Photos courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; above, Leonard Bernstein prepares himself backstage for a performance at Tanglewood, 1977
1: Leonard Bernstein, at piano, rehearses with singers for the August 1951 performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis”
2: Head of costumes and makeup for the opera department, Leo Van Witsen, applies makeup on BMC student Marjorie McClung for the opera “Griffelkin,” 1956
3: Duke Ellington, Arthur Fiedler, and Richard Hayman laugh together during a recording playback session, circa 1965
4: John Denver, 1973
5: Janis Joplin and Erich Leinsdorf at Tanglewood, 1969 (Joplin reportedly refused to perform until the police left the stagefront area because she said that they spoiled the atmosphere)
6: James Taylor and Yo-Yo Ma, 2013
7: Tim Hardin and Joni Mitchell, 1969
8: NBC “Today” show camera crew films a string quartet on the lawn, 1962
9: Serge Koussevitzky walking to his car outside the backstage area behind the Shed, 1948
10: Andris Nelsons enjoying a quiet moment on the Tanglewood lawn, 2014
