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Boston Pops

  • Keith Lockhart, conducting the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, facing the orchestra with a smile
    Keith Lockhart’s 30th Anniversary Celebration at Tanglewood!
    Celebrate the joy, connection, and unforgettable moments Keith has brought to the Boston Pops and our community since 1995, with special guests including Ben Folds, Lynn Ahrens, Bernadette Peters, Time for Three, and others.
  • John Williams conducts the BSO at Tanglewood in front of a giant film screen, playing the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
    Lockhart Leads the Pops in John Williams’ Film Night!
    A cherished Tanglewood tradition, John Williams’ Film Night returns with a fabulous program of film music highlights specially curated by Pops Conductor Laureate Williams himself and featuring Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops.
  • Kelli O'Hara and Sutton Foster are side by side. They wear their long hair curled, they both wear pink lipstick, and they both smile at the camera.
    “One Night Only,” with Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster at Tanglewood
    Two superstars of Broadway and the concert hall join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for a tribute to Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett, with music from The Great White Way and beyond.
  • Cody Fry wears a velvet green suit and stands in an ornate mansion. He looks at the camera with a subtle smolder.
    Cody Fry, with the Boston Pops!
    On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, hear the songs of a masterful storyteller cast in lush and cinematic orchestrations as Fry makes his debut with the Pops. The first half of the concert features the winners of the Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition.
  • Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and conductor John Williams
    John Williams’ Playlist, with the Boston Pops!
    On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart leads a program specially curated by John Williams, featuring his own masterful film scores and the music of the composers who have inspired him.
  • Keith Lockhart, conducting the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, facing the orchestra with a smile
    Episodes
    Keith Lockhart's Pops Playlist
    Celebrating 30 years as the conductor of the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart tells the stories behind his recordings with the Pops, from tributes to Glenn Miller and Richard Rodgers to the inimitable film scores of John Williams!
  • Six featured artists in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 season.
    Blog
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2025-2026 Season
    Broad, interconnected thematic programming drives the BSO’s just announced 2025-2026 season, including “E Pluribus Unum,” a kaleidoscopic exploration of American works, “Where Words End: Music and the Natural World,” and “Faith in Our Time,” as well as a celebration of Symphony Hall's 125th birthday.
  • Keith Lockhart stands with his arms raised above his head, his eyes closed. As he conducts the Boston Pops, snow falls gently from the ceiling of Symphony Hall.
    Holiday Pops 2024!
    On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart leads the Pops and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in a dazzling celebration of the season at Symphony Hall, featuring a special visit from Kris Kringle himself!
  • John Williams conducts the BSO at Tanglewood in front of a giant film screen, playing the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
    John Williams’ Film Night, Live from Tanglewood!
    From Hollywood’s Golden Age to John Williams’s iconic scores, Film Night with the Boston Pops returns to Tanglewood with a special celebration of Henry Mancini’s 100th birthday, all led by conductors Ken-David Masur and David Newman.
  • Six headshots of six Broadway stars. They smile, they laugh, and they look at the camera.
    The Boston Pops at Tanglewood in Broadway Today!
    Keith Lockhart leads the Pops and a cast of Broadway superstars in selections from such Tony-winning musicals as "Hamilton," "In the Heights," "The Light in the Piazza," "Kimberly Akimbo," "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," "The Band's Visit," and "Dear Evan Hansen."