Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Pops, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
John Williams conducts the Boston Pops at Tanglewood in Lenox.Tanglewood celebrates a milestone this summer.
For 75 years, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has become synonymous with summer in the Berkshires.
But classical music lovers can also find enjoyment in a number of venues outside of Lenox. Here is a listing of some of the best classical performances taking place this summer.
Aston Magna Festival
Olin Auditorium, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. (845-758-7425); Daniel Arts Center at Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, and Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, Waltham. Call Aston Magna (413) 528-3595 or out of area (800) 875-7156 or order online at www.astonmagna.org. $25-$35, discount packages. Tickets to 40th anniversary gala $50 concert only, a gala reception at Cranwell Resort to follow concert, for more information visit the website or call. Olin concerts begin at 8 p.m., Daniel concerts at 6 p.m.; Slosberg concerts at 8 p.m.
Preview. Solsberg. June 8, 8 p.m.
40th Anniversary Gala. June 9, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood.
Music of Three Bachs and Villa Lobos. June 14, Slosberg. June 15, Olin. June 16, Daniel.
Gran Partita Mozart’s Winds. June 21, 8 p.m., Slosberg. June 22, 8 p.m., Olin. June 23, 6 p.m., Daniel.
Baroque À L’Italienne. June 29, 7 p.m. Olin. June 30, 6 p.m. Daniel.
Violin Extravaganza. July 6, 8 p.m. Olin. July 7, 6 p.m. Daniel.
Berkshire Choral Festival
Jackman L. Stewart Center at Berkshire School, Sheffield. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. $15-$45. (413) 229-1999.
July 14 - Beethoven.
July 21 - Verdi.
July 28 - Puccini, Bizet, Verdi.
Aug. 4 - Schubert, Haydn.
Mohawk Trail Concerts
Federated Church, Charlemont. Reception follows Saturday concerts. $18, $25, Fourth of July free. www.mohawktrailconcerts.org, (413) 625-9511.
June 29-30 - Beethoven, Debussy, Coleridge. Fri., 7 p.m., Sat. 7:30 p.m..
July 4 - Outdoor riverband free family concert.
July 6-7 - Mozart, Kreisler, Gottschalk. Fri., 7 p.m.. Sat., 7:30 p.m.
July 13-14 - Balcom and Morris, Milhaud and Debussy. Fri., 7 p.m., Sat., 7:30 p.m.
July 20-21 - Debussy. Fri., 7 p.m., Sat. 7:30 p.m.
July 27-28 - Chansson, Griffes, Cage. Fri., 7 p.m., Sat. 7:30 p.m.
Sevenars Music Festival
The Academy, South Ireland Street and Route 112, South Worthington. All concerts at 4 p.m. $20. (413) 238-5854.
July 8 - Schrade-James family pianists.
July 15 - Kinga Augustyn, Magdalena Baczewska.
July 22 - Flute Force.
July 29 - Christopher James, Robelyn Schrade James.
Aug. 5 - Robert Schrade.
Aug. 12 - Jerry Noble and Friends.
Aug. 19 - Lynelle James.
Tanglewood
297 West St., Lenox. Summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tickets range from $10 (Friday on the lawn) to $117. (413) 637-5165, (617) 266-1492, (888) 266-1200, www.tanglewood.org. (Shed is the Koussevitsky Music Shed. Ozawa is Ozawa Hall.)
June 22, 8 p.m. - Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. Ozawa.
June 23, 7 p.m. - Diana Krall. Shed.
June 24, 8 p.m. - Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. Ozawa.
June 28-29, 8 p.m. - Mark Morris Dance Group, Ozawa.
June 30, 5:45 p.m. - “A Prairie Home Companion.” Shed.
July 1, 10 a.m. - Brass Extravaganza. Ozawa.
July 1, 8 p.m. - String Quartet marathon. Ozawa.
July 2-4, 7 p.m. - James Taylor. Shed.
July 5, 8 p.m. - Emerson String Quartet. Ozawa.
July 6, 8:30 p.m. - Opening night at Tanglewood. Shed.
July 7, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal of July 7 program. Shed.
July 7, 8 p.m. - Barber, Tchaikovsky and Meyer. Shed.
July 8, 10 a.m. - Chamber music. Ozawa.
July 8, 2:30 p.m. - Boston Pops Orchestra with Bernadette Peters. Shed.
