Tanglewood, the historic venue in Western Massachusetts, announced its 2025 summer lineup. The season will offer a range of music styles and forms for each performance.
Running from June 20 through Aug. 31, Tanglewood will feature artists like Jon Batiste, James Taylor, Barenaked Ladies, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bonnie Raitt.
Since 1936, Tanglewood has presented audiences with artistically excellent performances in the Berkshires in Lennox, MA. Though home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood offers a wide range of genres including jazz, pop, R&B, folk and classical.
This year’s popular artist series features timeless folk and country musicians like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Graham Nash as well as a two night performance from James Taylor. The series also includes jazz-pop fusion artist Job Batiste, obscure 90s rock band Barenaked Ladies and a special comedy performance by John Mulaney.
Tanglewood offers performances for film lovers. Starting out the season, Top Gun: Maverick in Concert performed by the Boston Pops calls all action lovers and fans of the 80s classic remake to join in the classical recreation of music from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack. The summer will also feature selections from Star Wars, John Williams and two silent film projects.
The Berkshire performances will take place in two locations on the 500-acre grounds. The Serge Koussevitzky Music Shed has hosted Boston Symphony Orchestra performances since it’s 1938 establishment and expanded to hold events like pops concerts and plays. Opening in 1994, the Seiji Ozawa Hall hosts Tanglewood Music Center concerts, recitals and chamber music concerts.
For more information about Tanglewood’s 2025 summer lineup, see website here.
2025 Season at Tanglewood
June 20 — 8 p.m. — Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
June 21 — 1 p.m. — TLI Presents: Boston Conservatory at Berklee
June 21 — 7 p.m. — A Prairie Home Companion
June 25 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Techniques of String Quartet Performance
June 27 — 7 p.m. — Nas with the Boston Pops
June 28 — 7 p.m. — Jon Batiste
If you missed Jon Batiste play at Tanglewood last year, he’s making a return to the venue this summer on his Maestro Tour. The seven time GRAMMY Award winner’s sound goes beyond the confines of one genre, playing a fusion of classical, jazz, R&B and pop.
June 28 — 7 p.m. — TMC Vocal Music
June 29 — 10 a.m. — TMC Music for Brass and Percussion
June 29 — 1 p.m. — TMC String Quartet Marathon
June 29 — 4 p.m. — TMC String Quartet Marathon
June 29 — 6 p.m. — John Mulaney: Mister Whatever
June 29 — 8 p.m. — TMC String Quartet Marathon
July 1 — 2:30 p.m. — TMC Opening Exercises
July 2 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Thomas Rolfs, trumpet
July 3 — 8 p.m. — James Taylor (Limited Availability)
July 4 — 8 p.m. — James Taylor (Limited Availability)
James Taylor will take the music shed stage this summer for two nights. Taylor is a pioneer for singer-songwriters, inspiring young and old listeners with songs like “Fire and Rain” and “Carolina in My Mind.” To celebrate Independence Day, fireworks will follow the July 4 performance and proceeds will be donated to support Tanglewood.
July 5 — 10:30 a.m. — Saturday Open Rehearsal
July 5 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 5 — 8 p.m. — All-Rachmaninoff Program with Daniil Trifonov
July 6 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
July 6 — 10:30 a.m. — TLI for Families: I Spy an Adventure!
July 6 — 2:30 p.m. — Beethoven Symphony No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 3 with Yefim Bronfman
July 6 — 7 p.m. — TMC Vocal Music
July 7 — 8 p.m. — TMC Orchestra performs Brahms & Smetana
July 8 — 7 p.m. — Barenaked Ladies – LAST SUMMER ON EARTH
Barenaked Ladies, an obscure 90s rock-band known for their hit song “One Week” will take the shed stage this summer on their Last Summer on Earth tour with opening acts Sugar Ray and Fastball.
