{"id":437,"date":"2021-07-29T15:53:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpo.org\/archives\/sample-page-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T17:35:40","slug":"conductor-index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpo.org\/archives\/conductor-index\/","title":{"rendered":"BPO Conducting Staff Index"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1935-36<\/strong><\/td>\nLajos Shuk, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936-37<\/strong><\/td>\nLajos Shuk, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1937-38<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938-39<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939-40<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940-41<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1941-42<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942-43<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1943-44<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong>
\nFred A. Ressel, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944-45<\/strong><\/td>\nFranco Autori, music director<\/strong>
\nFred A. Ressel, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945-46<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nRudolf Doblin, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1946-47<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nRudolf Doblin, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947-48<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nRudolf Doblin, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948-49<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nRudolf Doblin, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949-50<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nHenry Aaron, assistant conductor
\nRudolf Doblin, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950-51<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nHenry Aaron, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951-52<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Steinberg, music director<\/strong>
\nHenry Aaron, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952-53<\/strong><\/td>\nIzler Solomon, conductor-in-residence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953-54<\/strong><\/td>\nInterim Guest Conductors<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954-55<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nWillis Page, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955-56<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nWillis Page, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956-57<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nWillis Page, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957-58<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nWillis Page, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958-59<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nWillis Page, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959-60<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nJoseph Wincenc, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960-61<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nJoseph Wincenc, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961-62<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nUlrich Meyer, assistant conductor
\nRonald Ondrejka, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962-63<\/strong><\/td>\nJoseph Krips, music director<\/strong>
\nUlrich Meyer, assistant conductor
\nRonald Ondrejka, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963-64<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nUlrich Meyer, assistant conductor
\nRichard Dufallo, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964-65<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nUlrich Meyer, assistant conductor
\nRichard Dufallo, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965-66<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nUlrich Meyer, assistant conductor
\nRichard Dufallo, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966-67<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nRichard Dufallo, associate conductor
\nRonald Stoffel, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967-68<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nMelvin Strauss, associate conductor
\nRonald Stoffel, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968-69<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nMelvin Strauss, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969-70<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, music director<\/strong>
\nMelvin Strauss, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970-71<\/strong><\/td>\nLukas Foss, principal guest conductor<\/strong>
\nMelvin Strauss, conductor-in-residence
\nJohn Landis, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971-72<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nLukas Foss, principal guest conductor
\nMelvin Strauss, conductor-in-residence
\nJohn Landis, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972-73<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nMelvin Strauss, associate conductor
\nFrank Collura, conducting assistant
\nBruce Hangen, conducting assistant
\nJesse Levine, conducting assistant
\nPhillip Lehrman, conducting assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973-74<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Cole, associate conductor
\nFrank Collura, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974-75<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Cole, associate conductor
\nFrank Collura, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975-76<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Cole, associate conductor
\nFrank Collura, assistant conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976-77<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Cole, associate conductor
\nPeter Perret, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977-78<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nPeter Perret, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978-79<\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Tilson Thomas, music director<\/strong>
\nPeter Perret, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979-80<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, associate conductor
\nClark Suttle, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980-81<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, associate conductor
\nClark Suttle, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981-82<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, principal guest conductor
\nClark Suttle, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982-83<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, principal guest conductor
\nClark Suttle, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983-84<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, principal guest conductor
\nRaymond Harvey, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984-85<\/strong><\/td>\nJulius Rudel, music director<\/strong>
\nSemyon Bychkov, principal guest conductor
\nRaymond Harvey, associate conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985-86<\/strong><\/td>\nSemyon Bychkov, music director<\/strong>
\nRaymond Harvey, associate conductor
\nErich Kunzel, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986-87<\/strong><\/td>\nSemyon Bychkov, music director<\/strong>
\nEije Oue, associate conductor
\nChosei Komatsu, Exxon\/Arts Endowment conductor
\nErich Kunzel, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987-88<\/strong><\/td>\nSemyon Bychkov, music director<\/strong>
\nEije Oue, associate conductor
\nChosei Komatsu, Affiliate Artist conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988-89<\/strong><\/td>\nSemyon Bychkov, music director<\/strong>
\nEije Oue, associate conductor
\nArie Lipsky, Affiliate Artist conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989-90<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nEije Oue, associate conductor
\nArie Lipsky, assistant conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990-91<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nMitch Miller, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991-92<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nMitch Miller, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992-93<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993-94<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nElizabeth Schulze, assistant conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994-95<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nElizabeth Schulze, assistant conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995-96<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996-97<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997-98<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximiano Vald\u00e9s, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998-99<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director designate<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999-2000<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor
\nDoc Severinsen, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000-01<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nArie Lipsky, resident conductor emeritus
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001-02<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRon Spigelman, assistant conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002-03<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRon Spigelman, associate conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003-04<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRon Spigelman, associate conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004-05<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRon Spigelman, associate conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005-06<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Franz, resident conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006-07<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Franz, resident conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007-08<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Franz, resident conductor
\nMarvin Hamlisch, Principal Pops conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008-09<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nRobert Franz, resident conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009-10<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nMatthew Kraemer, associate conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-11<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nMatthew Kraemer, associate conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011-12<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nMatthew Kraemer, associate conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-13<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nMatthew Kraemer, associate conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-14<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nMatthew Kraemer, associate conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014-15<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nStefan Sanders, resident conductor
\nPaul Ferington, guest conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015-16<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nStefan Sanders, resident conductor
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016-17<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nStefan Sanders, resident conductor
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-18<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nStefan Sanders, resident conductor
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018-19<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nTodd Craven, assistant conductor
\nJaman E. Dunn, assistant conductor, community engagement
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019-20<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nJaman E. Dunn, assistant conductor, community engagement
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020-21<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nJaman E. Dunn, assistant conductor
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director
\n<\/strong>Jaman E. Dunn, assistant conductor
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022-23<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director<\/strong>
\nFernanda Lastra, Conductor Diversity Fellow
\nJohn Morris Russell, Principal Pops conductor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023-24<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director
\n<\/strong>Fernanda Lastra, Assistant Conductor, Diversity Fellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024-25<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director
\n<\/strong>Fernanda Lastra, Assistant Conductor, Diversity Fellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025-26<\/strong><\/td>\nJoAnn Falletta, music director
\n<\/strong>Ron Spigelman, Principal Pops conductor
\nGrant O\u2019Brien, JoAnn Falletta Conducting Fellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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