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leader in less than two years.
Smith replaces Simon
Woods, a London native who
came to the orchestra in
January 2018 from the Seat-
tle Symphony. Woods re-
signed unexpectedly last
month, leaving many in the
arts world shocked.
Woods said his “hopes
and aspirations lie else-
where.” The L.A. Phil de-
clined to give any more
information. Following
Woods’ departure, then-
board Chairman Jay Rasulo
and Beckmen assumed in-
terim leadership of the or-
chestra.
Woods and now Smith
follow Deborah Borda, who
served as president and
chief executive for 17 years
before departing for New
York. Borda left behind a fi-
nancially secure and inter-
nationally renowned or-
chestra, having grown the
L.A. Phil budget from $46
million in 1999 to $125 million
when Woods arrived.
“It’s a superb choice,”
Borda said of Smith’s ap-
pointment. “He’s absolutely
steeped in the culture of the
Los Angeles Philharmonic
and critically, he’s deeply
rooted in the art. Another
important point is his cre-
ative gifts — he brings all the
tools and knowledge to dy-
namically manage the
broader institution.”
Smith had already been
named the next artistic
director of the Ojai Music
Festival, replacing Thomas
Morris. It’s a job that Morris
called “a considerable time
commitment, a major job.”
Whether Smith will run the
Ojai festival while leading
the L.A. Phil — which
doesn’t take summers off
and instead tours interna-
tionally and performs at the
Hollywood Bowl — remains
to be seen. Smith and the

L.A. Phil were not available

for further comment Tues-

day.

“The most important

thing is: He brings vision,”

Morris said of Smith. Morris,

former chief executive of the

Boston Symphony Orches-

tra and Cleveland Orches-

tra, said Smith has been a

“visionary” artistic leader at

the L.A. Phil, and elevating

him to the top job was the

right move.

“These organizations

have to lead from an artist vi-

sion, that’s the way of the fu-

ture,” Morris said. “I’m hop-

ing it will make the L.A. Phil

even bolder.”

Jesse Rosen, president of

the League of American Or-

chestras, called Smith “one

of the great artistic planners

and leaders in our field.”

“The creativity he’s

brought to our art form and

the way it’s presented, and,

in recent years, bringing in

new and under-represented

voices into our community

— he’s done incredibly im-

portant work, not just at the

L.A. Philharmonic but

across our field,” Rosen

said.

The challenge for the

L.A. Phil now, Rosen said, is

to take advantage of its good

fortune.

“L.A. is at the top of its

game. The L.A. Phil has a lot

of momentum going and the

opportunity here — and the

challenge — is to leverage its

strength so it can go even

further and deeper in ad-

vancing the art form and the

relationship of the orchestra

to the community.”

Borda echoed that senti-

ment: “The challenge is sim-

ply to keep on building,” she

said.

Optimism for the L.A.

Phil’s future extended to art-

ists as well.

“I’ve loved having conver-

sations with Chad, I find him

so thoughtful about so many

different aspects of art,” said

composer Ellen Reid, whose

L.A. Phil commission “Oscil-

lations: One Hundred Years

and Forever” premiered last

year. “He’s so knowledgeable

in so many ways — about

novels and film and really

anything, it’s pretty flooring.

I think he’ll bring all of that

to his new work. I’m excited

for this new chapter.”

L.A.

Phil

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CEO

CHAD SMITH, the new CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and formerly its

chief operating officer, is also the next artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival.

Jay L. ClendeninLos Angeles Times

[L.A. Phil,from E1]