{"id":1621,"date":"2011-11-19T23:34:59","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T23:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2012-02-09T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T11:00:14","slug":"tanglewood-dates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwfan.com\/?p=1621","title":{"rendered":"Tanglewood Dates Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Williams concerts on July 14<\/strong>, August 7<\/strong> and a 80th Birthday Celebration on August 18<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, July 14: ‘Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration’<\/a>
\nThe concert will feature the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center orchestras, with performances by Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Peter Serkin, singer James Taylor, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The event will be led by a trio of conductors, John Williams<\/strong>, Keith Lockhart, and Andris Nelsons, and will be broadcast live to an international radio audience. – More details at the BSO website<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 7: ‘Tanglewood On Parade’<\/a>
\n“Tanglewood on Parade” features the festival\u2019s orchestras with conductors Maazel, Doh\u00e1nyi, St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve, Lockhart and John Williams<\/strong>. The program ends with Tchaikovsky\u2019s 1812 Overture and fireworks.\u00a0– More details at the BSO website<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 18: ‘John Williams’ 80th Birthday Celebration’<\/a>
\nComposer and Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams<\/strong> will be feted on the occasion of his 80th birthday year with a Boston Pops concert featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, Jessye Norman, and Leonard Slatkin, along with performances by several Boston Symphony soloists.\u00a0– More details at the BSO website<\/a><\/p>\n