Berkshires arts reviews

Re-building the archive

Dave — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:02:10 +0000

We’re in the process of re-publishing reviews that originated on this site before 2008, when it went into a kind of hibernation while we concentrated our efforts on BerkshireLinks.com, where current information about the cultural Berkshires can be found.

2002 Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Dave — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:04:44 +0000

Aug. 31, 2002 performances reviewed by Dave Conlin Read In comparison to the Friday and Sunday night concerts, the Saturday afternoon portion of the 2002 Tanglewood Jazz Festival was a disappointment, but not due to any fault of the musicians. A combination of unfortunate scheduling and electronic feedback spoiled one’s enjoyment of the Hammond B-3 [...]

Mstislav Rostropovich conducts BSO at Tanglewood

Dave — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:04:58 +0000

August 29, 1999 performance reviewed by Dave Conlin Read The Boston Symphony Orchestra, along with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, gave the swansong of their 1999 Tanglewood season Sunday with Mstislav Rostropovich conducting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125. It was fascinating to focus on Rostropovich, who at times gave the impression of [...]

Dave Brubeck at 2002 Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Dave — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:21:12 +0000

September 1, 2002 performance review by Dave Conlin Read Three tunes into his 2½ hour concert, Dave Brubeck said, “I like to introduce new stuff when I play here because the audience is so kind.” Makes you wonder if “here” referred to the seven year old Ozawa Hall where tonight’s gig was, or the Koussevitsky [...]

Chuck Mangione Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Dave — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:20:55 +0000

August 31, 2001, performance reviewed by Dave Conlin Read Chuck Mangione dispensed with the formalities and opened his set Friday night with the familiar Land of Make Believe, giving the big crowd at Ozawa Hall what they came for right away. The 60 year old central New York native, who made ‘fluglehorn’ a household word [...]

Berkshires hotels

Dave — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:32:44 +0000

Find Berkshires hotels, compare room rates, choose amenities and make reservations online at our partner site, BerkshireLinks.com. We’re happy to offer the convenience of making your lodging reservations on the same site where you can check schedules and ticket information for Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Shakespeare and Company, Barrington Stage [...]

Sonny Rollins at Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Dave — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:10:22 +0000

September 2, 2001 performance, reviewed by Dave Conlin Read Current Tanglewood schedule and ticket info. Calling them “world-class people, all of them” Sonny Rollins introduced his band to the audience right at the start of his Sunday afternoon concert, and then went on to turn Ozawa Hall into world headquarters of jazz for about 2½ [...]

Seiji Ozawa conducts Salome at Tanglewood

Dave — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:29:02 +0000

August 4, 2001 performance reviewed by Dave Conlin Read Current Tanglewood schedule and ticket info. For his Tanglewood swan song, Seiji Ozawa chose to conduct Richard Strauss’ “Salome, Opus 54,” performed without staging and costumes – no dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. No matter; Strauss’ music and Oscar Wilde’s poetry, brought to life [...]

Seiji Ozawa Tanglewood on Parade

Dave — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:09:29 +0000

July 31, 2001 performance, reviewed by Dave Conlin Read Current Tanglewood schedule and ticket info. Nearly 20,000 fans witnessed Seiji Ozawa’s last turn leading Tanglewood on Parade, the annual celebration of (and fund-raiser for) the Tanglewood Mucic Center. It was probably the last time we’ll see him cue the cannon of the Eastover artillery battery [...]

George Benson at Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Dave — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:17:48 +0000

September 2, 2001 preformance; article by Dave Conlin Read Current Tanglewood schedule and ticket info. The audience responded enthusiastically to the set performed by Nicholas Payton and the Louis Armstrong Centennial Celebration Band leading off the triple-bill that closed the 2001 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Though plagued by problems with the sound system, the band, featuring [...]