Conduct the orchestra with this signed baton from the leader of the Boston Pops

He is the current Music Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, taking over from John Williams in 1995. Previous to this, Lockhart was associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops, as well as Music Director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, all based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lockhart is an alumnus of Furman University, and of the Brevard Music Center, where he had his first experience of conducting.

Now in his 15th season as conductor of the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart has conducted more than 900 concerts in Symphony Hall and around the world, including 28 national tours, 12 Fourth of July concerts on Boston's Esplanade, four overseas tours of Japan and South Korea, and performances at Carnegie Hall. In 2002, he led the Boston Pops in the pre-game show of Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans marking the first time an orchestra was featured in performance during a Super Bowl. The Boston Pops has released eight albums on RCA Victor under Mr. Lockhart — Runnin' Wild: The Boston Pops Play Glenn Miller, American Visions, The Celtic Album, Holiday Pops, A Splash of Pops, Encore!, The Latin Album, and the latest My Favorite Things — A Richard Rodgers Celebration.

Lockhart began his musical studies with piano lessons from Gwen Stevens at the age of seven. He holds degrees from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as the honorary Doctor of Music degree from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. He is an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national men's music fraternity.

On October 1, 2007, Lockhart assumed artistic leadership of the Brevard Music Center, succeeding David Effron.