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  • Leonard Bernstein, Candide
    • Overture
  • Leonard Bernstein, Serenade (after Plato’s "Symposium") for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion
    • I. Phaedrus: Pausanias
  • Leonard Bernstein, Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish")
    • II. Din-Torah: Kaddish 2
  • Leonard Bernstein, MASS
    • Meditation No. 3: De profundis, part 1
  • Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story
    • Prologue
    • Maria
    • A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
    • Tonight (Quintet)
  • Gustav Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn)
    • Der Schildwache Nachtlied (The Sentinel's Nightsong)
  • Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble (1944)
    • Finale
  • John Williams, Highwood's Ghost: An Encounter for Cello, Harp, and Orchestra
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection"
    • Finale
  • Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story
    • Somewhere

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concert The Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood With Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Midori, Thomas Hampson, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andris Nelsons, Susan Graham... — Boston Symphony Orchestra

With Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Midori, Thomas Hampson, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andris Nelsons, Susan Graham... — Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood With Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Midori, Thomas Hampson, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andris Nelsons, Susan Graham... — Boston Symphony Orchestra

About

Head to the Tanglewood Festival to celebrate the 100th birthday of a true music legend in a veritable temple of American music! An extraordinary cast of superstar soloists—from Midori and Yo-Yo Ma to Thomas Hampson, Susan Graham, and Nadine Sierra—and conductors (including John Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andris Nelsons, and Christoph Eschenbach) join the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a poignant tribute to the great Leonard Bernstein, who studied conducting at the storied festival and went on to teach and perform there for half a century. 

Beginning with the festive Overture from Bernstein's Candide, the program also features the Serenade for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion, as well as excerpts from MASS, the Symphony No. 3, and the timeless West Side Story. Also on the program: works by Copland and Mahler that Bernstein counted among his favorites, plus a brand-new composition by the great John Williams, written specially for the occasion!

Cast

  • Audra McDonald | Host
  • James Darrah | Stage director
  • Tanglewood Festival Chorus
  • James Burton | Conductor

Program

  • Leonard Bernstein, Candide
    • Overture
  • Leonard Bernstein, Serenade (after Plato’s "Symposium") for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion
    • I. Phaedrus: Pausanias
  • Leonard Bernstein, Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish")
    • II. Din-Torah: Kaddish 2
  • Leonard Bernstein, MASS
    • Meditation No. 3: De profundis, part 1
  • Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story
    • Prologue
    • Maria
    • A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
    • Tonight (Quintet)
  • Gustav Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn)
    • Der Schildwache Nachtlied (The Sentinel's Nightsong)
  • Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble (1944)
    • Finale
  • John Williams, Highwood's Ghost: An Encounter for Cello, Harp, and Orchestra
  • Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection"
    • Finale
  • Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story
    • Somewhere

Details

  • Directed by:
    • David Horn
  • Venue: Tanglewood (Tanglewood, Massachusetts, USA)
  • Production date: 2018
  • Duration: 2 h 03 min
  • Production: © Thirteen and Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
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