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Former Boston Symphony CEO Mark Volpe cites changing audience expectations focusing on "total experiences."

Andris Nelson, in his 10th year with the BSO, has agreed to a contract that will automatically renew. Also announced by the BSO was composer Carlos Simon as the orchestra’s

Ed Gazouleas, artistic director and provost of Philadelphias esteemed Curtis Institute of Music, is a former Boston Symphony violist and a longtime faculty member at the Tanglewood Music Center.

Gail Samuel was hired in early 2021 amid great fanfare as the orchestra’s first female leader, succeeding Mark Volpe, who held the top post for 26 years.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant keeps her audiences on their toes. On her most recent album “Ghost Song,” which she will perform selections from at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall on Aug. 21, the

February 18, 2021 Gail Samuel made history Wednesday as the first woman named as president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the organization’s 140-year existence. As the Julian and Eunice Cohen President and CEO of the BSO, Samuel will lead the Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and Tanglewood, according to a press release. Samuel, who will begin her new role on June 21, currently serves as the chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and president of the Hollywood...