The headliner for the 2018 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, is Rachel Platten. In addition, the Boston Pops is also pleased to announce Rhiannon Giddens, the Indigo Girls and Rita Moreno will also be featured during the event.

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.

We are excited to offer this latest installment in Andris Nelsons and the BSO's complete Shostakovich symphony cycle on Deutsche Grammophon, a two-disc set, newly released this summer, pairing live performances of the composer's symphonies 4 and 11 ("The Year 1905").