Tanglewood 2011 – Day by Day Schedule – Part Three

Our Tanglewood 2011 report is in four parts. This is Part Three.

(Updated as of June 3, 2011 to reflect the changes due to James Levine being indisposed.)

Overview, ticket info, week by week programming (Part One)

Schedules by Venue and Discipline (Part Two)

Day by Day Guide to Performances (Part Three)

Details of the Soloists and Conductors (Part Four)

Here are the details of your day by day schedule for Tanglewood in Summer, 2011.

Wednesday, June 29, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Theatre

String Quartet Marathon

Two 2-hour concerts each day

Tuesday, June 28, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Wednesday, June 29, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Mark Morris Dance Group

Tanglewood Music Center Fellows

Mark Morris, choreographer

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Isaac Mizrahi, costume designer

Phil Sandstrom and Michael Chybowski, lighting designers

“Frisson”

STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments

New work (world premiere; BSO commission)

STRAVINSKY “Renard”

Falling Down Stairs

J.S. BACH Suite No. 3 in C for solo cello, BWV 1009

Thursday, June 30, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

James Taylor with guests in Ozawa Hall: In the more intimate setting of Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall, James Taylor offers the music that has made him one of the most beloved artists of our day.

Friday, July 1, 8:30 p.m. Shed

James Taylor with the Boston Pops: Tanglewood’s favorite singer joins “America’s Orchestra,” the Boston Pops, for a remarkable collaboration.

Saturday, July 2, 5:45 p.m. Shed

“A Prairie Home Companion” at Tanglewood with Garrison Keillor. Live broadcast.

Sunday, July 3, 7 p.m. Shed

The Essential James Taylor: James Taylor returns to Tanglewood with his extraordinary band of musicians for two spectacular performances.

Monday, July 4, 7 p.m. Shed

The Essential James Taylor: James Taylor returns to Tanglewood with his extraordinary band of musicians for two spectacular performances. Fireworks to follow the July 4 concert. Proceeds from the July 4 concert to benefit Tanglewood.

Tuesday, July 5, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows

Program to be announced.

Thursday, July 7, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Mark O’Connor String Quartet*

Composer and virtuoso violinist Mark O’Connor introduces and performs a fascinating evening of his own music. Drawing on sources as diverse as bluegrass, swing, and the great classical traditions, O’Connor has defined a new style of string playing in North America. The program will include solos, duets, quartets, and excerpts from the acclaimed Appalachia Waltz Trio.

Friday, July 8, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert. Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, July 8, 7:15 p.m. Shed

This Week at Tanglewood. Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, July 8, 8:30 p.m. Shed
Opening Night at Tanglewood
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Angela Meade, soprano**
Kristine Jepson, mezzo-soprano
Roberto DeBiasio, tenor**
James Morris, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
John Oliver, conductor
BELLINI Excerpts from Act 1 of Norma
ROSSINI Overture to William Tell
VERDI Trio from Act 3 of I lombardi
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

 

Saturday, July 9, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, July 9, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, July 9, 8:30 p.m. Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Russell Thomas, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
John Oliver, conductor
BERLIOZ Requiem

 

Sunday, July 10, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

Joshua Bell, violin

HIGDON “Loco”

BRUCH “Scottish Fantasy,” for violin and orchestra

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

Sunday, July 10, 8 p.m. Theatre

Tanglewood Music Center Vocal and Instrumental Fellows

Mark Morris, director

An evening of short operas and art song.

Monday, July 11, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber Orchestra

Stefan Asbury, conductor

Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows

Program to be announced

Tuesday, July 12, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Emerson String Quartet

HAYDN Quartet No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2

BARTÓK Quartet No. 6

SCHUBERT Quartet No. 15 in G, D.887

Thursday, July 14, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Nikolaj Znaider, violin*

Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano*

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 8 in G for violin and piano, Op. 30, No. 3

SCHUMANN Sonata No. 2 in D minor for violin and piano, Op. 121

FRANCK Sonata in A for violin and piano

Friday, July 15, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Friday, July 15, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood”: Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, July 15, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Kurt Masur, conductor

Lynn Harrell, cello

DVORAK Cello Concerto

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring”

Saturday, July 16, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, July 16, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Saturday program

Saturday, July 16, 8:30 p.m. Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Storgaards, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
ALL-SIBELIUS PROGRAM
Finlandia
Valse triste
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 5

 

Sunday, July 17, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Pops Orchestra

Keith Lockhart, conductor

Kelli O’Hara, vocalist

Jason Danieley, vocalist

Two of Broadway’s most acclaimed stars join Keith Lockhart for a tribute to the great Cole Porter.

