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\u201cI do not share the same goals for the future of the institution as the board of governors does,\u201d Salonen said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Salonen was not discussing his decision beyond the statement, spokeswoman Amanda Ameer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are significant financial pressures on the organization that have just become impossible to ignore,\u201d Symphony CEO Matthew Spivey said later Thursday. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that the organization will have to evolve in various ways to respond to those pressures. The organization already has begin to make some of those difficult decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spivey cited the cancellation of some events at SoundBox, an alternate venue that was the site of late-night concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther changes are probably necessary and some of them are even yet to be determined, but clearly these decisions are steering the organization in a different direction than what we could have anticipated in 2018 when Esa-Pekka was appointed,\u201d Spivey said. \u201cSo given this, it\u2019s understandable that Esa-Pekka would conclude his tenure as music director when his contract ends in June 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The symphony board is chaired by Priscilla B. Geeslin, whose husband, Keith Geeslin, is president of San Francisco Opera. <\/p>\n

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Orchestra spokeswoman Taryn Lott said Priscilla B. Geeslin was not available to comment.<\/p>\n

Salonen, who turns 66 in June, was hired in December 2018<\/a> to start with the 2020-21 season and follow the 25-year tenure of Michael Tilson Thomas. Salonen praised the orchestra, saying in his statement Thursday he is \u201cproud to continue working with the world-class musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spivey said the orchestra hopes to work with Salonen after his tenure ends. <\/p>\n

His departure creates yet another vacancy on a major U.S. podium. <\/p>\n

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has not announced a replacement for Riccardo Muti<\/a>, who retired at the end of the 2022-23 season; the Los Angeles Philharmonic is looking for a successor to Gustavo Dudamel<\/a>, who leaves after the 2025-26 season to head the New York Philharmonic; and Franz Welser-M\u00f6st<\/a> will retire from the Cleveland Orchestra after the 2026-27 season. James Conlon<\/a> said this week he will step down as Los Angeles Opera music director after the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Symphony announced Salonen\u2019s departure as it released the schedule for his final season with the orchestra.<\/p>\n

Salonen was principal conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1984-95 and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1992-2009. He was principal conductor and artistic adviser for London\u2019s Philharmonia from 2008–21. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"