Tanglewood — 2025/07/05-06

 This is the week the Boston Symphony returns to Tanglewood, and WCRB will be broadcasting their Friday, Saturday, and Sunday concerts from now through the end of the season on August 24. As usual, the Sunday afternoon concerts will be recorded to be transmitted Sunday evening. Here's what we get this weekend.

WCRB says: https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2025-04-22/opening-night-at-tanglewood-with-daniil-trifinov 

Saturday, July 5, 2025
8:00 PM

The 2025 Tanglewood season opens with an All-Rachmaninoff program, headlined by pianist Daniil Trifonov.The concert begins with the composer’s daunting Piano Concerto No. 3 and closes with the drama and excitement of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, all led by Music Director Andris Nelsons.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

ALL-RACHMANINOFF program
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphonic Dances

For more information on Tanglewood concerts, visit the BSO box office.

The orchestra's performance detail page has links to the program notes and performer bios.

Tanglewood

Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA 

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

ALL-RACHMANINOFF program
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphonic Dances

Tonight's concert is generously supported by Jane B. and Robert J. Mayer, M.D.

Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 8:00pm EDT

I expect to be listening.

Then on Sunday, per WCRB:

Sunday, July 6, 2025
7:00 PM

In an All-Beethoven program, Yefim Bronfman is the soloist in composer’s Third Piano Concerto, and Andris Nelsons leads the orchestra in the iconic Symphony No. 5.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Leonore Overture No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 5

Meanwhile, at the performance detail page we get:

Tanglewood

Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA 

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

ALL-BEETHOVEN program
Leonore Overture No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 5

The Leonore Overture No. 3 is the one that is usually played in concerts and recorded, so this should be interesting. The program note gives some background. I'm definitely looking forward to hearing this concert on Sunday evening.