Led by the Grammy-winning conducting legend
Part of the Tanglewood season for 2017, the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in this special triple program concert. Kicking off with Beethoven's Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus; this is followed by Brahm's Piano Concerto No. 2, and ends with Symphony No. 9, From the New World by Dvorak. With special guest Yefim Bronfman, one of the most acclaimed and admired pianists in the world, this is a unique program led by a pair of world-leading international artists.
Swiss-born Dutoit graduated Geneva Conservatory after winning first prize for his conducting skills. After conducting his first concert with the Radio Lausanne orchestra in 1959 with his future wife Martha Argerich, he is best known for his 25-year old tenure with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1977 to 2002.