| Code | DS/UK/22023 |
| Name | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1916) |
| Variations of Name | BSO; Baltimore SO |
| Dates | 1916 |
| Gender | Group (Mixed) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, United States (formed) |
| Relationships | Marin Alsop - music director (first female conductor in the post)
Previous Music Directors:
Gustav Strube (1917-1930),
George Siemonn (1930-1935),
Ernest Schelling (1935-1937),
Werner Janssen (1937-1939),
Howard Barlow (1939-1942),
Reginald Stewart (1942-1952),
Massimo Freccia (1952-1959),
Peter Herman Adler (1959-1968),
Sergiu Comissiona (1969-1984),
David Zinman (1985-1998),
Yuri Temirkanov (1999-2006) |
| Biography | The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, it began regular performances at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda.
Founded in 1916, the Baltimore SO is the only major American orchestra originally established as a branch of the municipal government. Reorganized as a private institution in 1942, it maintains close relationships with the governments and communities of the city and surrounding counties, as well as with the State of Maryland.
The Baltimore SO's modern history dates from 1965, when Baltimore arts patron Joseph Meyerhoff became president of the Orchestra, a position he held for 18 years. Meyerhoff appointed Romanian conductor Sergiu Comissiona as music director. Other music directors have included Yuri Temirkanov, music director from 20002006, who subsequently took the title of music director emeritus. |