'Tanglewood' Comes to Boston Common on July 13

On Friday, July 13, at 8 p.m., the Boston Symphony Orchestra presents its annual "Tanglewood In the City" event on the Boston Common-a live video presentation of a BSO concert at Tanglewood.

The event, which drew several thousand audience members in 2017, features a live video transmission on a 15x27-foot screen of the BSO's performance from its summer home in Lenox, Massachusetts. Hosted by Bloomberg Radio anchor/reporter Janet Wu, the program includes Wagner's tender symphonic poem, Siegfried Idyll; Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat, K.595, featuring pianist Paul Lewis; and Robert Schumann's stirring Symphony No. 3, Rhenish.

Audience members are invited to arrive early to participate in ticket giveaways, enter the "Creative Picnic" contest, and enjoy casual summer fare from local on-site food vendors. Videos and music by the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops will be broadcast until the start of the concert. For more event information, visit Tanglewood.

Acclaimed English pianist Paul Lewis, who has given several memorable performances with the BSO in recent seasons, joins the orchestra for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat, K.595, the composer's final work in the genre. BSO Assistant Conductor Moritz Gnann, who conducts the performance, also leads the orchestra in Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Schumann's Symphony No. 3, Rhenish. The symphony's subtitle refers to the mighty Rhine, the river that has inspired so many great works throughout music history, and the piece contains some of Schumann's most colorful and exuberant music, as well as some of his most accomplished writing for full orchestra. This concert is Mr. Gnann's last scheduled performance as BSO Assistant Conductor, a position he's held for three years, beginning with the BSO's 2015-16 season.

The live video transmission of the July 13 concert from Tanglewood is made possible by a generous gift from Virginia Simpson Aisner and James E. Aisner.

One of the premier summer music festivals in the world and summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, Tanglewood is located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills, between Stockbridge and Lenox, Massachusetts. Launching a new chapter in the illustrious festival's 80-year history, Tanglewood has begun construction of a new multi-use, multi-season, four-building complex designed to support the performance and rehearsal activities of the Tanglewood Music Center and be the focal point of a new initiative, the Tanglewood Learning Institute, offering wide-ranging education and enrichment programs designed to enhance the patron experience; the new buildings are scheduled to open in summer 2019. Tickets for the 2018 Tanglewood season, $12-$160, are available through Tanglewood's website, SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200, and at the Symphony Hall Box Office at 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA.

Full season details of the 2018 Tanglewood season, are available at the Boston Symphony Orchestra website.