July 9 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano
July 9 — 5 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Romeo and Juliet
July 10 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
July 10 — 8 p.m. — Recital Series: Boston Symphony Chamber Players
July 11 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 11 — 8 p.m. — Romeo and Juliet: A Theatrical Concert for Orchestra with Actors
July 12 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Sibelius
July 12 — 11 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Introduction to Smartphone Photography
July 12 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 12 — 8 p.m. — Debussy La Mer and Ravel Piano Concertos with Seong-Jin Cho
July 13 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
July 13 — 11 a.m. — TLI The Art of Conducting: Andris Nelsons (Sold Out)
July 13 — 2:30 p.m. — Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Sibelius
July 13 — 7 p.m. — TMC Vocal Music
July 14 — 8 p.m. — TMC Orchestra Performs Ravel & Stravinsky
July 15 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Recital Series: Bryn Terfel
July 16 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Blaise Déjardin, cello
July 16 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Recital Series: Seong-Jin Cho
July 17 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
July 17 — 8 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: with Keith Lockhart
July 18 — 4 p.m. — TLI Presents: Behind the Melodrama: The Human Heart of Tosca
July 18 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 18 — 8 p.m. — One Night Only: An Evening with Sutton Foster & Kelli O’Hara
July 19 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Symphonie fantastique and Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yuja Wang
July 19 — 11 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Introduction to DSLR/Mirrorless Photography
July 19 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra
July 19 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 19 — 8 p.m. — Andris Nelsons conducts Tosca
July 20 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
July 20 — 10:30 a.m. — Tanglewood Family Concert: Family Matters
July 20 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Wind Ensemble
July 20 — 2:30 p.m. — Symphonie fantastique and Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yuja Wang
July 20 — 7 p.m. — TLI Presents: Trumpet Summit featuring Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Benny Benack III, Bria Skonberg, and the Ted Rosenthal Trio
July 21 — 7 p.m. — TLI The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors on Film
July 22 — 4 p.m. — TLI The Art of Conducting: Andris Nelsons
July 23 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Nathan Cole, violin
July 24 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
July 24 — 4 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Tambuco
July 24 — 8 p.m. — Festival of Contemporary Music: Ortiz and the Mexican Tradition
July 25 — 2:30 p.m. — Festival of Contemporary Music: Mexico, Cuba, the U.S., and One Hundred Years of Percussion
July 25 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
July 25 — 8 p.m. — Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with María Dueñas
July 26 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Lang Lang performs Saint-Saëns
July 26 — 11:00 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Smartphone Intensive
July 26 — 2:30 p.m. — Festival of Contemporary Music: Music of Migration and Exile
July 26 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert: Festival of Contemporary Music
July 26 — 8 p.m. — Mahler Symphony No. 1 and John Williams Piano Concerto with Emanuel Ax
July 27 — 10 a.m. — Festival of Contemporary Music: The Natural World
July 27 — 10:30 a.m. — TLI for Families: Peter and the Wolf
July 27 — 2:30 p.m. — Beethoven Symphony No. 6 and Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 with Lang Lang
July 27 — 7 p.m. — TLI Presents: African Queens
July 28 — 8 p.m. — Festival of Contemporary Music: TMC Orchestra Performs Ortiz, Reid, and Smith
July 29 — 7 p.m. — A Very Special Evening with Emmylou Harris & Graham Nash
Emmylou Harris and Graham Nash will come together for one night to share the stage and celebrate their folk-country music. Emmylou Harris is a 14 time GRAMMY winner known for her song “Boulder to Birmingham” and collaboration with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt “To Know Him Is to Love Him.” Graham Nash, founder of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, made a mark on folk music with songs like “Our House” and “Woodstock” from CSNY’s Deja Vu and “Marrakesh Express.”
