Critic: Lockhart Conducting Is “Crass,” “Tasteless”

Keith Lockhart is entering his last season as music director of the Utah Symphony, and it seems that the end can’t come soon enough for one of Salt Lake City’s music critics. “For some unexplained reason, Lockhart feels that opening night is an excuse for dumbing down the classics. There’s no other explanation for it… And it hasn’t gotten any better over the years.”