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Collage of Jeff Midkiff (holding mandolin in left hand and smiling) and Thomas Wilkins (sitting, holding baton, and smiling)
Midkiff: Courtesy of the artist; Wilkins: Courtesy of Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Midkiff and Wilkins with the BSO at Tanglewood
In an encore broadcast from the 2023 Tanglewood season, Thomas Wilkins leads the BSO at Tanglewood, with music by Duke Ellington, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Jeff Midkiff is the soloist in his own Mandolin Concerto "From the Blue Ridge."
In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
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"Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
Dancers perform at a dress rehearsal of the Washington National Opera's production of Puccini's <em>Turandot</em> at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2024.
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One of opera's greatest hits gets a new and happy ending in Washington
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A collage of the three artists. Relyea smolders at the camera against a black background. He has brown hair that's slicked back, gray stubble, and two different colored eyes. Bridges tosses her head back and smiles at the camera against a gold background. She wears a gold off-the-shoulders dress, burgundy lipstick, and long braids. Phan softly smiles at the camera against a black background. He has short, dark hair, stubble, and light brown eyes, and he wears a bright blue suit.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette"
Andris Nelsons conducts Berlioz's musical depiction of Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers, with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Nicholas Phan, bass-baritone John Relyea, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
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This is a photograph of a young violinist. She has long blonde hair. She is standing outdoors amid mountains. She is holding her violin as she looks into the expanse of nature.
GBH Music Presents Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
Together with pianist Llewellyn Sanchez–Werner, Eldbjørg Hemsing takes the audience on an extraordinary sonic journey to her homeland while exploring themes of environmentalism, climate change, and our connection to nature.
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The Bach Hour
  • Silbermann organ at St. Peter's Church, Freiberg, Germany
    Episodes
    Bach's Musical Jewels, Forged from Chorale Gold
    On The Bach Hour, the solidity and expression of one hymn tune is the foundation of works for solo violin and pipe organ, as well as the Cantata No. 172, performed by Amsterdam Baroque and director Ton Koopman.
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Upcoming BSO Broadcasts
Collage of Jeff Midkiff (holding mandolin in left hand and smiling) and Thomas Wilkins (sitting, holding baton, and smiling)
  1. Midkiff and Wilkins with the BSO at Tanglewood
  2. Copland and Dvorák at Tanglewood, with Xian Zhang and the BSO
  3. Mozart and Wagner, with Afkham, Helmchen, and the BSO at Tanglewood
Past BSO Broadcasts
Collage of Reginald Mobley, Erin Morley, and Will Liverman. Mobley standing on left side, smiles facing straight, Morley sitting in center, smiles facing right, Liverman standing on right, with hands in blazer pockets, faces right looking stern.
  1. “Carmina Burana,” with Nelsons and the BSO at Tanglewood
  2. Trifonov, Nelsons, and the BSO
  3. The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Berlioz's "Romeo et Juliette"
Upcoming "In Concert" Broadcasts
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, in white tie and black tuxedo, standing in front of a grey background
  1. Marsalis, the Boston Pops, and "The Roots of Jazz!"
  2. Adamyan's Celebrity Series Debut
  3. Debussy, Sibelius, and More, from Tanglewood
Past "In Concert" Broadcasts
In the darkness of Pickman Hall, one spot light illuminates four players: two violins, one viola, one cello, and one clarinet shimmer in the light.
  1. "Shimmer," with Radius Ensemble
  2. "I Dream a World," from the New World Symphony
The Bach Hour
Silbermann organ at St. Peter's Church, Freiberg, Germany
  1. Bach's Musical Jewels, Forged from Chorale Gold
  2. The Brilliance of Bach's Cantata 51
  3. Halls Conducts Bach's Ascension Oratorio
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