Cirque de la Symphonie

Led by conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, known affectionately as “America’s Orchestra,” performs an exciting and eclectic mix of orchestral arrangements from a wide range of traditions including Broadway and the great American songbook, film music, classical, jazz, pop, country, folk, and, of course, holiday classics. The Pops was created in 1885 as the “light classical” summer-season venture of the Boston Symphony. The Boston Pops Orchestra reached its current iconic status during the 50-year tenure of the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was succeeded in 1980 by the equally renowned film composer John Williams. Keith Lockhart took the helm in 1995 and recently celebrated his 25th anniversary season. It was Fiedler who started the tradition of Pops performances on the Charles River Esplanade, including the annual Fourth of July celebration, brought the Pops to television with Evening at Pops (1970-2004), and initiated Holiday Pops, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2023. Fiedler welcomed to our stages dynamic, world-class guest artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Julia Child, and Bob Hope. That tradition continues today with Keith Lockhart working with such stars as Brian Stokes Mitchell, The B-52s, Chaka Khan, Nick Jonas, and Rhiannon Giddens. With the Pops, Keith has made 81 television shows, led 45 national and 5 overseas tours, led the Pops at several high-profile sporting events including the Super Bowl, and recorded fourteen albums. Through it all the orchestra has remained of the most recorded, familiar, and beloved ensembles in the world today.

View the Boston Pops roster and musician bios

Steve Colby, Sound Designer | Pamela Smith, Lighting Designer

The Boston Pops Orchestra may be heard on Boston Pops Recordings, RCA Victor, Sony Classical, and Philips Records.

Steinway & Sons Pianos, selected exclusively for Symphony Hall.

The BSO’s Steinway & Sons pianos were purchased through a generous gift from Gabriella and Leo Beranek.

Special thanks to Fairmont Copley Plaza, Official Hotel of the Boston Pops.

New arrangements and works for the Boston Pops are generously supported by the Cecile Higginson Murphy Pops Programming Fund.

Broadcasts of the Boston Pops are heard on 99.5 WCRB.

Programs and artists subject to change.

The BSO’s 2024-25 season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Board of Trustees | Board of Advisors | Staff and Administration

The Boston Symphony Orchestra recognizes with gratitude the generous supporters of our 144th season-opening celebration.

Reflects giving as of September 17, 2024 

OPENING WEEKEND UNDERWRITING SPONSORSHIPS
Paul and Katie Buttenwieser
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Wendy Shattuck and Sam Plimpton
Anonymous

OPENING WEEKEND UNDERWRITING SPONSOR $50,000
Ted Berk and Naomi Weinberg 

FRIDAY CONCERT SPONSORSHIP

Diamond Sponsor $50,000
Linda and John Henry / John W. Henry Family Foundation

Bronze Package Sponsors $5,000
Dr. Xuqiong Wu
Anonymous

Bronze Tickets $500+
Jim Aisner
Douglas E. Drachman, MD and Erica L. Mayer, MD
Reverend Dr. Ray Hammond and Reverend Dr. Gloria White-Hammond
Ricki Tigert Helfer and Michael S. Helfer
Nancy and Richard Lubin

The Fiedler Society embodies the commitment and vision of Arthur Fiedler, our beloved Boston Pops conductor who started and continued many of the musical traditions that enrich Boston today. The Boston Pops gathers communities to connect through the power and emotion of music, creates the playlist to festive holiday celebrations, and shares the joy of popular music from film scores, Broadway, classics from the American Songbook, and bold humanities-inspired collaborations. For more than 139 years, the Boston Pops has entertained audiences around the world, and since 1995, Conductor Keith Lockhart has gracefully led the orchestra with unwavering dedication and passion. The BSO is grateful to current Fiedler Society members, whose gifts provide essential funding and support for the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, Tanglewood, and beyond. 

With deep appreciation, the BSO recognizes Fiedler Society members whose gifts of $3,000 or more sustain the Boston Pops Annual Fund. To explore membership opportunities, please contact the Friends Office at 617-638-9276.   

Reflects giving as of August 16, 2024.

‡ This symbol indicates a deceased donor.

FIEDLER SOCIETY SPONSOR $25,000 AND ABOVE 
Douglas and Christine Emond
Richard and Nancy Heath
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
King-White Family Foundation
The O'Block Family
In Loving Memory of Richard O’Brien
Mitch and Hilary Pomerance
Mr. Nicholas Vantzelfde and Ms. Lauren Erb

FIEDLER SOCIETY ENSEMBLE $10,000 - $24,999  
Stephen and Joan Clark
John W. Henry Family Foundation
Mr. Mark Legan and Mr. Douglas Legan
Rich and Holly Linton Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr.
The McDonald Family in honor of Patricia McDonald
Joseph and Paula McNay, The New England Foundation
Paul & Joyce Mucci Family Foundation
Bob and Laura Reynolds
Katherine Chapman Stemberg
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan
Richard and ‡ Bonnie Sullivan
Jean C. Tempel
Linh Vong
Scott and Catherine Webster
Sidney and Deanna Wolk

FIEDLER SOCIETY BACKSTAGE $5,000 - $9,999
The Blue Family
Mr. David R. Bolton
John and Trish Brennan
Cathy and Jack Brennan
Mr. Daniel Brownell and Ms. Kelley Laurel
Camille Carlstrom
Jim and Shirley Curvey
Mr. and Mrs. James Davis
Mary Dunbrack
Deirdre and Jeff Hannon
Mr. and Mrs. Blair E. Hendrix
Debbie Johnston
Frances and Tom Knight
In loving memory of Carlin F. Lynch
Emily and Malcolm MacNaught
Jennifer and Brad Moyer
The Arlene F Page and J David Page Charitable Trust
Doug and Karen Pettingell
Carmichael Roberts and Sandra Park
Joanne Zervas Sattley
Carol Searle and Andrew Ley ‡
Ms. Karin Settel
Barbara and Peter Sidel
Maggie and Jack Skenyon
Tony and Martha Vorlicek
Anna Marie Wagner and Rob Sinnott
Howard and Karen Wilcox
Ed and Judi Zuker
Anonymous (2)

