The music director, Andris Nelsons, was moved to an evergreen contract, with an expanded role at Tanglewood. And Carlos Simon was named to a new composer post.
The tenure of Chad Smith, the innovative arts leader who last year left the Los Angeles Philharmonic to run the comparatively old-fashioned Boston Symphony Orchestra, is beginning to take shape.
In an announcement on Thursday, the Boston Symphony said that Andris Nelsons, its music director, would move to a rolling, evergreen contract rather than one with a fixed expiration date, and that he would take on a new, educational role as the head of conducting at Tanglewood.
Additionally, the orchestra appointed Carlos Simon to a newly created post of composer chair; and announced that it would establish the Boston Symphony Orchestra Humanities Institute, an initiative with the goal of expanding the ensemble’s relationship with Boston outside its storied concert hall.
“I came to the Boston Symphony with the idea that this is an extraordinary institution with a remarkable history,” Smith said in an interview. “But the opportunities of what we can do in the future were most compelling.”
This announcement is the beginning of that work, he added.
Smith took over at the Boston Symphony last fall after two decades at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where, in shaping its programming, he played a large role in establishing the orchestra as one of the most creative and exciting in the country. In 2019, he became the Philharmonic’s chief executive.
The orchestra in Boston, while a perennial generator of new music, is widely seen as traditional. Thursday’s announcements draw from both of those reputations, with forward-thinking aspiration.
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