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June

Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Anne Murray

Thursday, June 27, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Juilliard String Quartet 
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18 No. 5
CARTER Quartet No. 5
SCHUBERT Quartet No. 15 in G, D.887


Friday, June 28, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Juilliard String Quartet 
HAYDN Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76 No. 4
SHAPEY Quartet No. 10
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131



Saturday, June 29, 5:45 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
"A Prairie Home Companion" at Tanglewood with Garrison Keillor 

Sunday, June 30, 2:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Borromeo String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano 
Todd Palmer, clarinet
DEBUSSY Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 
GOLIJOV Songs with a string quartet and clarinet 
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127 

July

Thursday, July 4, 7 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Linda Ronstadt and The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 

Friday, July 5, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Opening Night Performance 
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

Saturday, July 6, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Open Rehearsal
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
BARBER Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
WOLF Songs with orchestra
DVORAK Symphony No. 9, From the New World


Saturday, July 6, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Italian
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome


Sunday, July 7, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
BARBER Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
WOLF Songs with orchestra
DVORAK Symphony No. 9, From the New World


Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Jessye Norman 
Jessye Norman, soprano

Wednesday, July 10, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Eric Schneider, piano
SCHUBERT Die Winterreise

Friday, July 12, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Celebrating Seiji - The Leonard Bernstein Concert 
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Federico Cortese, conductor (Bernstein)
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
DVORAK Cello Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

This concert will be projected to sections of the lawn on video screens. 

Saturday, July 13, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Celebrating Seiji - Seiji and The Boston Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano
Christine Goerke, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Vinson Cole, tenor
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy


Saturday, July 13, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Celebrating Seiji - Seiji and Friends 
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
John Williams, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Marcus Roberts, piano
The Boys Choir of Harlem - Dr. Walter Turnbull, director 

Sunday, July 14, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Celebrating Seiji - Seiji and the Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano
Christine Goerke, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Vinson Cole, tenor
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy


Tuesday, July 16, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Emerson String Quartet 
BEETHOVEN Razumovsky Quartets, Op. 59, Nos. 1-3

Wednesday, July 17, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Boston Pops and James Taylor 
John Williams, conductor
James Taylor
This concert will be projected to sections of the lawn on video screens. 

Friday, July 19, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Federico Cortese, conductor
James Galway, flute
ROSSINI Overture to The Siege of Corinth
BOLCOM Lyric Concerto for flute and orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4


Saturday, July 20, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
New York Philharmonic 
Kurt Masur, conductor
Glenn Dicterow, violin
Carter Brey, cello
BRAHMS Double Concerto
MAHLER Symphony No. 1


Sunday, July 21, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
New York Philharmonic 
Kurt Masur, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica


Thursday, July 25, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
2002 Festival of Contemporary Music 
Gil Rose, artistic director and conductor
Kendra Colton, soprano (Griffelkin)
Emily Browder, soprano (Little Boy)
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano (Statue)
Janna Baty, soprano (Mother)
Anne Harley, soprano (First Housewife)
Misa Ann Iwama, soprano (Little Girl)
Anne Carolyn Bird, soprano (Second Housewife)
Lynn Torgrove, mezzo-soparano (Shopkeeper)
Glorivy Arroyo, mezzo-soprano (Third Housewife)
Marion Dry, contralto (Grandmother)
Yegishe Manucharyan, tenor (Letterbox)
Aaron Engeberth, baritone (Policeman)
Drew Poling, baritone (First Lion)
David Cushing, bass (Second Lion)
Back Bay Chorale
Boston Children's Opera
FOSS Griffelkin

Friday, July 26, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Hans Graf, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
WEBER Overture to Oberon
BERLIOZ Les Nuits d'été, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5


Saturday, July 27, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
All-Mozart Program Open Rehearsal
Hans Graf, conductor
Frank Braley, piano
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Paula Rasmussen, mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
MOZART Requiem


Saturday, July 27, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
André Watts, piano
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales
ELGAR Cockaigne Overture


Sunday, July 28, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
All Mozart Program 
Hans Graf, conductor
Frank Braley, piano
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Paula Rasmussen, mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
MOZART Requiem


Tuesday, July 30, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Tanglewood on Parade 
John Williams, conductor
Hans Graf, conductor
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
WILLIAMS Music from Harry Potter
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

Fireworks to follow the concert.
This concert will be projected to sections of the lawn on video screens. 

August

Thursday, August 1, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Richard Goode, piano
MOZART Sonata in F, K.533/494
DEBUSSY Four Preludes
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, Les Adieux
SCHUBERT Sonata in A, D.959


Friday, August 2, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
DUKAS The Sorcerer's Apprentice
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

This concert will be projected to sections of the lawn on video screens. 

