19.05.2025 10:10–10:55 Uhr
Für diese Veranstaltung ist keine Anmeldung erforderlich.How can orchestras respond to the challenges of our time while staying true to their artistic missions and heritage? In this keynote, Simon Woods, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, shares insights from the U.S. orchestral landscape and reflects on what it means to lead transformation with courage and purpose. From shifting audience expectations, to new ideas of community engagement, to the values with which we treat each other – this talk explores how orchestras can secure both their future business success and their community impact by embracing change, not resisting it.
A keynote about listening, learning, and leading with intention.
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Auditorium A (im EG)
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Simon Woods, President & CEO, League of American Orchestras
Simon Woods brings four decades of experience in the classical music world to his leadership role as President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras. With a deep music background and a commitment to the inspirational role arts organizations play in community and public life, Woods is known as a highly trusted mentor and advisor to orchestras and those who work within them. His thought leadership includes regular articles about the leadership of orchestras, as well as frequent speaking engagements in the US and abroad.
Prior to joining the League in 2020, Woods held CEO positions with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, following a period on the senior leadership team at the Philadelphia Orchestra after first moving to the US in 1997. He began his career at EMI Classics in London, producing recordings with many of the world’s foremost classical artists, ensembles, and orchestras. Woods earned a degree in music from Cambridge University and a diploma in conducting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Simon Woods was honored to become an American citizen in 2018.