The BSO is also releasing certain performances at the same times as they would have been heard live, with complete online recordings of BSO concerts taking place Sundays at 2:30 p.m. as an example of such scheduling.
Decisions about this year’s Boston Pops fireworks spectacular and the 2020 Tanglewood season will be made "over the next several weeks" as orchestra officials continue to monitor the recommendations of health authorities.
At a moment of considerable gloom, the BSO essentially made its own silver lining - transforming bad news into good and gladdening the hearts of a few thousand surprised Bostonians. It's something the BSO is really good at.
“It is our obligation to our audiences, musicians, and staff to do everything we can to ensure everyone’s safety and well-being during the unprecedented time of this pandemic.”
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart
The problem with making a list of Tanglewood summer highlights is that almost nothing on the schedule qualifies as a lowlight, not even soloists or composers we've never heard of.
Savvy audiences know that when the BSO signals its intention to “go all out” with a production, they attend to every detail in the grandest style, engaging the world’s most accomplished performers.
“Conducting to a film that has already been made is a really big challenge. It’s really one of the toughest things that I’ve had to do as a conductor.”
--- Keith Lockhart, musical director of the Boston Pops
