Tanglewood 2009 Season Tickets Go On Sale
On Sunday, February 15, starting at 8 a.m., tickets will go on sale for all concerts of the 2009 Tanglewood season. In addition to the previously announced schedule of performances, Tanglewood will present the legendary Tony Bennett (July 21) and two new special programs — “Tanglewood Immersion Weekends” (July 24-26 and July 31-Aug. 2) and “One Day University” (August 24), programs designed for concert-goers looking to participate in additional activities surrounding the concert experience.Tickets for the 2009 Tanglewood season are available as of February 15 online at www.tanglewood.org or by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200. The full Tanglewood schedule, downloadable photos and video, and artist biographies are available at www.tanglewood.org/presskit. Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1936, is located in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Highlights of the previously announced season include Music Director James Levine leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in eight programs, including an all-Tchaikovsky season-opener on July 3; Brahms’s German Requiem (July 25); and Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 (July 17); he also leads the Tanglewood Music Center performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (July 26) and Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III (July 11). Other highlights include Michael Tilson Thomas’s much-anticipated return to the Tanglewood podium (August 14, 19, 20 and 23), Boston Pops concerts led by Keith Lockhart (August 7) and John Williams (August 30), who also leads the popular annual Film Night (July 18); two Mark Morris Dance Company world premieres (August 5 and 6); Christian Tetzlaff performing the complete violin sonatas of Beethoven (July 5, 7, and 9); Jordi Savall and his period ensemble, Le Concert des Nations, in two programs (July 14 and 15), and birthday celebrations for James Galway’s 70th (July 30 and August 1), Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos’s 75th (July 31, August 3 and 8), and Andre Previn’s 80th (August 12, 15 and 16). In a first for Tanglewood, the incomparable James Taylor will be featured in a weekend of concerts and workshops (August 27 - 30). Other highlights include Diana Krall (July 4) and the season-ending Tanglewood Jazz Festival, (September 4 - 6). In addition, the Boston Symphony has expanded its free lawn ticket program now to include young people age 17 and under; in the past the cap was 12.
TONY BENNETT AT TANGLEWOOD
Tanglewood welcomes a rare appearance by the incomparable Tony Bennett who returns to Tanglewood with his band for a special appearance on July 21. Once dubbed by Frank Sinatra as “the best singer in the business,” the Grammy Award-winning vocalist is one of the world’s most beloved interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Tickets for this special night are priced from $24 to $85.
BACKSTAGE PASS FOR “TANGLEWOOD IMMERSION WEEKENDS”
The “Tanglewood Backstage Pass Weekends” July 24-26 and July 31-Aug 2 offer music-lovers an unprecedented backstage pass to experience life behind-the-scenes at Tanglewood. This first-time-ever immersive program affords a memorable insider experience, from private picnics and receptions with BSO musicians to classes, discussions, private and public concerts, and the opportunity to explore Tanglewood’s every nook and cranny. Top-quality accommodations to suit every budget are also included. The package includes one concert per day, four meals, and a variety of backstage and workshop activities, as well as two nights hotel and a Tanglewood parking pass. The cost for each of the “Tanglewood Immersion Weekends” ranges from $500 to $882 per person, based on double occupancy.
“ONE DAY UNIVERSITY AT TANGLEWOOD”
On Sunday, August 23, One Day University, the acclaimed adult education program, will present three lectures in Ozawa Hall by award-winning professors from Harvard and Yale. Professor Paul Bloom of Yale presents “You Call That Art? Understanding Why We Like What We Like,” Harvard University’s Shawn Achor explores “Positive Psychology and the Science of Happiness,” and Harvard Professor of Music Thomas Kelly offers “Beethoven’s Ninth – The Story of a Masterpiece.” The day concludes with the BSO’s final Tanglewood performance of the year: Ives’ Thanksgiving and Forefathers’ Day for chorus and orchestra, followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The cost for the full day’s events is $299, which includes all professor presentations, continental breakfast, lunch in the Hawthorne Tent, one section 17-20 Shed ticket, VIP parking, and a 10% discount in the Tanglewood Glass Houses for all registrants. Tickets for One Day University are available only through One Day U at 800-663-3298 or visiting www.onedayu.com/tanglewood.
GENERAL TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for Tanglewood events and the Backstage Pass Weekends may be purchased online through the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s website at www.tanglewood.org (beginning at 8 a.m. on February 15) or by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 (beginning at 10 a.m. on February 15). There is a service charge for each ticket purchased online or by phone. Tickets will be available in person through the Symphony Hall box office beginning at 10 a.m. on February 17. The Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood’s Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, Mass., will open to the public on Friday, June 19 at 10 a.m. Tickets for One Day University are available only through One Day U at 800-663-3298 or visiting www.onedayu.com/tanglewood.
