The competition is for students ages 18-30 who live in or attend school in New England or New York, giving one winner the opportunity to conduct the Boston Pops in Bernstein's Overture to "Candide" during the orchestra's June 7 performance.

When three WWII sailors get 24 hours of shore leave in bustling Times Square, antics and romance ensue! The Boston Pops presents a special orchestral and dance concert celebrating Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' classic work with Broadway singers and dancers, and new choreography by Tony award-winner Kathleen Marshall.

If one word applies to Lang Lang, to the Musician, to the man, to his worldview, to those who come into contact with him, it is "inspiration". It resounds like a musical motif through his life and career.