Boston Pops Orchestra Concert History

The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), founded four years earlier. Careful examination of the rosters of “Pops" or “Festival" orchestras, which are associated with a co-resident symphony orchestra in the same community, shows that the principal players of a “Pops" ensemble usually hold the post of assistant or associate principal of the “parent" ensemble. In general parlance, the Boston Pops is described as: “The Boston Symphony minus the first-chair players.

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St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume on Jun 4, 2026 [914-small]

St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume
Jun 4, 2026
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume on Jun 4, 2026 [913-small]

St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume
Jun 4, 2026
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume on Jun 4, 2026 [911-small]

St. Vincent / Boston Pops Orchestra / Ruby Plume
Jun 4, 2026
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston Pops Orchestra / James Taylor on Aug 30, 2009 [390-small]

Boston Pops Orchestra / James Taylor
Aug 30, 2009
 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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James Taylor / Boston Pops Orchestra on Jul 4, 2011 [388-small]

James Taylor / Boston Pops Orchestra
Jul 4, 2011
 Lenox, MA, US
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James Taylor / Boston Pops Orchestra on Jul 1, 2011 [387-small]

James Taylor / Boston Pops Orchestra
Jul 1, 2011
 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston Pops Orchestra on Dec 6, 2024 [507-small]

Boston Pops Orchestra
Dec 6, 2024
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston Pops Orchestra on Dec 6, 2024 [506-small]

Boston Pops Orchestra
Dec 6, 2024
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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