The Roundtable

Tanglewood Music Center Director Ellen Highstein

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock,

Published July 9, 2021 at 10:33 AM EDT

Ellen Highstein - white woman wearing eyeglasses and a yellow rain jacket stands, background is leaves — Ellen Highstein

At the Tanglewood Music Center, fellows hone their musical craft and learn from the masters. For decades, talented young musicians from around the country and around the globe have been coming to the Berkshires to study with some of the best musicians in the world.

Ellen Highstein Director of the Tanglewood Music Center joins us.

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