Keith Lockhart News

​The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart is the latest addition to Tanglewood's 2026 season. The celebration features members of the Jerry Garcia Band.

The Tanglewood Popular Artist Series, which each year brings a star-studded lineup of musicians and performers to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, continues to expand its 2026 summer season with the addition of Jon Stewart among a roster of major artists across genres including rock, country, pop, Broadway, and soul.

Featuring more than 35 performances covering a wide range of genres and live-to-film concerts, the Nashville Symphony has announced its 2026/27 pops and movie series and select specials. 

Tanglewood has announced three additions to its 2026 Popular Artist Series, with HUGH JACKMAN joining Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, BRANDI CARLILE returning to the venue, and JOHN FOGERTY and STEVE WINWOOD teaming up for a co-headlining concert.

Alabama Shakes will perform at Tanglewood for the first time, joined by special guest Mavis Staples. This event marks a significant debut for the Grammy-winning band at the iconic venue.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Brian Stokes Mitchell. Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances.

The Boston Pops, led by Keith Lockhart, will present 'STAR WARS: THE STORY IN MUSIC' in Lincoln, featuring musical excerpts from all nine episodes of the saga.

The Boston Pops has announced its 2026 spring season at Symphony Hall under conductor Keith Lockhart. The lineup includes performances by Jon Batiste, Leslie Odom, Jr., Ben Folds, Pink Martini, and St. Vincent.

Tanglewood has revealed the details of its 2026 season, opening in late June and continuing to Labor Day weekend. The schedule brings many of the world’s most exciting musicians to the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

The Boston Pops has announced its third annual Holiday Pops preview event for members of the military community and their families on December 3 at 7:30 p.m. Learn more here!

Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill, Company) will kick off the holiday season in style with “Let Your Heart Be Light” — a one-night-only concert at the intimate Laurie Beechman Theater.

Join David Hyde Pierce in Boston Lyric Opera's VALKYRIES!, a comedic take on Wagner's classic, premiering Nov. 12 in Boston.

Kelli O’Hara will star alongside Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in the world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, a new play by Hanks and James Glossman based on Hanks’ short stories, about a lonely scientist from the future who travels through time in search of true love.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Klea Blackhurst in the final event of the second annual edition of “The Box Set,” the fantastic season-long retrospective of the celebrated theater and concert artist’s acclaimed shows.

Vocal powerhouses Hugh Panaro and Elizabeth Stanley will join in a program of hits beloved by fans of classic films and Broadway musicals alike. Watch as they rehearse with the Pops in this video!

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra will join forces this November for E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One at Symphony Hall.

The Boston Pops Holiday Concerts, conducted by Keith Lockhart, will play two performances at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Mandy Gonzalez first met Lin-Manuel Miranda when she was cast to play Nina Rosario in the 2007 off-Broadway and 2008 Broadway premieres of “In the Heights.” Born in professional respect, Gonzalez says her relationship with Miranda has since come to mean much more to her.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will launch its 2025–26 season with two free concerts at Symphony Hall: Concert for the City on September 17, featuring the BSO, Pops, and Tanglewood Festival Chorus with guest artists including pianist Clayton Stephenson and the Veronica Robles Mariachi Band; and Music’s Next Generation – A College Showcase on September 18, spotlighting student ensembles from across Greater Boston.

Brian Stokes Mitchell says he doesn’t recall exactly when it was that he met Keith Lockhart, but he’ll never forget his first impression of the Boston Pops conductor.