Mark Hanson, President & CEO - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
April 19, 2023
This week on Where To Next, we stay local and chat with Mark Hanson, President and CEO of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra! Mark gave me the inside scoop on how BSO pivoted during Covid, the special shows the Orchestra has recently done like their Harry Potter night and welcoming in Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr., and the Orchestra being invited to play with the Eagles last month!
Mark Hanson joined the Baltimore Symphony Orchestras as President & CEO in April 2022 following notable tenures at the San Francisco Symphony and Houston Symphony that were marked by exciting music director appointments, restored balanced budgets, improved internal cultures, significant revenue growth and deepened community access and impact. He has more than 20 years of demonstrated success as a collaborative, imaginative, and focused leader who has driven organizational change in the orchestral world. As a CEO, he successfully led the San Francisco, Houston, and Milwaukee symphony orchestras through economic transformations, artistic leadership transitions, and internal culture building. In each market, Hanson continually found new and innovative ways to develop financial growth plans, drive unique and diverse artistic programming, and effectively bring together staff, musicians, and board members to create cohesive teams working toward common goals. As BSO president and CEO, Hanson is tasked with building upon the orchestra’s positive momentum while identifying new ways for BSO to expand its reach.