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President and Chief Executive Officer

Hailed by The New York Times as "cutting edge," the internationally acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra, is known for trailblazing performances, visionary maestros, collaborations with the world's foremost musical artists, and an unwavering commitment to Detroit.

Erik Rönmark was appointed President and CEO of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in December 2021, having previously served as the DSO’s Vice President and General Manager. He has been a key contributor to the current organizational culture that has enabled the DSO to achieve new success. Rönmark’s unique abilities were most publicly on display as he led the Music Director search that culminated in the appointment of Jader Bignamini, a vibrant and youthful artistic leader destined to reshape what is possible for orchestral music in the City of Detroit. Rönmark’s programming has yielded an increasingly diverse repertoire mix on stage, while off stage he has helped lead the development of the DSO’s comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy—critical work that is currently ongoing. Rönmark has also been a central player in some of the DSO’s biggest innovations of the past decade, including serving on the task force that led to the DSO’s pioneering, free Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts, launched in 2011. He subsequently oversaw the development and expansion of the DSO’s livestreaming capabilities so that the orchestra was uniquely positioned at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep the music playing with DSO Digital Concerts in a largely virtual 2020-2021 season. Recognized as one of Crain’s Detroit’s “40 under 40” leaders in 2016, Rönmark was a recent member of the arts administration faculty at Roosevelt University and holds degrees in fine arts and music performance from Northern State University, SD, Bowling Green State University, OH, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. He lives in Troy, MI with his wife, Adrienne Rönmark, violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and their three children.