A-list Performers to appear with Boston Symphony Orchestra for Tanglewood Season

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The 2010 Tanglewood season for the Boston Symphony Orchestra will include such guest artists as cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. In addition to music director James Levine, the lineup of conductors includes Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Robert Spano and Shi-Yeon Sung. Concerts will run from June 26 through Sept. 5 in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, Ozawa Hall and the Music Theatre on the grounds in Lenox, Mass. Appearing in Ozawa Hall are Broadway singer Audra McDonald, early music specialist Benjamin Bagby and baritone Matthias Goerne, among others. Special concerts will also celebrate a string of anniversaries: 125 years of the Boston Pops, 70 years of the Tanglewood Music Center, 40 years of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, 30 years of John Williams at Tanglewood and 10 years of the Silk Road Ensemble. Tickets go on sale Feb. 14 and range in price from $9 to $115. Children under 17 years of age are admitted free for most events. Call (617) 638-9467 for a brochure or visit: http://www.bso.org.

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