The Big Idea
Ozawa Hall
Some of the world’s greatest thinkers explore the big ideas of our time through dynamic presentations that investigate a diverse array of subjects and perspectives. Each talk illuminates the enduring vitality of music and uniquely contextualizes the themes of concert repertoire.
Supported by Marillyn Tufte Zacharis
Ruth Carter
July 18 Saturday 5–6pm
Join award-winning film and television costume designer and Springfield, MA native Ruth Carter for her perspectives on heroic struggle in the 20th- and 21st-centuries, presented as part of TLI Beethoven Weekend.
Inaugural Bernstein Lecture: Bright Sheng
July 25 Saturday 5—6pm
In celebration of the 100th birthday year of violinist Isaac Stern, whose work as a cultural ambassador had a greater impact on our world than his incredible musicianship, join composer, conductor, and pianist Bright Sheng for a creator’s view of ways in which music creates a more civil society.
Soledad O'Brien
August 15 Saturday 5–6pm
In conjunction with TLI Film Weekend, award-winning journalist, documentarian, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien explores the uniting force that storytelling on television and in film provides in today’s society.
The Roaring Twenties
July 1 Wednesday 9:30am–12noon
An exploration of cultural change at the dawn of the modern age, inspired by the music featured in Mark Morris Dance Group’s Ozawa Hall recitals.
Common Ground
July 15 Wednesday 9:30am–12noon
Discover ways in which music and the arts connect cultures from around the world, presented in conjunction with the Strings for Peace recital at Ozawa Hall featuring Amjad Ali Khan and Sharon Isbin.
Life & Time
July 29 Wednesday 9:30am–12noon
Perspectives on life and time through the lens of grief, inspired by the evening performance of Silkroad’s Falling Out of Time, composed by Osvaldo Golijov after the literary work by David Grossman.
The Romantic Spirit
August 12 Wednesday 9:30am–12noon
An exploration of musical, artistic, and literary connections in 19th-century Europe, inspired by Garrick Ohlsson’s Ozawa Hall recitals, featuring the complete piano works of Johannes Brahms.
JULY 17–19
BEETHOVEN WEEKEND
Explore composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s creative process, musical inspirations and influence, 19th-century sound, and heroic struggle in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his birth. The weekend package also includes a BSO rehearsal, The Big Idea, a welcome breakfast, and two lunches.
JULY 24–26
STERN @100 WEEKEND
In honor of violinst and musical diplomat Isaac Stern’s 100th birthday year, TLI explores musical collaboration, cultural ambassadorship, and leadership in the arts.
Package includes all presentations and panel discussions, TLI-TMC OpenStudio master class, The Big Idea keynote, Friday breakfast and lunch, and Saturday lunch.
AUGUST 14–16
FILM WEEKEND
Discover perspectives on film in the concert hall, recording and editing, projection as live performance, and more. The weekend package also includes The Big Idea, a welcome breakfast and two lunches.
TLI presents One Day University
August 23 Sunday 9am—12noon, Ozawa Hall
Three hour-long lectures that explore civil rights in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Featured speakers include Carol Berkin (Baruch College), Edward O’Donnell (Holy Cross College), and Andrew Porwancher (University of Oklahoma).
An Evening of Beckett
FEED
July 27 Monday 8pm, Linde Center Studio E
M.T. Anderson, author and narrator
Stephen Drury, musical curator
TLI-TMC OpenStudio
Led by world-renowned musicians, including 2020 Koussevitzky Artist Paul Lewis, Music Director Andris Nelsons, pianist Emanuel Ax, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, these master classes provide a rare opportunity to witness exceptionally talented TMC Fellows fine-tune their interpretive skills while exploring nuances of the classical repertoire. Each class begins with a 30-minute introductory talk.
Piano Class with Paul Lewis
July 13 Monday 3:30–6pm, Linde Center Studio E
One of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical piano repertoire, Paul Lewis’ cycles of works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide. Following his acclaimed 2018 and 2019 Ozawa Hall recitals, Mr. Lewis returns to Tanglewood as the 2020 Koussevitzky Artist, performing one Ozawa Hall recital, and all five Beethoven Piano Concertos with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Music Director Andris Nelsons.
Conducting Class with Andris Nelsons
July 14 Tuesday 1–3:30pm, Linde Center Studio E
Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
Piano Trio Class with Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma
July 24 Friday 10am—12:30pm, Ozawa Hall
This Piano Trio master class is offered in conjunction with Stern @100 Weekend, one of three TLI Immersion Weekends in summer 2020.
