Jonathan Martin, in photo, will step down as president and CEO of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra early in 2025. CSO Chief Operating Officer Robert McGrath will succeed Martin as acting president and CEO.
In the November 22 Cincinnati Enquirer, Rasputin Todd writes, “After leading the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for seven years, CSO President and CEO Jonathan Martin has announced that he will retire on Feb. 16. He will be replaced by CSO Chief Operating Officer Robert McGrath as the acting president and CEO. According to a press release from the CSO, ‘Under Martin’s leadership, the CSO experienced one of the most artistically dynamic and financially stable periods in its 130-year history, broadened its services to the Cincinnati region through groundbreaking new performances and an inclusive approach to serving its community and ushered in a new era with the appointment of Cristian Măcelaru as the CSO’s next Music Director.’ McGrath is not an unfamiliar face at the CSO—he has been with the organization for 13 years…. The release also noted that McGrath helped the orchestra through the COVID-19 pandemic by leading the strategy of offering home-streaming programs …” Martin has led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, Cincinnati May Festival and Music and Event Management, Inc. since September 2017. Martin was president and CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 2012 to 2017 and served for nine years as general manager of the Cleveland Orchestra.
