Tanglewood — 2026/08/22

 A varied program awaits us tgis evening. Here's WCRB's description: https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2026-04-01/randall-goosbys-tanglewood-debut

Saturday, August 22, 2026
8:00 PM

Thomas Wilkins conducts the first BSO performance of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with soloist and Avery Fisher Career Grant Winner Randall Goosby, in his Tanglewood debut. The program also includes Bernstein’s life-affirming Chichester Psalms with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and boy soprano Edward Njuguna, and Dvořák’s songful Symphony No. 8.

Thomas Wilkins, conductor 
Randall Goosby, Violin 
Edward Njuguna, boy soprano 
Tanglewood Festival Chorus 

Leonard BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms  
Florence PRICE Violin Concerto No. 2
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, for violin and orchestra
Antonín DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

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

In a conversation with CRB's Brian McCreath, Thomas Wilkins describes the magnetism of Dvořák's music and what Florence Price's works have brought to the conversation in orchestral music, as well the qualities he sees in Randall Goosby's playing and Bernstein's "reverence to the wildness" in his Chichester Psalms. To listen, use the player above, and read the transcript below.

TRANSCRIPT (lightly edited for clarity):

Brian McCreath I'm Brian McCreath at the Koussevitzky Music Shed with Thomas Wilkins, the conductor

Here's the link to the BSO page which in turn has links to performer bios and program notes: https://www.bso.org/events/august-22-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-08-22-20:00

The Dvořák is probably the most familiar, followed by the Saint-Saëns. The BSO has performed the Bernstein piece a couple of times in recent years, and the Price is a first for them. Florence Price's music seems generally to be interesting and not challenging to listen to. So enjoy.