The BSO is an American orchestra that calls Boston home. It is the second-oldest of the so-called "Big Five" American symphony orchestras. The BSO, founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, often gives concerts in Symphony Hall in Boston and occasionally at Tanglewood in the summer. The Boston Pops Orchestra was established in 1885 as a lighter, more popular version of the Boston Symphony Orchestra that plays show tunes and classics without the orchestra's primary members.

During his stint as conductor of the Boston Pops from 1930 to 1979, Arthur Fiedler was largely responsible for the orchestra's rise to prominence. John Fiedler was replaced as the Pops' conductor by film composer John Williams, who remained in that role until 1993. Boston Pops Orchestra has had Keith Lockhart at the helm since 1995. Gail Samuel, the first woman to hold the position of president and chief executive officer of the BSO, succeeded Mark Volpe in those roles in June 2021.

Samuel's departure as BSO president and CEO was announced in December 2022, effective January 3, 2023, and Jeffrey D. Dunn's appointment as temporary president and CEO was announced on the same day, effective January 4, 2023. In May of 2023, the BSO announced that Chad Smith would be taking over as president and CEO beginning in the fall of that year.

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