Tufts Night at Pops 2025
Lead Season Sponsor
Friday, May 16, 8pm
BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA
KEITH LOCKHART conducting
A Hymn to New England
John Williams
Jubilee, from Symphonic Sketches
Chadwick
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Opus 28
Saint-Saëns
JUSUN KIM, violin
Convergence, Concerto for Pops Orchestra
— II. Reminiscence in Blues
— III. La Grande Parade du Funk
Chris Brubeck
INTERMISSION
Runnin’ Wild
Gibbs—arr. Nestico
St. Louis Blues
Handy—arr. Bill Elliott
Here Comes the Sun
Lennon/Paul McCartney—arr. Rob Mathes
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mercury/Queen—arr. Chris Walden
Kashmir
Jimmy Page/Robert Plant—arr. Rob Mathes
Spain
Corea—arr. Emilio Solla
All Night Long: An ’80s Sing-Along
arr. Pat Hollenbeck
Guests are expected to drink responsibly. Intoxication will not be tolerated. Intervention with an impaired guest will be handled in a prompt and safe manner, which may include ejection from the premises.
Photos, videos, and audio recordings are prohibited during the performance. You are welcome (and encouraged!) take photos and videos before and after the concert, and at intermission.
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Keith Lockhart
Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He took over as conductor in 1995, following John Williams’s thirteen-year tenure from 1980 to 1993; Mr. Williams succeeded the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was at the helm of the orchestra for nearly fifty years. Keith Lockhart, who occupies the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor chair, has conducted more than 2,100 Boston Pops concerts and annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, as well as 45 national tours and 5 international tours to Japan and Korea. The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular conducted by Mr. Lockhart draws a live audience of over half a million to the Charles River Esplanade and millions more who view it on television or live webcast. He has led eight albums on RCA Victor/BMG Classics; recent releases on Boston Pops Recordings include A Boston Pops Christmas–Live from Symphony Hall, The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, and Lights, Camera… Music! Six Decades of John Williams. The list of nearly 300 guest artists with whom Keith Lockhart has collaborated represents performers from virtually every corner of the entertainment world. Having recently completed an eight- year tenure as principal conductor, he is now chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; he is also artistic director of the Brevard Music Center summer institute and festival in North Carolina. Prior to his BBC appointment, he spent eleven years as music director of the Utah Symphony. He has appeared as a guest conductor with virtually every major symphonic ensemble in North America and many in Asia and Europe. Before coming to Boston, he was the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. For more on Keith Lockhart, visit www.bso.org/keith-lockhart or bostonpops.org.
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Jusun Kim
Violinist Jusun Kim is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music with Soovin Kim. She made her concerto debut with the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in 2016 and released her debut album the following year. Jusun has received numerous accolades, including First Prize at the Singapore Violin Festival Competition, a Special Prize at the Tibor Varga International Competition for Young Violinists, First Prize at the Euro Asia Competition in Spain, Third Prize at the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition, and the Grand Prize at the Music Journal Competition. As a soloist, she has performed with ensembles such as Kremerata Baltica, the HEMU Orchestra, the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cheongju Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts Orchestra. She gave her solo recital debut at Kumho Art Hall in 2017, and her European debut in 2022 at the Korean Cultural Center in Belgium & European Union in Brussels. As a chamber musician, Jusun participated in Young Artist Quartet-in-Residence at the 2025 Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival and was a fellow at the 2024 Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. She has been selected to attend the 2025 Taos School of Music.
Program Notes
Boston Pops Major Corporate Sponsors, 2024-25 Season
The Boston Pops and Symphony Hall major corporate sponsorships reflect the increasing importance of alliance between business and the arts. The Boston Pops is honored to be associated with the following companies and gratefully acknowledges their partnership. For information regarding BSO, Boston Pops, and/or Tanglewood sponsorship opportunities, contact Joan Jolley, Director of Corporate Partnerships, at (617) 638-9279 or jjolley@bso.org.
