Ryan Fleur.
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts have appointed Ryan Fleur as president and CEO, effective immediately. Fleur steps into this role after serving as interim president and CEO since January 2025. Fleur spent the last 13 years in executive-level positions with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the recently merged institution, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, including as executive director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and played a key role in its merger with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (now Ensemble Arts Philly). In 2024 Fleur played an integral role in the dedication of Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to the Philadelphia Orchestra, Fleur was president and CEO of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and held executive positions at Boston Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston. While serving as program director and pianist for Boston Ballet, he was selected to participate in the Orchestra Management Fellowship Program of the League of American Orchestras. He then served in the executive office of the New York Philharmonic. A pianist, Fleur earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and business from Boston University.
