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Matias Tarnopolsky

Board Member/Pres and CEO · Philadelphia Orchestra Association

Board Member/Pres and CEO at Philadelphia Orchestra Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$919K
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Board Member/Pres and CEO of Philadelphia Orchestra Association, based in Philadelphia, PA.
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Received $919K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Board Member/Pres & CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Bd Member (president-Poa) of Academy of Music of Philadelphia INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Matías Tarnopolsky served as President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association from August 2018 through January 2025, overseeing a successful merger with the Kimmel Center in 2021. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in London, Tarnopolsky is a trained clarinetist who earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in music and musicology from King's College London.

Prior to Philadelphia, he held leadership roles at the New York Philharmonic (VP Artistic Planning), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Senior Director Artistic Planning), and UC Berkeley's Cal Performances (Executive and Artistic Director since 2009). Under his tenure, the Philadelphia Orchestra received Grammy and Diapason d'or awards and received a historic $50 million endowment gift.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
Philadelphia Orchestra President & CEO 2018-2025; Now NY Philharmonic President & CEO (Jan 2025)
Education
  • King's College London

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Philadelphia Orchestra Association Board Member/Pres and CEO · $84.4M revenue · Philadelphia, PATO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC WITH THE WIDEST AUDIENCE.pay $625K → $919KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$919Kreported comp
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center INC Board Member/Pres & CEO · $15.9M revenue · Philadelphia, PAPOKC WAS FORMED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS.Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Academy of Music of Philadelphia INC Bd Member (president-Poa) · $1.4M revenue · Philadelphia, PATHE ACADEMY'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDS THROUGH THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION FUND TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE 168-YEAR-OLD ACADEMY…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Kimmel Center INC Board Member/Pres and CEO · $95.7M revenue · Philadelphia, PATHE KIMMEL CENTER, INC., D/B/A ENSEMBLE ARTS PHILLY, HAS A MISSION IS TO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Matias Tarnopolsky

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Matias Tarnopolsky 1 organization · New York, NYNew Music USA INC
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Matias Tarnopolsky 1 organization · Berkeley, CAPacific Harmony Foundation
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Matias Tarnopolsky 1 organization · New York, NYPhilharmonic-Symphony Society of New York INC
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Matias Tarnopolsky 1 organization · New York, NYBarenboim-Said Foundation USA

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Member/Pres & CEO (thru 12/24) · FY2024
$1.2M
Y
Bd Member(thru Dec 2021)/Music Dir · FY2021
$1.1M
A
Board Member (thru 12/31/23) · FY2023
$672K
D
Musician/Board Member · FY2024
$500K
R
Member/Pres & CEO (as of 4/25) · FY2024
$486K
R
Executive Director/COO · FY2023
$440K
R
Musician · FY2024
$409K
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Exec VP & COO · FY2024
$364K
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Board Member (evp & Cfo) · FY2024
$358K
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Musician · FY2024
$342K
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Musician · FY2024
$337K
K
Musician · FY2022
$336K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org