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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced its sponsorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra�s (BSO) first European tour in six years and its first international tour under music director James Levine. As part of the two week, seven-city European tour to be held from August 26 through September 7, State Street Global Advisors will sponsor performances scheduled in Paris� famed Salle Pleyel on September 4 and London�s acclaimed Royal Albert Hall on September 7. �Our long-standing partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra reflects our commitment to preserving the vitality of cultural institutions in Boston and around the world,� said William Hunt, president and chief executive officer, State Street Global Advisors. State Street�s support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which is recognized as one of the top five orchestras in the United States, has recently included funding for signature BSO education and outreach programs. One such program, Community Chamber Concerts, broadens access to the BSO to underprivileged neighborhoods and communities across Massachusetts by providing free concerts in far-reaching areas statewide and enabling audience members to meet musicians in an informal setting. The BSO�s Musicians in the Schools program, also supported by State Street in recent years, deploys the orchestra�s members as teaching artists in schools throughout Greater Boston. State Street Global Advisors at Tanglewood As Tanglewood�s 2007 season sponsor for the second consecutive year, SSgA will help build new and diverse audiences for this time-honored tradition by enabling inner-city families from the BSO�s Roxbury Project to enjoy a free concert at the orchestra�s summer home venue in Lenox, Mass. The 2007 opened on July 6 with Maestro Levine leading the BSO with Tchaikovsky�s Fourth Symphony and Mendelssohn�s Overture and Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night�s Dream. Full programming details on the BSO�s European Tour and 2007 Tanglewood season can be found at www.bso.org. About State Street Global Advisors State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), delivers investment strategies and integrated solutions to clients worldwide across every asset class, investment approach and style. With $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2007, State Street Global Advisors has investment centers in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Zurich, and offices in 25 cities worldwide. For more information, visit State Street Global Advisors at www.ssga.com.