Drew McManus, author of the Adaptistration blog, makes life easy for many of us as he goes through the IRS 990 reports filed by American orchestras and sorts out the compensation received by music directors, executives, concertmasters, etc. Although I've included a few of these in past postings, here's the top ten:
- Philadelphia Orchestra: $1,827,801
- San Francisco Symphony: $1,801,627
- Boston Symphony: $1,321,779
- Dallas Symphony: $1,113,134
- New York Philharmonic: $1,082,277
- Cleveland Orchestra: $1,075,204
- Minnesota Orchestra: $1,035,622
- Saint Louis Symphony: $954,392
- Seattle Symphony: $699,048
- Baltimore Symphony: $685,812
A more complete report, plus a lot more information on orchestra administration and the state of our art can be found at www.adaptistration.com.
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Meanwhile, the Boston Symphony is still sans conductor as no replacement has yet been named for James Levine, who announced his retirement in March 2011. The orchestra just presented its first Tanglewood medal, a "new tradition" presented to Seiji Ozawa for “his myriad contributions to the B.S.O.’s performance, touring and recording activities.” (Please, someone, give me a break! Greater than the legion of great conductors that have called Boston "home.") James R. Oestreich writes in the same NY Times article mentions Andris Nelsons as one of the BSO's potential suitors although he has yet to lead the band in a subscription performance.
The question remains: how long can the BSO continue on without a Music Director to lead the orchestra forward. Levine got off to a good start, burnishing the BSO sound from the too-long years (25 to be exact) of a conductor who basically went through the motions.
All of that being said, I'm still available.
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