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Gil Shaham at Tanglewood

Tanglewood 2024 opens with Gil Shaham performing the Beethoven violin concerto alongside the Eroica symphony in an all-Beethoven concert with Andris Nelsons and the Boston SO. He talks to Charlotte Wilson about returning to Tanglewood, playing this concerto for decades, and what he would ask Beethoven about it if he could. Friday July 5, Koussevitsky Music Shed, 8pm

Charlotte Wilson has been immersed in classical music all her life. Her parents were great music lovers, always had something playing on the radio or turntable, and she began on recorder and then piano before she can remember. Charlotte originally wanted to be a concert pianist but just didn’t quite have it, no matter how hard she practiced! She tried many other instruments slightly too late (violin, cello, clarinet) before discovering radio. Charlotte can be heard from 4-8pm weekdays and 10-2 on Saturdays.