After starring turns on Little Island as Maria Callas and every role in The Marriage of Figaro, Anthony Roth Costanzo returns for a week of concerts maximalizing Minimalist music alongside rSandbox Percussion and Met Opera pianist Bryan Wagorn

Run time: 75 minutes

August 5 Performers: Anthony Roth Costanzo (Countertenor), Sandbox Percussion (Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney), Bryan Wagorn (Piano)

The violinist, singer, songwriter, and composer Andrew Bird has stretched the musical boundaries of folk in an eclectic career that spans 18 albums, developing a multi-layered sound with diverse instrumentation. His most defining work is arguably 2005’s The Mysterious Production of Eggs, which demonstrated an avant-pop sophistication with a mastery of elaborate loops, multi-tracked violin, and his remarkable prowess as a whistler. Bird has headlined shows at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, but he’ll celebrate the 20th anniversary of that record at SummerStage in Central Park with the Wordless Music Orchestra, performing the record for the first time in its entirety alongside a full orchestra, followed by a suite of fan-favorites from his nearly 30-year repertoire.

The hottest acts from around the planet draw on traditional roots and contemporary influences culminating in a diverse international bill with spectacular performances by agents of “ethno chaos” DakhaBrakha (Ukraine), Cumbia noble Yaison Landero (Colombia), Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars (New Orleans), and Sunju Park (Korea).

The Carol Reich Memorial Concert

Laurie Anderson, composer, vocalist, violin, electronics Martha Mooke, guest artist Members of the Boston Symphony OrchestraDennis Russell Davies, conductorLaurie ANDERSON Amelia and other works for string orchestra

Amelia features text from Amelia Earhart’s pilot’s log from her last trip around the world.

PRICE Andante moderato from String Quartet in G
Aaron Jay KERNIS Air for flute and string quartet
DVOŘÁK (arr. Guy Braunstein for flute and string trio) Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, American

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Anna Handler, conductor 
Martha Graham Dance Company 
Janet Eilber, artistic director 
Christopher ROUNTREE For Martha (Variations on a Theme of Leonard Bernstein)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring  
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7  

Laurie Anderson
Peter Sellars 

Legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson is joined by acclaimed director Peter Sellars for a dynamic Spotlight conversation. In a wide-ranging dialogue, Sellars guides an exploration of Anderson’s groundbreaking career, creative process, and lifelong engagement with music, language, technology, and storytelling—while leaving room for the give-and-take that comes when two inspired and pioneering artists meet. Together, they reflect on art’s power to shape perception, provoke empathy, and help us make sense of the world we inhabit, offering audiences an intimate and illuminating encounter with one of contemporary art’s most influential voices through the lens of a peer.

Yola headlines our America 250 celebration, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Grammy-nominated British Nigerian singer-songwriter is one of today’s most essential voices. From portraying Sister Rosetta Tharpe on the silver screen and Persephone on Broadway in HadesTown, Yola will deliver an electrifying live set. She’s joined by acclaimed roots songster Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires, and Brooklyn Americana star Cleo Reed, whose debut album Cuntry is subverting the yeehaw agenda.

Tanglewood Music Center

Caroline SHAW Dolce cantavi
RAVEL Histoires naturelles
MESSIAEN Selected songs

Boston Pops 
Ken-David Masur, conductor 
Ben Mankiewicz, host

In the words of Steven Spielberg, “without John Williams, bicycles do not fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches or heroes in red capes. Dinosaurs do not walk the earth. Sharks do not terrorize idyllic summer beaches. And Jedi do not return. Without the magic of John Williams, audiences do not wonder, or weep, or believe…”

Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams is the ultimate concert celebration of the man who truly has composed the soundtrack to our lives. With selections from his most iconic scores – Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Superman, Lincoln and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Maestro of the Movies also features more than fifty minutes of specially edited scenes and clips from John Williams’ best-loved films, projected in HD and in sync to his spectacular music. This loving tribute to the greatest musical storyteller of our time is feast for the eyes and the ears!

BEETHOVEN String Quintet in C, Op. 29
Diallo BANKS (TMC 2026) Studies in Erasure
Baldwin GIANG (TMC 2025) I honestly believe (world premiere)
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Laurie Anderson presents a drone-based sonic experience utilizing guitars from her late husband Lou Reed’s collection. The installation, performed by Reed's former guitar tech, Stewart Hurwood, places the instruments in an arrangement against a group of amplifiers so that their tuned feedback creates an enveloping drone of harmonics that shifts and changes, depending on the audience's location. A roster of guest artists, curated by Anderson, will rotate every hour.

