In 2019, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra finalized work on and adopted a 10-year strategic plan. Among the major goals were steps to focus the Orchestra on building more diversity and inclusion.

For two months, there was no live music in Music Hall, although CSO musicians posted solo performances from their homes. But plans were already in motion for livestreamed small-scale concerts for the CSO and the Pops.

Read about the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s pandemic-inspired series of commissions from 20 different composers and designed for online viewing.

Cincinnati Pops Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton lends his voice to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

“Bravos without Barriers” is the motto for the collaborative two-year Diversity Fellowship program between the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). The heart of the Fellowship’s mission is to eliminate obstacles that can prevent extraordinary musicians from achieving their full potential.

Two of the Orchestra's long-serving musicians have retired, effective with the conclusion of the 2019–20 season: oboist Richard Johnson and Associate Principal Horn Thomas Sherwood.