Gershwin Lenox Tickets - Tanglewood

Gershwin with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, and more

Aug 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM · Tanglewood, Lenox, MA Tanglewood, Lenox, MA

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

62 concerts

Formed in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is a prominent U.S. ensemble known for acclaimed recordings, its Boston Pops offshoot, and historic leadership by renowned conductors including Serge Koussevitzky, Charles Munch, and Andris Nelsons.

Andris Nelsons

30 concerts

Grammy Award-winning conductor Andris Nelsons serves as Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, he has won multiple Grammy Awards for his Shostakovich recordings and completed major symphonic cycles of Bruckner, Beethoven, and Strauss.

Saint-Saens

14 concerts

Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era. A child prodigy who made his concert debut at age ten, he is widely recognized for his technical mastery and iconic works such as Danse macabre, the opera Samson and Delilah, the Organ Symphony, and The Carnival of the Animals.

Gershwin

6 concerts

George Gershwin, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1898, was an American composer who blended jazz, popular, and classical music. He created iconic works like "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris," and the opera "Porgy and Bess" (featuring "Summertime"). Collaborating often with his brother Ira, he composed numerous Broadway hits. Gershwin received a Pulitzer Prize for "Of Thee I Sing" and his music remains celebrated worldwide.

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