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In 1934, certain Berkshire summer residents made arrangements for the New York Philharmonic to hold three outdoor concerts at Interlocken. In 1936, Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra were invited and they accepted.

Mrs. Brooks and Miss Tappan offered Tanglewood, the Tappan family estate, as a gift to Koussevitzky and the orchestra. In August 1937, the festival's largest audience thus assembled for the first Tanglewood concert.

Today, Tanglewood draws more than 350,000 visitors annually and each season offers a vast spectrum of music.

297 West Street, Lenox, MA 01240, Phone: 888-266-1200

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