July 8, 8 p.m. - Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Ozawa.
July 10, 8 p.m. - Vocal concert. Ozawa.
July 11, 8 p.m. - Anne-Sophie Mutter and Andre Previn. Ozawa.
July 12, 8 p.m. - Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music. Ozawa.
July 13, 8 p.m. - All Mozart program. Shed.
July 14, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal of July 15 program. Shed.
July 14, 2:30 p.m. - Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra. Ozawa.
July 14, 8:30 p.m. - Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration. Shed.
July 15, 10 a.m. - Chamber music. Ozawa.
July 15, 2:30 p.m. - Stravinsky and Brahms. Shed.
July 16, 8 p.m. - Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Ozawa.
July 18, 8 p.m. - All-Brahms program. Ozawa.
July 19, 8 p.m. - All-Brahms program. Ozawa.
July 20, 8:30 p.m. - Bernstein and Tchaikovsky. Shed.
July 21, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for July 22 program. Shed.
July 21, 8:30 p.m. - All-Wagner program. Shed.
July 22, 10 a.m. - Chamber music. Ozawa.
July 22, 2:30 p.m. – All-Mozart program. Shed.
July 22, 8 p.m. - Vocal concert. Ozawa.
July 23, 8 p.m. - Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Ozawa.
July 25, 8 p.m. - All-Brahms program. Ozawa.
July 26, 8 p.m. - All-Brahms program. Ozawa.
July 27, 8:30 p.m. - Mozart, Villa-Lobos and Mussorgsky. Shed.
July 28, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for July 29 program. Shed.
July 28, 2:30 p.m. - Boston University Tanglewood Institute: Young Artists Orchestra. Ozawa.
July 28, 8:30 p.m. - Berlioz: “La Damnation de Faust.” Shed.
July 29, 10 a.m. - Chamber music. Ozawa.
July 29, 2:30 p.m. - Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Shed.
July 30, 8 p.m. - Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Ozawa.
Aug. 2, 8 p.m. - Gerald Finley. Ozawa.
Aug. 3, 8:30 p.m. - Mozart and Ravel. Shed.
Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for Aug. 5 program. Shed.
Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m. - Schumann and Brahms. Shed.
Aug. 5, 2:30 p.m. - Gandolfi, Saint-Saens and Berlioz. Shed.
Aug. 5, 8 p.m. - Chris Botti. Ozawa.
Aug. 7, 8:30 p.m. - Tanglewood on Parade. Shed.
Aug. 9-13. - Festival of Contemporary Music (Thursday 8 p.m.; Friday. 2:30 p.m.; Saturday. 6 p.m.; Sunday. 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Monday. 8 p.m. Ozawa.
Aug. 10, 8:30 p.m. - All-Bach program. Shed.
Aug. 11, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for Aug. 12 program. Shed.
Aug. 11, 2:30 p.m. - Boston University Tnaglewood Institute: Young Artists Orchestra. Ozawa.
Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m. - Previn, Elgar and Shostakovich. Shed.
Aug. 12, 2:30 p.m. - Beethoven, Mozart and Strauss. Shed.
Aug. 15, 8 p.m. - Vocal concert. Ozawa.
Aug. 16, 8 p.m. - Ebene String Quartet. Ozawa.
Aug. 17, 8:30 p.m. - Copeland, Barber and Beethoven. Shed.
Aug. 18, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for Aug. 18 program. Shed.
Aug. 18, 8:30 p.m. - John Williams 80th Birthday Celebration. Shed.
Aug. 19, 10 a.m. - Chamber music. Ozawa.
Aug. 19, 2:30 p.m. - Beethoven and Bartok. Shed.
Aug. 19, 8 p.m. - Christian McBride Trio with Christian Sands and Ulysses Owens, Jr. Ozawa.
Aug. 22, 8 p.m. - Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Ozawa.
Aug. 24, 8:30 p.m. - Boston Pops Orchestra. Shed.
Aug. 25, 10:30 a.m. - Open rehearsal for Aug. 26 program. Shed.
Aug. 25, 2:30 p.m. - Family concert. Ozawa.
Aug. 25, 8:30 p.m. - Albeniz and Falla. Shed.
Aug. 26, 2:30 p.m. - Harbison and Beethoven. Shed.
Aug. 26, 8 p.m. - Chick Corean and Gary Burton Hot House Tour with the Harlem String Quartet. Ozawa.