Boston Symphony Orchestra

On 8/6 at Tanglewood, world-renowned cellist and long-time BSO collaborator Yo-Yo Ma joins forces with members of the BSO cello section for a special recital. As part of the "We the People" series, hear them perform chamber music that models American traditions of collaboration and democracy → bit.ly/4gbdo2f

📸 #1: Yo-Yo Ma, BSO Principal Cello Blaise Déjardin, and BSO cellists Mickey Katz and Alexandre Lecarme take their bows during a Prelude Concert at Tanglewood in August 2025. Photo by Hilary Scott.

📸 #2: Yo-Yo Ma joins the BSO cello section for a special performance of "The Swan," led by BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons at Tanglewood in July 2024. Photo by Hilary Scott.

Travel down memory lane to 2024 when dancers from the Boston Ballet depicted the Greek tale of Stravinsky's "Apollo" alongside the BSO's performance, led by BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons. This July, dancers from the Boston Ballet return to Tanglewood to bring another story to life. On 7/10, see them perform excerpts of Tchaikovsky's iconic ballet "Swan Lake" with Music Director Andris Nelsons and the BSO → bit.ly/49DAwlP

📸: Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts Stravinsky's "Apollo" with the BSO, featuring dancers from the Boston Ballet in July 2024 at Tanglewood. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photos by Hilary Scott.

Take a look back at this photo from 1985 when Esa-Pekka Salonen first conducted the BSO at Tanglewood. You can see him again this July! Hear groundbreaking works by visionary Nordic artists throughout the Festival of Contemporary Music, one of the world’s premier showcases of music, performers, and composers of today, curated this year by Salonen (7/23-27) → bit.ly/4wVms0Z

Then, see him conduct the BSO concert (7/31), which features pianist Yefim Bronfman in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 → bit.ly/4aiEVuz

📸: Walter H. Scott

ENDS TONIGHT (5/20): Use promo code "SUMMER" to unlock 20% off select seats in the summer sale by 11:59pm. Hear Bernstein's blend of Christian and Hebrew traditions in his work "Chichester Psalms" with the BSO, Thomas Wilkins, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and featuring boy soprano Edward Njuguna → bit.ly/4tl0OjJ

📸: Boy soprano Edward Njuguna performs Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" with the BSO, Music Director Andris Nelsons, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall. January 2026. Photo by Hilary Scott

Just announced! The BSO is now accepting applications for section violin (two positions) and assistant principal bass. Learn about the audition process and apply online by 7/20 → bit.ly/4v1Ej4G

1 day left! Grab your savings in the summer sale before the offer expires tomorrow night (5/20). Get 20% off select indoor seats and see world-renowned violinist Himari perform Mozart's charming Violin Concerto No. 1 with the BSO and Music Director Andris Nelsons on 7/26. Explore the sale and redeem your offer → bit.ly/4tl0OjJ

Just announced! Join us in congratulating violist William Mathangani and violinist Keshav Srinivasan on their appointment as our upcoming BSO Resident Fellows. See them perform with the BSO starting this fall → bit.ly/4uE1xOB

2 days left: Use promo code "SUMMER" and get 20% off select indoor tickets in the summer sale. On 7/24, violinist Augustin Hadelich returns to the Shed stage to perform Mozart's elegant and powerful Violin Concerto No. 5 with the BSO and Music Director Andris Nelsons. Explore the sale and redeem your offer → bit.ly/4tl0OjJ

📸: Augustin Hadelich performs Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin with the BSO, led by BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Handler at Tanglewood. Aug. 2025. Photo by Hilary Scott

Only three days left! Before the summer sale ends on 5/20, unlock 20% off select indoor seats at Tanglewood. On 7/17, BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads a gripping program featuring superstar soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Thomas Hampson in selections from John Adams's "Nixon in China." Plus, hear violinist Keila Wakao join the BSO for Barber's Violin Concerto, and a new work by Composer Chair Carlos Simon → bit.ly/4tl0OjJ

📸: Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson perform selections from Adams' "Nixon in China" with Music Director Andris Nelsons, the BSO, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall. March 26, 2026. Photo by Hilary Scot

📸: Violinist Keila Wakao performs Ravel's "Tzigane" for Violin and Orchestra at the BSO Opening Gala with Music Director Andris Nelsons and the BSO at Symphony Hall. Sept. 19, 2024. Photo by Michael Blanchard