Thrilling Music at Tanglewood, Sevenars
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With the arrival of August, we are at the mid-point – the height of the classical music festival season. Programs at Tanglewood this week offer as the artistic highlight an enthralling full traversal of all five Beethoven piano concertos performed by the luminous pianist Paul Lewis, and accompanied by the BSO, led by maestro Andris Nelsons – two each on Friday (Nos. 2 and 4) and Saturday (Nos. 1 and 3), and concluding with No. 5 (the magisterial "Emperor") on Sunday. The week’s other prominent occasion, on Tuesday, August 2, will showcase each of the entities that comprise the Tanglewood Music Festival during the all-day ‘Tanglewood on Parade’ celebration. Read below for further information about these and other thrilling concerts and related planned activities, covering events from July 27-August 2.
Tanglewood
Programs in the Koussevitsky Music Shed
• Friday, July 29, 8:00 p.m.: Maestro Andris Nelsons leads the BSO, with soloist Paul Lewis performing Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4. The program opens with the premiere of "Makeshift Castle" by Julia Adolphe.
• Saturday, July 30. 8:00 p.m.: The Beethoven piano concerto cycle continues with Concertos Nos. 1 and 3, with the opening work "Punctum" by Caroline Shaw.
• Sunday, July 31, 2:30 p.m.: Beethoven’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") concludes the concerto cycle with soloist Paul Lewis and the BSO, led by conductor Andris Nelsons. The program opens with the premiere of "Starling Variations" by Elizabeth Ogonek and concludes with Symphony No. 3 by Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), a highly esteemed French pianist and composer of symphonies and piano works.
Programs in Ozawa Hall
• Wednesday, July 27, 8:00 p.m.: The Takács String Quartet performs music by Bach, Bryce Dessner, Julien Labro, Dino Saluzzi, Clarice Assad and Maurice Ravel (the stunningly beautiful String Quartet in F Major).
• Thursday, July 28, 8:00 p.m.: The Silkroad Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens present four new works by Silkroad artists Shawn Conley, Sandeep Das, Maeve Gilchrist, and Kaoru Watanabe for a program entitled "Phoenix Rising."
Programs in The Linde Center
• Wednesday, July 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m.: TLI Open Violin Workshop with BSO Associate Concertmaster Alexander Velinzon coaching TMC students.
• Thursday, July 28, 1-2 p.m.: TLI ‘In Conversation’ with composer Julia Adolphe.
• Thursday, July 28, 2-3:30 p.m.: TLI Open Conducting Workshop with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons coaching TMC Conducting Fellows.
• Saturday, July 30, 5-6 p.m.: TLI Spotlight Series features U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, whose music and poetry reflects her passion for love and justice and her Native American heritage.
TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE EVENTS - Tuesday, August 2
Tanglewood on Parade features conductors Thomas Adès, Stefan Asbury, JoAnn Falletta, Thomas Wilkins, and John Williams leading the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center orchestras.
The program includes works of Paul Hindemith and Maurice Ravel, as well as Leonard Bernstein’s "America" from "West Side Story" and John Williams’ "JUST DOWN WEST STREET … on the left." The program concludes with an orchestral performance of the Ukrainian National Anthem, followed by the traditional "1812 Overture," both dedicated to the people of Ukraine and the courage and perseverance they have consistently shown in their struggle for their country’s continuing independence.
Gates open with a fanfare at 2:00 p.m., and small ensemble and family activities are scheduled throughout the day; following the performance, brilliant fireworks light up the Berkshire skies.
For tickets for these and for all Tanglewood/BSO concerts (lawn and Shed seating) and for special events call (617) 266-1200 or 888-266-1200. Online: tanglewood.org.
Sevenars Music Festival
Founded in 1968, Sevenars Concerts, Inc. is showcasing its 54st anniversary season of six summer concerts, held at the Academy in the historic village of South Worthington, MA, located at 15 Ireland Street, just off MA Route 112.
• Sunday, July 31, 4:00 p.m.: Pianist Liana Paniyeva is the featured artist, performing a rich and wide-ranging recital of virtuosic Romantic piano works by composers Chopin, Schumann, Schubert-Liszt, Medtner, Mykola Lysenko, Viktor Lysenko and Rachmaninoff.
The Sevenars Academy is located at 15 Ireland Street, just off Rt. 112 in South Worthington, Ma. Concerts are presented on six consecutive Sundays at 4:00 p.m., through August 14. Phone: (413) 238-5854 (please leave a message for a return call). Visit online at: www.sevenars.org. Email: Sevenars@aol.com. Admission is by donation at the door (suggested $20). Refreshments will be available.
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