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Vol . 13 , Issue 4 August 2024
C . E . O . / PUBLISHER Joshua Sherman , M . D .
VICE PRESIDENT & ART DIRECTOR Leonard Kenyon
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BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Anastasia Stanmeyer
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Brandon Hodges
GENERAL MANAGER Angie Leonard
STAFF WRITER Benjamin Lerner
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Photo by Andris Nelsons
IN RECENT ISSUES , I ’ ve shared photos of me with the Dalai Lama , Joan Baez , and James Taylor . How humbling it is to be seen with these individuals . I often hand my iPhone to whoever is willing to take the picture , and for this photo , it was BSO Conductor Andris Nelsons . I am with four BSO musicians who wrote pieces for the feature “ Maestro Ozawa Remembered ” ( page 46 ). What an honor it was to stand with them — Larry Wolfe , Bonnie Bewick , Jennie Shames , and Owen Young . As I stepped onto the Tanglewood campus that day , I thought how lucky I am to live so close to a world-class venue . When I arrived , the full orchestra was in rehearsal with soprano Renée Fleming — the Renée Fleming ! I sat back in my chair in awe , listening to the beautiful sounds fill the air with the birds in the rafters joining in . I could have stayed all afternoon . If there was a takeaway from that day on the Tanglewood campus with the musicians , as well as from reading through the writings they submitted for this issue , it ’ s the family atmosphere that exists within the BSO , as well as the love and respect they have for the conductor who once led them and the conductor who leads them now . The closeness amongst them is very real as they joked and hugged one another and talked casually while patiently waiting for me to direct them to the photo spot . I am so very grateful that they opened their world to us and gave us an intimate look into their relationship with Maestro Ozawa , who loved the Berkshires as much as they do — and as much as I do .
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