July 30 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Thomas Wilkins
July 31 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
August 1 — 4 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Letters to a Young Poet
August 1 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 1 — 8 p.m. — Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
August 2 — 10:30 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Performance Photography
August 2 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Elim Chan Conducts Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 and Korngold Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos
August 2 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra
August 2 — 2 p.m. — TLI Presents: Letters to a Young Poet
August 2 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 2 — 8 p.m. — Elim Chan Conducts Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 and Korngold Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos
August 3 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
August 3 — 10:30 a.m. — TLI for Families: Circle Round (Sold Out)
August 3 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Wind Ensemble
August 3 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI for Families: Circle Round (Sold Out)
August 3 — 2:30 p.m. — Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Antoine Tamestit
August 4 — 6 p.m. — TLI Presents: Incantations and Opera: Ravel and Colette’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges
August 4 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
August 5 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood on Parade (featuring Keith Lockhart & Boston Pops)
August 6 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Peter Sellars
August 7 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
August 7 — 6 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Matthew Aucoin – Music for New Bodies
August 7 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Recital Series: Music for New Bodies
August 8 — 4 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Aracelis Girmay – An Experiment in Voices
August 8 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 8 — 8 p.m. — Joshua Bell and Dvořák Symphony No. 9, From the New World
August 9 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Samy Rachid and Yo-Yo Ma
August 9 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Chorus
August 9 — 2 p.m. — TLI Presents: Aracelis Girmay – An Experiment in Voices (World Premiere)
August 9 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 9 — 8 p.m. — John Williams’ Film Night
August 10 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
August 10 — 2:30 p.m. — Yo-Yo Ma, Pépin, Saint-Saëns, and Mendelssohn
August 10 — 7 p.m. — TLI Presents: TMC Silent Film Project
August 10 — 9 p.m. — TLI Presents: TMC Silent Film Project
August 11 — 1:30 p.m. — TMC Music for Solo Piano
August 11 — 8 p.m. — TMC Orchestra Perform Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, and Simon
August 12 — 7 p.m. — TLI, TMC, and The Clark Present: French Art and Music
August 13 — 1:30 p.m. — TLI Open Workshops: Orli Shaham, piano
August 13 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Recital Series: Brooklyn Rider
August 14 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks
August 14 — 8 p.m. — Tanglewood Recital Series: The Sixteen
August 15 — 4 p.m. — TLI Meet the Makers: Nicholas Phan
August 15 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 15 — 8 p.m. — Beethoven Symphony No. 4
August 16 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Sibelius and Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
August 16 — 11 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Introduction to Smartphone Photography
August 16 — 1:30 p.m. — BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra
August 16 — 2 p.m. — TLI Presents: Nicholas Phan, BACH 52, Part I
August 16 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 16 — 8 p.m. — Brahms, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
August 17 — 10 a.m. — TMC Chamber Music
August 17 — 2:30 p.m. — Sibelius and Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
August 17 — 7 p.m. — TLI Presents: Nicholas Phan, BACH 52, Part II
August 18 — 1:30 p.m. — TMC New Works
August 18 — 8 p.m. — TMC Orchestra Perform Adams, Bartók, and Tchaikovsky
August 21 — 1 p.m. — TLI Talks and Walks: Keith Lockhart
August 22 — 4 p.m. — Meet the Makers: Play With Time
August 22 — 6 p.m. — Prelude Concert
August 22 — 8 p.m. — Keith Lockhart 30th Anniversary Celebration
August 23 — 10:30 a.m. — Open Rehearsal: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy
August 23 — 11 a.m. — TLI Focal Point: Smartphone Intensive
August 23 — 2 p.m. — TLI Presents: Play With Time
August 23 — 8 p.m. — Poulenc Gloria and Holst The Planets with Kazuki Yamada
August 24 — 2:30 p.m. — Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy
August 24 — 7 p.m. — TLI Presents: Play With Time
August 28 — 8 p.m. — Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
August 30 — 7 p.m. — Lynyrd Skynyrd
Born in the 1973, Lynyrd Skynyrd popularized the term “southern rock” with their popular hits “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Free Bird.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will bring their Jacksonville energy to the music shed stage this summer.
August 31 — 7 p.m. — Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt is a singer-songwriter, blending blues, country and rock for her signature sound. Known for hits “Something to Talk About” and “Thank You,” Raitt close out the Tanglewood summer with her extensive catalogue that brought her to fame in the 70s and 80s.
To view Brandi Carlile at last year’s Tanglewood performance, see below.
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