Sunday, July 17, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Kurt Masur, conductor

Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows

DUKAS “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”

KODÁLY “Háry János” Suite

STRAUSS “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Wednesday, July 20, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

RAVEL

“Complete Works for Piano,” Program 1

“Serenade grotesque”

“Menuet antique”

“Miroirs”

“Sonatine”

“Gaspard de la nuit”

Thursday, July 21, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

RAVEL

“Complete Works for Piano,” Program 2

“Pavane pour une infante défunte”

“Jeux d’eau”

“Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn”

“Valses nobles et sentimentales”

“Prélude”

“A la manière de Borodine”

“A la manière de Chabrier”

“Le Tombeau de Couperin”

Friday, July 22, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, July 22, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood”: Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, July 22, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor**

Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

All-Baroque program to include arias by HANDEL and GLUCK, plus works by BACH and RAMEAU.
This concert will be performed without intermission.

Saturday, July 23, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, July 23, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, July 23, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jaap van Zweden, conductor**

Arabella Steinbacher, violin

STUCKY Rhapsodies

BRAHMS Violin Concerto

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Sunday, July 24, 2:30 p.m. Shed
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
ALL-RAVEL PROGRAM
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Piano Concerto in G
Piano Concerto in D for the left hand
Boléro

Monday, July 25, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

James Levine, conductor

Cast to include:

José van Dam, bass-baritone (Golaud)

Elliot Madore, baritone (Pelleas)

Evan Hughes, bass-baritone (Arkel)

Vocal Alumni of the TMC

DEBUSSY “Pelléas et Mélisande”

Friday, July 29, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, July 29, 7:15 p. m. Shed

This Week at Tanglewood. Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, July 29, 8:30 p.m. Shed
The Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Memorial Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K.414
MAHLER Symphony No. 5

 

Saturday, July 30, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, July 30, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, July 30, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Peter Serkin, piano

ALL-BRAHMS PROGRAM

Piano Concerto No. 1

Symphony No. 4

Sunday, July 31, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Alisa Weilerstein, cello

HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Tuesday, August 2, 8:30 p.m. Shed
Tanglewood on Parade
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, John Williams, and Christoph Eschenbach, conductors
Program to include
WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-fantasy
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

Fireworks to follow the concert

Wednesday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 7

2011 Festival of Contemporary Music

Directed by Pulitzer-prize winning Charles Wuorinen, the six-program festival will feature two world premiere performances including Mr. Wuorinen’s “It Happens Like This,” a dramatic, semi-staged 35-minute cantata for four singers and 12 instrumentalists set to six selections from James Tate’s “Return to the City of White Donkeys” (2004), which will open the festival on Aug. 3, and will be conducted by James Levine.

Friday, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, Aug. 5, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood”. Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Yuja Wang, piano*

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8

RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

STRAUSS Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier”

Saturday, Aug. 6, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Open Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Sean Newhouse, conductor**

Sarah Chang, violin

JALBERT “Music of air and fire”

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

Sunday, Aug. 7, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lionel Bringuier, conductor**

Emanuel Ax, piano

SMETANA “The Moldau”

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Monday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Shed

Train

Songs from their latest release, “Save Me, San Francisco,” and more.

Tuesday, Aug. 9, 8:00 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Boston Symphony Chamber Players

André Previn, piano

MARTINU “Les Madrigaux,” for winds

PREVIN “Octet for Eleven,” for winds, brass, and strings

MILHAUD “La Cheminée du Roi René,” suite for wind quintet, Op. 205

MOZART Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 8 p. m. Ozawa Hall

Stephanie Blythe and Friends

Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano

Alan Smith, piano

Andrew Jennings, violin

Norman Fischer, cello

Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor

Program to include

SMITH “Vignettes: Covered Wagon Woman,” for mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, and piano

SMITH “An Unknown Sphere,” for mezzo-soprano and chorus (world premiere; BSO commission)

Friday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, Aug. 12, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood”. Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, Aug. 12, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Pepe Romero, guitar*

BIZET Preludes from “Carmen”

RODRIGO “Concierto de Aranjuez,” for guitar and orchestra

BOCCHERINI/BERIO Ritirata notturna di Madrid

FALLA Interlude and First Dance from “La vida breve”

GRANADOS Intermezzo from “Goyescas”

GIMÉNEZ Intermezzo from “La boda de Luís Alonso”

This concert is performed without intermission.

