Tanglewood
Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, traces its history to 1936, when then-BSO Music Director Serge Koussevitzky and the orchestra gave their first outdoor concerts under a tent in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Located near Lenox, Tanglewood now draws more than 350,000 visitors annually for orchestral and chamber music concerts, instrumental and vocal recitals, student performances, the annual Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. In addition to formal seating in Tanglewood's Koussevitzky Music Shed and Ozawa Hall, both venues offer lawn seating where tens of thousands of concertgoers each summer enjoy picnicking, great music, and nature.