ATLANTA — The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has named its next music director and it’s an her-story making moment for the symphony.
Nathalie Stutzmann will be the first woman to serve as the ASO’s music director and only the second woman to lead a major American orchestra after Baltimore’s Marin Alsop.
“The devoted commitment to music of the ASO musicians touches my heart. They have beautiful open minds, and they love to work hard, to be challenged and to take the necessary risks to serve the music and bring the highest levels of emotion to their audience,” Stutzmann said in a statement.
“There is a special chemistry between the orchestra and me that we all immediately recognized, and this is the perfect time for us to deepen our relationship.”
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Stutzmann currently holds positions as principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and chief conductor of Norway’s Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.
As the fifth music director in the ASO’s history, Stutzmann follows Henry Sopkin, Robert Shaw, Yoel Levi and Robert Spano.
“Nathalie’s humanistic ideals and her commitment to engaging the next generation of music lovers and music-makers will make Atlanta a more musical city, while her charisma and rising international profile will affirm Atlanta’s place on the global stage,” ASO Executive Director Jennifer Barlament said. “I could not imagine a more exciting partner with whom to shape the future of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.”
Stutzmann will officially take the role next season with an initial term of four years, but she is already familiar to ASO audiences.
To celebrate her appointment, Stutzmann joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra over the weekend for the first of two appearances in its new season.
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