Leonidas Kavakos Lenox Tickets - Tanglewood

Leonidas Kavakos with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, and more

Aug 19, 2023 at 10:30 PM · Tanglewood, Lenox, MA Tanglewood, Lenox, MA

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

72 concerts

Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881, is a leading U.S. symphonic ensemble. Known for 20th-century RCA Victor recordings and for Koussevitsky’s premieres of Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, plus Tanglewood.

Andris Nelsons

36 concerts

Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. A Grammy-winning conductor, he recorded Shostakovich symphonies and Lady Macbeth, earning four Grammys.

Tchaikovsky

76 concerts

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a Russian Romantic composer from Votkinsk, is celebrated for his emotional intensity and melodic beauty. He masterfully blended Russian folk influences with Western traditions. His iconic works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty, alongside the 1812 Overture and Piano Concerto No. 1. His compositions remain beloved globally.

Leonidas Kavakos

1 concert

Athens-born violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos won the International Sibelius Competition (1985). His 1990 Sibelius Violin Concerto recording earned Gramophone’s Concerto of the Year. He has toured widely and recorded with Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma.

Prokofiev

43 concerts

Sergei Prokofiev, a Russian composer born in 1891, forged a distinctive, often percussive and lyrical style in classical music. He is celebrated for masterpieces like the ballets "Romeo and Juliet" and "Cinderella," the children's tale "Peter and the Wolf," and powerful piano concertos. His unique voice, blending modern harmonies with classical structure, profoundly shaped 20th-century music.

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