Saturday, Aug. 13, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, Aug. 13, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Saturday program

Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto

BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Sunday, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. Shed

The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano

Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor

ALL-BRAHMS PROGRAM

“Nänie,” for chorus and orchestra

“Schicksalslied,” for chorus and orchestra

Alto Rhapsody¸ for mezzo-soprano, male chorus, and orchestra

Symphony No. 2

Sunday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Emanuel Ax, piano

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Anthony McGill, clarinet*

Program to include

BRAHMS Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello, and piano, Op. 114

BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 3 in A for cello and piano, Op. 69

Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra*

Nicholas McGegan, conductor*

Dominique Labelle, soprano (Angelica)

Susanne Rydén, soprano (Dorinda)*

Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano (Medoro)*

Clint van der Linde, countertenor (Orlando)*

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, baritone (Zoroastro) *

HANDEL “Orlando”

Extended concert with two intermissions. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Friday, Aug. 19, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, Aug. 19, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood.” Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, Aug. 19, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor

Martin Helmchen, piano**

SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1

SCHUMANN Piano Concerto

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Saturday, Aug. 20, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, Aug. 20, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Film Night at Tanglewood

Boston Pops, John Williams, conductor

Gil Shaham, violin

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bernard Labadie, conductor*

Benedetto Lupo, piano**

ALL-MOZART PROGRAM

Chaconne from “Idomeneo”

Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat, K.456

Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

Sunday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey

Thursday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Brad Mehldau, piano

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renée Fleming, and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner numerous awards and admiration from both jazz purists and music enthusiasts alike.

Friday, Aug. 26, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Prelude Concert: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, Aug. 26, 7:15 p.m. Shed

“This Week at Tanglewood”. Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists.

Friday, Aug. 26, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Bramwell Tovey, conductor**

Cast to include

Alfred Walker, bass-baritone (Porgy)

Marquita Lister, soprano (Bess) **

Nicole Cabell, soprano (Clara)

Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor

GERSHWIN “Porgy and Bess”

Saturday, Aug. 27, 9:30 a.m. Shed

Pre-Rehearsal Talk

Saturday, Aug. 27, 10:30 a.m. Shed

Rehearsal, Sunday program

Saturday, Aug. 27, 8:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Itzhak Perlman, conductor and violin

ALL-BEETHOVEN Program

Romances Nos. 1 and 2 for violin and orchestra

Symphony No. 1

Symphony No. 5

Sunday, Aug. 28, 2:30 p.m. Shed

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Joyce El-Khoury, soprano**

Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano**

Garrett Sorenson, tenor

Eric Owens, bass-baritone*

Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival, Sept. 2-4

Friday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Robin McKelle Quartet

Michael Kaeshammer Quintet

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Live taping of the “Jazz Inspired” with host Judy Carmichael with special guest from the worlds of Jazz, Broadway, or Hollywood to be announced.

Saturday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

A Latin Jazz Tribute to Cachao with Federico Britos Sextet and John Santos Sextet as featured in the “American Masters”/PBS documentary “Cachao: Uno Mas”

Sunday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Coast to Coast Sextet featuring NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb

Mingus Orchestra conducted by NEA Jazz Master Gunther Schuller

Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall

Sing the Truth: Celebrating the History of Women Vocalists at Tanglewood with Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright and more

* — denotes Tanglewood debut

** — denotes Tanglewood and BSO debut

Tanglewood tickets and more details

This is Tanglewood 2011 Part Three of the Tanglewood 2011 Schedule.

Tanglewood 2011: Part One focuses on the artists and lists events in a week by week format, plus ticket and box office information.

Tanglewood 2011: Part Two breaks the many events down by location and type, and highlights new and featured artists.