Saturday, August 3, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
John Williams' 70th Birthday Celebration Open Rehearsal 
John Williams, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
WILLIAMS 
Sound the Bells!
Cello Concerto
American Journey (Immigration and Building)
Heartwood, for cello and orchestra
Rosewood and Pickin', for solo cello
Adventures on Earth from E.T.


Saturday, August 3, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
John Williams' 70th Birthday Celebration 
John Williams, conductor
Program to include music from John Williams' film scores.
This concert will be projected to sections of the lawn on video screens. 

Sunday, August 4, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
John Williams' 70th Birthday Celebration
John Williams, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
WILLIAMS 
Sound the Bells!
Cello Concerto
American Journey (Immigration and Building)
Heartwood, for cello and orchestra
Rosewood and Pickin', for solo cello
Adventures on Earth from E.T.


Tuesday, August 6, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Boston Symphony Chamber Players 
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
William Sharp, baritone
MOZART Quartet in F for oboe, violin, viola, and cello, K. 370 (368b)
HARBISON Words from Paterson for baritone and chamber ensemble 
DUTILLEUX Les Citations
BRAHMS Quintet in B minor for clarinet and strings, Op. 115 


Wednesday, August 7, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Scottish Chamber Orchestra 
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone
MOZART Overture to La clemenza di Tito
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat, K.456
MAHLER (arr. SCHOENBERG) Songs of a Wayfarer
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 3


Friday, August 9, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5


Saturday, August 10, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Open Rehearsal
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5


Saturday, August 10, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano
BEETHOVEN Scene and aria, "Ah, perfido"
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
SIBELIUS Luonnotar, for soprano and orchestra
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5


Sunday, August 11, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5


Wednesday, August 14, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Karita Mattila, soprano
Martin Katz, piano

Thursday, August 15, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio 
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat, Op.11
KIRCHNER Piano Trio No. 2
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8


Friday, August 16, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
James Conlon, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
MOZART Symphony No. 32
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503
DVORAK Symphony No. 7


Saturday, August 17, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Open Rehearsal
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
MOZART Symphony No. 35, Haffner
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, Polish


Saturday, August 17, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Robert Spano, conductor
Valdine Anderson, soprano
Pamela Frank, violin
TMC Vocal Fellows
SAARIAHO Château de l'âme, for soprano, eight female voices and orchestra
BARBER Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2


Sunday, August 18, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
MOZART Symphony No. 35, Haffner
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, Polish


Thursday, August 22, 8:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Robert Spano, conductor
Luciana Souza, vocalist
Reynaldo Gonzáles Fernández, vocalist and Afro-Cuban dancer
Deraldo Ferreira, percussion and Capoeira dancer
Schola Cantorum de Caracas - Maria Guinand, director
Members of the Orquesta La Pasión - Mikael Rinquist, leader
GOLIJOV La Pasión Según San Marcos

Friday, August 23, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
All-Mozart Program 
James Conlon, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano
MOZART Symphony No. 39
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K.453
MOZART Symphony No. 36, Linz


Saturday, August 24, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Open Rehearsal
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Saturday, August 24, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Claudio Bohórquez, cello
ROSSINI Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
ELGAR Enigma Variations


Sunday, August 25, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus - John Oliver, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Monday, August 26, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Richard Rodgers' Celebration 
Keith Lockhart, conductor

Friday, August 30, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Arturo Sandoval and his Orchestra with Nestor Torres 
Arturo Sandoval, trumpeter
Nestor Torres, flautist

Saturday, August 31, 1:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Organ Summit 
David "Fathead" Newman, saxophone
The Jimmy McGriff Quartet
The Joey DeFrancescio Trio

Saturday, August 31, 3 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Marion McPartland's Piano Jazz with Roland Hanna
Marian McPartland, pianist
Sir Roland Hanna, pianist 

Saturday, August 31, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
An Evening with Diana Krall, with Roy Haynes and Birds of a Feather 
Diana Krall, vocalist and pianist
Roy Haynes, drums
Birds of a Feather -
Kenny Garrett, saxophone
Christian McBride, bass
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Dave Kikoski, piano

Special All-Day Lawn Pass: When you buy a ticket to the Organ Summit, you will be purchasing an All-Day Lawn Pass to the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on August 31. With this pass, you will be able to attend:
- the Organ Summit at 1:30 p.m.
- Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Sir Roland Hannah at 3 p.m.
- An Evening with Diana Krall with Roy Hanes and Birds of a Feather at 8 p.m.

September

Sunday, September 1
, 2 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
The Roy Hargrove Quintet with Roberta Gamborini 
Roberta Gamborini, vocalist
The Roy Hargrove Quintet -
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Willie Jones, drums
Eric Lewis, piano
Dwayne Burno, bass
Justin Robinson, alto sax

Sunday, September 1, 8:00 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
The Dave Brubeck Quartet 
Dave Brubeck, pianist


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