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Symphonies No. 8 & 9 Ode to Joy | Beethoven & Romanticism

Jan 23 - Jan 25
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Tenor Pavel Černoch has had to withdraw from our upcoming performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony due to unforeseen personal circumstances; the tenor solo will be sung instead by David Butt Philip. Additionally, soprano Amanda Majeski has had to withdraw from our upcoming performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for health reasons; the soprano solo will be sung instead by Sara Jakubiak. 

Seating is limited, please call 888-266-1200 for ticket inquiries. 

Seating is limited, please call 888-266-1200 for ticket inquiries. 

Seating is limited, please call 888-266-1200 for ticket inquiries. 

Symphonies No. 8 & 9 Ode to Joy | Beethoven & Romanticism
Andris Nelsons, conductor Sara Jakubiak, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano David Butt Philip, tenor Andrè Schuen, baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Sara Jakubiak, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
David Butt Philip, tenor 
Andrè Schuen, baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
 James Burton, conductor

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Symphony No. 8
-Intermission-
Symphony No. 9

For all his reputation as a prickly artistic genius whose music crackles with heaven-storming power, Beethoven shared with his teacher Haydn a delightful musical wit, nowhere so clearly demonstrated as in his Eighth Symphony. The cycle concludes with his hugely ambitious and all-embracing Ninth, a revolution in and of itself; it was the first symphony to include chorus, transforming Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” into a hymn for humanity.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.


Pre-concert Talk
The January 24 performance will include a pre-concert talk starting at 12:15pm with BSO Director of Program Publications Robert Kirzinger.

Andris Nelsons, conductor Sara Jakubiak, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano David Butt Philip, tenor Andrè Schuen, baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Sara Jakubiak, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
David Butt Philip, tenor 
Andrè Schuen, baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
 James Burton, conductor

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Symphony No. 8
-Intermission-
Symphony No. 9

For all his reputation as a prickly artistic genius whose music crackles with heaven-storming power, Beethoven shared with his teacher Haydn a delightful musical wit, nowhere so clearly demonstrated as in his Eighth Symphony. The cycle concludes with his hugely ambitious and all-embracing Ninth, a revolution in and of itself; it was the first symphony to include chorus, transforming Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” into a hymn for humanity.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.


Pre-concert Talk
The January 24 performance will include a pre-concert talk starting at 12:15pm with BSO Director of Program Publications Robert Kirzinger.

Andris Nelsons, conductor Sara Jakubiak, soprano Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano David Butt Philip, tenor Andrè Schuen, baritone Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Sara Jakubiak, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
David Butt Philip, tenor 
Andrè Schuen, baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
 James Burton, conductor

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Symphony No. 8
-Intermission-
Symphony No. 9

For all his reputation as a prickly artistic genius whose music crackles with heaven-storming power, Beethoven shared with his teacher Haydn a delightful musical wit, nowhere so clearly demonstrated as in his Eighth Symphony. The cycle concludes with his hugely ambitious and all-embracing Ninth, a revolution in and of itself; it was the first symphony to include chorus, transforming Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” into a hymn for humanity.

This week's performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.


Pre-concert Talk
The January 24 performance will include a pre-concert talk starting at 12:15pm with BSO Director of Program Publications Robert Kirzinger.

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