FIEDLER SOCIETY $3,000 - $4,999  
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Barnes III
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Beal
Franklyn Caine
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cella
Mark Condon and Jean Hynes
Philip D’Angelo
The DeRosa Family Trust In Loving Memory of Gigi
Florence Electric, LLC
Loretta H. and Gregory J. Gailius
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Gillis
Jonathan and Ruth Goode
Mr. Herbert H. Gowen II
Dorothy A. Grady
Virginia and Paul Guarracino
Dr. Waleed Hassanein
Mary Hines
Peter Hornstra
Alan and Wendy Issokson
Mr. Timothy Johnson
Catherine Lang and Andre Girard
Thomas Lewis and Ailene Robinson
Keith and Emiley Lockhart
Joe and Liz Marconi
Sara and Forrest Milder
Karin and Leonard Monfredo
Jeffrey Moore and Barbara Southcote
Charlene and Peter Mulhern
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Poler
Mary Jane Restuccia
Frederick J. and Bonnie M.‡ Rich
Margaret and Fred Richardson
Patricia Romeo-Gilbert and Paul B. Gilbert ‡
Alex and Mimi Rozek
Connie Ryan and Tom Bales ‡
Lars and Elizabeth Schuster
Bill and Anne Marie Teuber
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Walker
Susan Sprague Walters and Richard Walters
Dr. Mary Witkowski
Dr. Xuqiong Wu
Anonymous (2)

The operating support from the following generous donors enables the Boston Symphony Orchestra to maintain an unparalleled level of artistic excellence, to keep ticket prices at accessible levels, and to support extensive education and community engagement programs throughout the greater Boston area and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The BSO gratefully acknowledges these contributors for their philanthropic support during fiscal year 2024 through major corporate sponsorships and events and BSO Business Partners. 

Reflects giving as of August 31, 2024

$500,000 AND ABOVE
Fidelity Investments

$250,000-$499,999
Bank of America
Fairmont Copley Plaza

$100,000-$249,999
Arbella Insurance Foundation
Genesis Motor America
Highland Street Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999
Adage Capital Management
Bayberry Financial Services
Turkish Airlines

$25,000 - $49,999
Boston Business Journal
ESAI Energy LLC
Goldman Sachs
Goodwin
Hemenway & Barnes LLP
New Balance Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999 
Abrams Capital
Arthur J. Hurley Company, Inc.
Cabot Corporation
Connell Limited Partnership
Elliott Management Corporation
King's Bowl America
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Old Town Trolley Tours of Boston
Ruane Enterprises LLC
Tetlow Realty Associates
Thomas A. and Georgina T. Russo Family Fund
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
View Boston
Wilmington Trust, part of M&T Bank Family

$5,000 - $9,999
Aqueduct Technologies, Inc.
The Baupost Group
Bicon Dental Implant
The Cambridge Homes
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Gallagher
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Herb Chambers Companies
Jack Madden Ford
McLane Middleton
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
The Newbury of Brookline
PwC
Saks Fifth Avenue
Walsh Brothers, Inc.

$2,500 - $4,999
Shift Paradigm, LLC
1 800 Flowers
ACENTECH
Allen & Gerritsen
Analytix Live
Chubb
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Fiduciary Trust Company
Fire Equipment, Inc.
Goddard House
Klocke Estate Distillery
Natixis Global Asset Management
Rockland Trust
Sametz Blackstone Associates
Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer LLC
Verrill

The operating support from the following generous donors enables the Boston Symphony Orchestra to maintain an unparalleled level of artistic excellence, to keep ticket prices at accessible levels, and to support extensive education and community engagement programs throughout the Berkshires, Greater Boston area, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The BSO gratefully acknowledges these contributors for their philanthropic support through foundation and government grants.

Reflects giving as of August 31, 2024

$100,000-$249,999
Fromm Music Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism 
Miriam Shaw Fund
The Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Educational, Cultural and Environmental Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Institute of Museum and Library Services

$50,000 - $99,999
Janey Fund Charitable Trust
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts

$25,000 - $49,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Grew Family Charitable Foundation
Edwin S. Webster Foundation
Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation, Inc.
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
The Richard and Ann J. Prouty Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation
Anonymous

$10,000 - $24,999
Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
The Alice Ward Fund of The Rhode Island Foundation
Lucia B. Morrill Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
Saquish Foundation
Yawkey Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation
The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University
American-Scandinavian Foundation
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
Demoulas Foundation
Feigenbaum Foundation
Finlandia Foundation National
The Fuller Foundation
The E. Nakamichi Foundation
Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust 
Koussevitzky Music Foundation
Katharine L.W. and Winthrop M. Crane 3rd Charitable Foundation
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
Stevens Foundation
Stetson Whitcher Fund
William E. and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

$2,500 - $4,999
Albert O. Wilson Foundation
Brookline Youth Concerts Fund
The Clayton F. and Ruth L. Hawkridge Foundation
Oxford Fund

$1,000 - $2,499 
Apple Lane Foundation
Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust Fund
Elizabeth Grant Fund
Elizabeth Grant Trust
Max and Sophie Mydans Foundation