The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra 
Marin Alsop, conductor 
Ray Chen, violin 
Anna CLYNE Masquerade
BRUCH Violin Concerto
MAHLER Symphony No. 5  

Taiwanese Waves is celebrating its 10th anniversary by showcasing a diverse lineup of artists from across the musical spectrum. This year’s program includes a trio of R&B and hip-hop acts: 9m88 (pronounced “Jo-m-Baba”), a jazzy singer-songwriter with strong R&B, neo-soul, and hip-hop influences; ØZI, a singer-songwriter and rapper known for blending urban American styles with Mandopop; and YELLOW 黃宣, the fashion-forward avant pop artist with a flair for the dramatic. You’re likely to hear some of their collaborations, such as ØZI and 9m88’s song “Black Out,” or the 9m88 and YELLOW (黃宣) single “怪天氣Strange Weather.” They’re joined by Chance Emerson, a relative of Ralph Waldo Emerson born in Taiwan to a Taiwanese mother and American father and a singer-songwriter who explores the human condition with humor and empathy; Mong Tong, Taiwanese brothers who channel Southeast Asian mythology and folklore through the hypnotic rhythms and ethereal melodies of ‘60s and ‘70s psychedelic music; and a DJ set from Chinatown Records, the archival project from DJ and historian yiuyiu 瑶瑶 that stewards more than 30 distinct vinyl, CD, and cassette collections inherited from her family & neighbors, spanning nearly 100 years of Chinese music and beyond.

Laurie Anderson 
Sexmob 
Mazz Swift 
Christina Courtin 

Visionary artist Laurie Anderson brings her incisive voice and boundless imagination to Tanglewood in The Republic of Love, an evening of music and storytelling that reflects on America’s past and present. Reexamining works such as “Big Science” and “Language Is a Virus,” and weaving in the words of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, John Cage, Gertrude Stein, and others, Anderson — joined by the genre-defying ensemble Sexmob and other special guests — creates a concert that is provocative, intimate, and ultimately a celebration of artistic freedom.

Presented in partnership with Jazzmobile SUMMERFEST, Park Avenue Artists and the Miles Davis Estate, The Voice of Miles: A Symphonic Celebration is a bold new show that transforms the acclaimed documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool into a dazzling concert experience. Through the show, pairing Davis’ original, isolated trumpet recordings with a live orchestra, audiences will experience the sound and story of the genius who reshaped jazz as never before.

Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo returns to SummerStage with her multilingual fusion of Afrobeat, pop, jazz, reggae, and various African traditions and percussive rhythms that earned her international acclaim. After arriving in Paris in the early ‘90s, Kidjo recorded a run of critically acclaimed albums on Island Records—beginning with the chart-topping 1991 album Logozo—and followed it up with an ambitious trilogy exploring African music’s influence in the Americas, from gospel to Brazilian and Latin. Over her multi-decade career she’s collaborated with the likes of Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet to Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, Dr. John, and Branford Marsalis. Her latest album, Hope!! is dedicated to her late mother, and features contributions from Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Ayra Starr, Quavo, and The Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson. DJ Freshy K, a Nigerian Afrobeats specialist based in NYC who has opened for the likes of Jidenna, Flavour, Olamide, Davido, and Wizkid, opens the show with a DJ set. Additional artists to be announced.

Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
Lise Davidsen, Soprano

Frolyak: Gloria
Strauss: Four Last Songs, with Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra returns to Lincoln Center for a program featuring Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony in an affirmation of the indomitable defiance of the human spirit. The orchestra will also be joined in a performance of Strauss's Four Last Songs by Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen — the most celebrated singer of her generation — whose recent portrayal of Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera, said The New York Times, left the audience “awed by power you almost never hear in the human voice." The concert will open with the US premiere of a newly commissioned Gloria from the acclaimed Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak.

Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Robert Randolph, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, New York City’s annual salute to the eponymous late saxophonist returns for its 34th year for a three-day celebration of free live jazz performances in the neighborhoods near where Parker worked and lived, including Harlem’s historic Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Every year, premiere jazz musicians who reflect Parker’s musical vision assemble to honor the highly influential and world-renowned artist.

This year’s lineup features the iconic and celebrated Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with additional details and artists to be announced.

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, New York City’s annual salute to the eponymous late saxophonist returns for its 34th year for a three-day celebration of free live jazz performances in the neighborhoods near where Parker worked and lived, including Harlem’s historic Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Every year, premiere jazz musicians who reflect Parker’s musical vision assemble to honor the highly influential and world-renowned artist.This year’s lineup features saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman and pianist Nat Adderley Jr., with additional details and artists to be announced.

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, New York City’s annual salute to the eponymous late saxophonist returns for its 34th year for a three-day celebration of free live jazz performances in the neighborhoods near where Parker worked and lived, including Harlem’s historic Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Every year, premiere jazz musicians who reflect Parker’s musical vision assemble to honor the highly influential and world-renowned artist.This year’s lineup features saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, with additional details and artists to be announced.