We know a lot of this already - including the fact that most of the James Taylor events are sold out - but here's the full summer Tanglewood announcement released this morning, including the BSO, Pops and other events:
2009 TANGLEWOOD SEASON
JAMES LEVINE CONDUCTS EIGHT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AN ALL-TCHAIKOVSKY BSO SEASON-OPENER ON JULY 3 AND TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER PERFORMANCES OF MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI AND WAGNER’S DIE MEISTERSINGER (ACT III)
HIGHLIGHTS ALSO INCLUDE MUCH-ANTICIPATED RETURN OF
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF PERFORMING THE COMPLETE CYCLE OF BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATAS,
JORDI SAVALL AND HIS PERIOD ENSEMBLE,
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR SIR JAMES GALWAY,
RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS, AND ANDRÉ PREVIN, AND
TWO WORLD PREMIERES BY THE MARK MORRIS DANCE COMPANY
KEITH LOCKHART AND THE BOSTON POPS WELCOME TRUMPET PHENOM CHRIS BOTTI, JOHN WILLIAMS LEADS POPULAR FILM NIGHT,
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION FEATURES DIANA KRALL, AND
ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL WRAPS UP SEASON
A FIRST AT TANGLEWOOD—A WEEKEND OF CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS BY THE INCOMPARABLE JAMES TAYLOR
TANGLEWOOD EXPANDS FREE LAWN TICKET PROGRAM TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 17 AND UNDER
The 2009 Tanglewood season, June 22-September 6, offers weekly concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by James Levine and favorite guest conductors, a Boston Pops concert led by Keith Lockhart, Film Night led by John Williams, a special July 4 concert featuring Diana Krall, appearances by popular artists Tony Bennett and James Taylor, recital and chamber music recitals by some of the most preeminent artists of our time, and the annual Labor Day Jazz Festival, featuring Paquito d’Rivera, Regina Carter, and John Pizzarelli. Now in its 73rd season, Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, located in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts.