Andris Nelsons and his wife Kristine Opolais May 16, 2013 – Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1881. The announcement was made today by Chairman of the BSO Board of Trustees Ted Kelly, BSO Board of Trustees Vice Chairs Stephen B. Kay and [...]
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April 20th Berkshires Concert
April 18th, 2013 by philhalpern
Erin Keefe, violin Grand Piano Trios I: Schubert and Schoenfield Saturday April 20, 6 PM The MAHAIWE Erin Keefe, violin Jeffrey Swann, piano Yehuda Hanani, cello The engaging chamber music series Close Encounters With Music returns on April 20 to the Mahaiwe Per- forming Arts Center, presenting two magnificent piano trios–a 20th century [...]
Tanglewood Ticket Sales Start Sunday
January 26th, 2013 by philhalpern
Starting at 10:00AM tomorrow tickets for the summer program at the Tanglewood Music Center will be open to the general public. The season stats on June 21st and runs through Labor Day. Some of the highlights of the schedule this year are: June 1st Melissa Etheridge in concert June 22nd Keith Lockhart and the Boston [...]
Melissa Etheridge at Tanglewood
January 17th, 2013 by philhalpern
Come to Lenox in the Berkshires for these concerts. Tickets go on sale January 22. Melissa Etheridge Live Friday, June 21, 7:00pm, Shed Melissa Etheridge has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically acclaimed eponymous RIAA double-platinum debut album. For several years, Etheridge’s popularity built around such memorable songs as [...]
Jackson Browne and Esperanza Spalding at Tanglewood This Summer
January 8th, 2013 by philhalpern
2013 Popular Artists Added to the Tanglewood Season! Advanced Tickets go on sale January 8! Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox inn, is less than a mile away. American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne with special guest Sara Watkins returns to Tanglewood for the first time in 15 years, on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 7 p.m. to [...]
New Year’s Celebration in the Berkshires
December 17th, 2012 by philhalpern
Celebrate 2013 by joining us at Brook Farm Inn, Lenox, MA, for a special Berkshires weekend! It’s romantic and cozy by our fireside, with the snowy (we hope) mountain scenery outside. Our traditional Champagne Brunch will be served on New Year’s Day for guests staying at the inn. Another New Year’s tradition is the Berkshire [...]
Tanglewood 2013 — See the Schedule Now
December 8th, 2012 by philhalpern
Even though it’s December holiday season, here in Lenox, MA we’re looking forward to the summer of 2013. The BSO’s Tanglewood schedule has been announced! Link to it from the homepage of Brook Farm Inn www.brookfarm.com.
Ebene String Quartet at Tanglewood
August 20th, 2012 by philhalpern
Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood in the Berkshires was the scene last week of an incredible chamber concert, performed by Ebene String Quartet. These four young French musicians have been described as “a string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band.” That’s exactly what they did, with Mozart and Tchaikovsky on the first half of the program, [...]
TANGLEWOOD – NEW PERFORMANCES JUST ANNOUNCED!
May 19th, 2012 by philhalpern
Wynton Marsalis Quartet with Christian McBride Trio Monday, August 20 8pm, Seiji Ozawa Hall Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his quartet join the Christian McBride Trio for a spectacular evening of Jazz in the intimate setting of Ozawa Hall. Evanescence with Chevelle Saturday, September 1 7pm, Koussevitzky Music Shed [...]
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA APPOINTS ANDRIS NELSONS
“On The Town” Comes to the Berkshires in June
Berkshire International Film Festival May 30-June 2