ Pelléas et Mélisande Suite; STILL Darker America; SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3. $15-$70. 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 5: TLI-TMC OpenStudio. Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center. Cello Masterclass with Yo-Yo Ma. $20-$75. 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 6: TLI Full Tilt. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. $20-$75. 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 7: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, Aug. 7: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin. ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 7. $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 8: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 8: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Karina Canellakis, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello. Missy MAZZOLI Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres); TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello and orchestra; TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4. $15-$160. 2:30 p.m.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY HILARY SCOTT

Tanglewood will be able to accommodate 2,400 patrons in the Shed and 6,600 on the Lawn for summer performances.

Monday, Aug. 9: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 9: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows. MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; MOZART Symphony No. 31 (Paris); BRAHMS Symphony No. 3. $15-$70. 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 12: TLITMC OpenStudio. Violin Masterclass with Leonidas Kavakos. $20-$55. 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 13: John Williams’ Film Night. Boston Pops Orchestra. John Williams and Keith Lockhart, conductors. A beloved highlight of the summer season, John Williams’ Film Night returns with the Boston Pops, along with Maestros Williams and Lockhart sharing the podium for a delightful program of music and fi lm clips from Hollywood’s Golden Age to contemporary favorites. It’s a special evening of movie magic you won’t want to miss. $15-$160. 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 14: BSO Open Rehearsal (Sunday program), pre-rehearsal lecture at 9:30 a.m. Performance 10:30 a.m. $18-$35

Saturday, Aug. 14: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Anna Rakitina, conductor; JeanYves Thibaudet, piano. Elena LANGER Suite from Figaro Gets a Divorce; RAVEL Piano Concerto in G; ELGAR Enigma Variations. $15-$160. 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 10 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 15: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Leonidas Kavakos, violin. ALLBRAHMS PROGRAM: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4. $15-$160. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 16: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Chamber music. Free. 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 16: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Stefan Asbury, conductor; Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows. Brian Raphael NABORS Iubilo; SMETANA Vyšerad, from My Country; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7. $15$70. 8 p.m.