Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration will return to Tanglewood this summer
And famous conductor Seiji Ozawa will come back to the festival after 10 years.
Tanglewood has already announced some special performances for the upcoming 2016 summer season, including appearances by James Taylor, Seth MacFarlane, and Brian Wilson playing The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.
The Western Massachusetts staple has now announced two more guests for the 2016 season: Longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa and the return of the festival’s Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring guitarist Warren Haynes.
On July 1, Haynes, famous for his work with The Dead, The Allman Brothers, and his own band, Gov’t Mule, will join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to interpret selections from Jerry Garcia’s body of work. Haynes visited Tanglewood in 2013 for a Garcia tribute (you can listen to that performance here), and performed a similar setlist at Boston’s Symphony Hall in 2014 (you can listen to that show here).
Also returning to Tanglewood this summer is Boston Symphony Orchestra great Seiji Ozawa, who will appear on the festival’s stage for the first time since 2009. Ozawa will open the July 9 BSO program with Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture.’’ Days before, on On July 5, Ozawa will conduct his Swiss Academy String Quartet Ensemble at the Tanglewood Music Center. He’ll also stick around for the summer to work with the Conducting Fellows of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer music academy. Ozawa spent almost 30 years leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra and now not only holds the title of BSO Music Director Laureate, but recently received a 2015 Kennedy Center Honor.
Tanglewood tickets go on sale Sunday, January 24 at 10 a.m. For more information, visit Tanglewood’s website.
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