Matias Tarnapolsky to the NY Philharmonic

 

Matias Tarnopolsky

Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of the NY Philharmonic

There had been rumors that the NY Phil was negotiating with Matias Tarnopolsky to succeed Gary Ginstling as President and CEO of the orchestra, following Ginstling's 18 months in those positions. Apparently they were true, as the orchestra announced Tarnopolsky's appointment today.

He has been president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2018. Previously, he was executive and artistic director of Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley. (This is the reason that he is the only head of a large U.S. orchestra with whom I am on first-name terms.) He has also been Vice President, Artistic Planning, at the New York Philharmonic, 2005–09, as well as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. 

For more information, read the NYPO's press release and the NY Times article (gift link) about this appointment.