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Also known as Serge Koussevitzky Music Shed

Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops.

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Venue.name
Tanglewood Music Center
Venue.logo_image
Tanglewood_Logo_2024.png
Venue.address
297 West Street, Lenox, Massachusetts, US
Venue.location
Lenox, Massachusetts, US
Venue.built
1937–1938
Venue.opened
August 4, 1938
Venue.renovated
1959
Venue.owner
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Venue.former_names
Berkshire Music Center
Venue.seating_capacity
Koussevitzky Music Shed: 5,700 Seiji Ozawa Hall: 1,200
Venue.tenants
Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Pops Orchestra Tanglewood Festival Chorus Tanglewood Music Festival Tanglewood Music Center Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Tanglewood Learning Institute Boston University Tanglewood Institute

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Official website
www.tanglewood.org
Image
Seiji Ozawa Hall (exterior), Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts.JPG
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Tanglewood
inception
1938-08-04
date of official opening
1938-08-04
native label
Tanglewood
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14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early beginnings
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra era begins, 1936
  • Festival moves to Tanglewood, 1937
  • Music Shed opens, 1938
  • Later history
  • Aaron Copland
  • Young musicians
  • BSO and Tanglewood music directors
  • Facilities
  • Further reading
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops.

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