String Quartet MasterPass
June 21—28 Sunday to Sunday, Linde Center Studio E and Cindy’s Café, Ozawa Hall
Eight days of beauty, complexity, and collaboration including master classes, performances, dinner with the artists, and an evening of film. Presented in collaboration with the Juilliard String Quartet and TMC Fellows and Faculty.
MasterPass
July 1—August 12, Linde Center Studio E
Master classes led by expert teachers provide an insider’s view of the artistic process. Classes feature TMC Fellows, BUTI students, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus led by BSO soloists, members of the orchestra, and TMC Faculty.
JULY 1 WEDNESDAY
TMC Double Bass Class & Open Rehearsal led by BSO bassist Todd Seeber
JULY 8 WEDNESDAY
TMC Piano Class led by TMC Faculty member and pianist Stephen Drury
JULY 15 WEDNESDAY
TMC Vocal Class led by TMC Faculty member and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe
JULY 22 WEDNESDAY
TMC Violin Class led by violinist Augustin Hadelich
JULY 29 WEDNESDAY
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Violin Class led by violinist Midori
AUGUST 1 SATURDAY
TFC Vocal Class led by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham
AUGUST 5 WEDNESDAY
TMC Piano Class led by pianist Garrick Ohlsson
AUGUST 12 WEDNESDAY
Joseph H. Silverstein Master Class for TMC Violin Fellows led by violinist Pamela Frank
ShopTalks
July 2—August 20, Thursdays 1—2pm, Linde Center Studio E
Weekly conversations among conductors, composers, and performers that contextualize and enrich Tanglewood concert experiences. Through these candid, informal discussions, artists share their passion for the arts, their struggles and successes, and their vision for the future of classical music.
JULY 2
Soprano Angel Blue and Saxophonist James Carter
JULY 7
Sopranos Nicole Cabell and Sara Jakubiak
JULY 16
Cynthia Meyers and Robert Sheena
JULY 23
Kristian Bezuidenhout
JULY 30
Michael Boriskin and Derek Bermel
AUGUST 6
FCM Artists TBA
AUGUST 13
Artists TBA
AUGUST 20
Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart and Richard Sebring, Associate Principal Horn BSO and Principal Horn Boston Pops
Meow Meow, postmodern diva
July 7 Tuesday 2—3:15pm
Linde Center Studio E
What is a postmodern diva? In this case: a singer, actress, dancer, and performance artist with degrees in law, German, and fine art. Born “in a Berlin bar,” Meow Meow has circumnavigated the globe with her unique form of tragicomic musical mayhem. Presented the day before her Full Tilt performance of Pandemonium in Ozawa Hall.
Julia Adolphe, composer
July 10 Friday 2—3:15pm
Linde Center Studio E
As a contemporary American composer, Julia Adolphe is one to watch. Join us to learn more about her inspirations and the creative process, a few hours before her acclaimed work Underneath the Sheen is heard for the first time at Tanglewood.
Richard Danielpour, composer Rita Dove, poet
July 30 Thursday 10—11:15am
Linde Center Studio E
Composer Richard Danielpour and poet Rita Dove explore the genesis of A Standing Witness: a cycle of thirteen songs that offers a sweeping retrospective on pivotal historical events in the U.S. over the past 50 years. Presented the morning of the work’s world premiere performance in Ozawa Hall.
John Ferrillo & Suzanne Nelsen
August 4 Tuesday 2—3:15pm
Linde Center Studio E
The influence of reeds on a woodwind player’s sound is profound, especially for instruments that require a double reed. Join two of BSO’s double-reed players, oboist John Ferrillo and bassoonist Suzanne Nelsen, for an afternoon adventure in the science and craft of reed making, an offstage form of art.
Cinematics
7pm Sundays, Linde Center Studio E
Explore the unique relationship between music, cinema, and the human spirit. Presented in collaboration with the Berkshire International Film Festival.
July 12
The Singing Revolution
July 19
From Mao to Mozart
July 26
Music of Strangers
August 2
The Heiress
August 9
Silent Film with New Scores
August 16
Orchestra of Exiles
August 23
Following the 9th
Focal Point
July 11—August 22 Saturdays 10am—12noon, Linde Center Martignetti Lobby
Weekly drop-in classes in photography, painting, and drawing with the immense natural beauty of Tanglewood as a backdrop. Presented in collaboration with, and led by Faculty Artists from, IS183 Art School of the Berkshires.
Photography Tickets | $34 Painting Tickets | $34 Drawing Tickets | $34
TLI Berkshire Scholars
Subsidized TLI tickets for Berkshire- and Columbia-county educators
TLI welcomes applications from school- and community-based educators who are eager to participate in meaningful, memorable experiences that will positively impact their teaching. Applications for TLI Summer 2020 program open on February 26, 2020.