From the Boston Herald:
British-born CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra Anthony Woodcock has been named the new head of the Boston-based music school. Woodcock replaces interim CEO Laurence Lesser, who had filled the post following Daniel Steiner’s death in June 2006.
Woodcock has held similar positions with the Oregon Symphony, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Bournemouth Symphony, and the City of London Sinfonia. In Minneapolis, he was credited with not only reducing deficits and negotiating a new contract with the musicians, but also with taking the orchestra on tour, not typical for a mid-sized city ensemble.
This is an interesting trend – Woodcock left the OSO after a short tenure, and also right after asking for (and getting, on good faith) a large pay-cut from the musicians. I am interested to see what surfaces in Minnesota after his departure.
