The return of former Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Seiji Ozawa for the first time in a decade is among the highlights of the 2016 Tanglewood summer season.
The orchestra announced Wednesday that the 80-year-old Ozawa is scheduled to conduct Beethoven's Egmont Overture on July 9.
Ozawa will also lead the Swiss Academy String Quartet Ensemble and the Tanglewood Music Center in a program including the slow movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 in F and the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings on July 5.
Ozawa's association with Tanglewood dates to 1960. He said in a statement that "Words cannot express the joy I feel about returning to Tanglewood."
Other highlights include appearances by the Boston Pops, James Taylor, Brian Wilson and Seth MacFarlane.
Tickets go on sale Sunday.
Seiji Ozawa Returning to Tanglewood for 1st Time in 10 Years
The orchestra announced Wednesday that the 80-year-old Ozawa is scheduled to conduct Beethoven's Egmont Overture on July 9
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