Tanglewood summer since, except for the interval 1942–45 when the Trustees canceled the concerts and summer school due to World War II. The Shed was renovated in 1959 with acoustic designs by BBN Technologies. In 1986 the BSO acquired the adjacent Highwood estate, increasing the property area by about 40%. Seiji Ozawa Hall (1994) was built on this newly expanded property. Leonard Bernstein conducted the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in August 1990 in what proved to be his very last concert. Deutsche Grammophon released a live recording of the concert on CD. In addition to hosting world-renowned programs of classical, jazz,
Boston Symphony Orchestra played fictional personnel of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The shows star, Paul Sand, portrayed Robert Dreyfuss, who played double bass, while Steve Landesberg played violinist Fred Meyerbach. Craig Richard Nelson was the orchestras conductor, Mason Woodruff, and Dick Wesson was its manager, Jack Riordan. In one episode, Roberts father Ben, played by Jack Gilford, had a job in the orchestras ticket office. Guest stars who appeared as musicians playing in or with the orchestra during the shows 15-episode run included Henry Winkler as a cellist, Leon Askin as a violinist, and Susan Neher as a flutist. Boston Symphony Orchestra The