Thomas Adès conducts Thomas Adès, Mozart, and Holst featuring Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Antoine Tamestit, viola, and Lorelei Ensemble
Tanglewood
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
BSO Artistic Partner Thomas Adès is joined by Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and French violist Antoine Tamestit in Wolfgang Mozart’s abundantly tuneful Sinfonia concertante. English composer Gustav Holst’s The Planets covers a vast range of musical territory, from the fleet energy of Mercury through the pounding aggression of Mars to the ethereal mysticism of Neptune, which here features the versatile women’s vocal group Lorelei Ensemble for the wordless choral part. Opening the concert is Adès’ own Shanty – Over the Sea. In this atmospheric string orchestra piece, many lines interweave to “create a widening seascape.”
Gates open at 12pm
Due to ongoing complications from COVID, Pamela Frank has regrettably withdrawn from her performance of Mozart's Sinfonia concertante on Sunday, August 7 at 2:30pm. We are fortunate that violinist Leonidas Kavakos has been able to adjust his Tanglewood schedule and step in to perform the Mozart.
Performance Details
Aug 7, 2022, 2:30pm EDT
Program Notes & Works
Shanty – Over the Sea
Shanty is written for the musicians of the orchestras who play it.
Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola, K.364m
The Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola stands out as one of Mozart’s most seductively rich works and surely as the finest of his string concertos.
The Planets
Gustav Holst’s rich, characterful suite The Planets is based on the composer’s impressions of the astrological “personalities” of the celestial bodies. From the pounding aggression of Mars to the romantic lyricism of Venus, The Planets spans an astonishing range of moods.
