Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland internationally recognized as having achieved a prominent place among the world’s most important orchestras. The BSO’s home is the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. With the opening of the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda in February 2005, the Baltimore Symphony became the nation's first orchestra with year-round venues in two metropolitan areas.
Founded in 1916, the BSO is the only major American orchestra originally established with as a branch of the municipal government.
In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s 12th music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra. Joining Maestra Alsop on the BSO conductor roster are Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly, and BSO Music Director Emeritus Yuri Temirkanov, who served as Music Director from 2000-2006 and is regarded as one of the most talented conductors of his generation.
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