Steven Brosvik

President & CEO
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
The O.C. Tanner Chair

Steve Brosvik has been President & CEO of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) since August 2020.

In Utah, major projects have included developing a new strategic plan, music director search culminating in the appointment of Markus Poschner as Music Director and Delyana Lazarova as Principal Guest conductor, fully supporting both our opera and symphonic art forms, a focus on internal culture, developing external partnerships and community engagement, preparing for the launch of a comprehensive campaign, and developing a master plan for the renovation of our symphonic home, Maurice Abravanel Hall.

Prior to joining USUO, Brosvik was Chief Operating Officer of the Nashville Symphony from 2015 through 2020. In this role, he oversaw the orchestra, artistic planning, concert operations, education and community engagement, fundraising, marketing and communications teams. One of his primary external tasks was the development of artistic and community partnerships with other Nashville organizations. Those projects included commissioning projects with Nashville Ballet and the Violins of Hope Nashville initiative that included over 25 organizations.

Prior to his role in Nashville, Brosvik was General Manager at the Houston Symphony, Executive Director of the San Antonio Symphony, Vice President and General Manager of the Baltimore Symphony and a member of the 1994-95 class of the League’s Orchestra Management Fellowship Program. Outside of his work with orchestras, he spent ten years with Northwest and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Brosvik graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota with a degree in Music Business, and studied piano performance and Dalcroze pedagogy in New York with Dr. Robert Abramson.

Steve’s wife, Cassandra, is a violinist, teacher and youth orchestra director, having run programs for over 20 years in Utah, Texas, and Tennessee. They are immensely proud of their three daughters who are working and studying across the U.S.