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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 27 February 2020
High note: Lockhart marks 25 years as Boston Pops conductor

By WILLIAM J. KOLE Lockhart said. Lockhart to fall in love with the city
Associated Press was just 35 and a musical that has "a Symphony AND
BOSTON (AP) — Strike up wunderkind when he took a Pops." Before coming to
the band: Keith Lockhart the baton in 1995, follow- the Pops, the Poughkeep-
is marking 25 years as the ing in the footsteps of "Star sie, New York, native was
conductor of "America's Wars" composer John Wil- associate conductor of the
Orchestra." The Boston liams and Fiedler, who con- Cincinnati Symphony and
Pops said Wednesday its ducted from 1930 until his Cincinnati Pops orches-
2020 season will pay spe- death in 1979. Since then, tras and music director of
cial tribute to Lockhart, its Lockhart has led the Pops the Cincinnati Chamber
second longest-tenured in more than 2,000 con- Orchestra. "Through the
conductor after the leg- certs worldwide, including years, Keith Lockhart has
endary Arthur Fiedler. the 2002 Super Bowl and embraced Boston," an or-
Only Fiedler, who conduct- the 2008 NBA Finals, and In this July 3, 2017, file photo, conductor Keith Lockhart waves chestra statement said.
ed for nearly half a cen- has shared the stage with during a rehearsal for the annual Boston Pops Fireworks "And in return, Boston has
tury, has been more of a several hundred guest art- Spectacular on the Esplanade in Boston. embraced him."
fixture at the Pops. Found- ists ranging from Elton John Associated Press Last year, while the Pops
ed in 1885, the orchestra and former President Bill sociated Press. On May 6, with the Pops on June 2-4, were touring in Florida,
is known nationally for its Clinton to astronaut Buzz the comedy duo Penn & and Sting will be a special Lockhart invited student
July Fourth concerts on the Aldrin and Big Bird. There Teller kicks off the new sea- guest June 9. Reflecting on survivors from the 2018 mass
banks of the Charles River, have been 45 national son at Boston's Symphony Lockhart's tenure, the Pops shooting at Marjory Stone-
where fireworks back up tours to more than 150 cities Hall, the home the Pops poked good-natured fun man Douglas High School
the percussion section. in 38 states, and four tours share with the Boston Sym- at its mention on TV's "The in Parkland to perform a
"I'm thrilled and humbled to Japan and South Korea. phony Orchestra. Broad- Simpsons," when Homer song — composed by two
to have reached my 25th "There is no real encore to way stars Megan Hilty and and his family took a "hate- of them — honoring the
anniversary season as con- this job," the Grammy-nom- Jason Danieley will perform cation" to Boston — only community's resilience.q
ductor of what is truly the inated conductor said in a
one-and-only Boston Pops," 2015 interview with The As-

Dior invokes #MeToo in

feminist-inspired fashion show

Models wear creations for the Dior fashion collection during
Women's fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris,
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.
Associated Press
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP show was delayed, in dis-
Fashion Writer cussions of the #MeToo
"Consent, Consent, Con- era and its influence on
sent" flashed the neon set art — one day after Harvey
lights at Dior's latest ready- Weinstein was convicted
to-wear show in Paris. of rape and sexual assault
It signaled that the house's and led off to prison in
first ever female designer, handcuffs.
Maria Grazia Chiuri, would The designs themselves
continue to explore her cleverly riffed off the em-
touchstone of feminism for powerment idea at the
her fall-winter 2020 designs. start: Such as the Dior
The set, the fruit of a col- signature bar jacket, re-
laboration with artist Claire imagined as ribbed and
Fontaine, made a strong angular, and twinned with
impact on VIP guests — in- a men's shirt and business
cluding actress Sigourney tie on a female model with
Weaver and singer Carla a short pixie hairstyle. It was
Bruni. Some paused for the show's strongest fashion
thought, especially as the statement.q