Longtime Minnesota Orchestra board member Nancy E. Lindahl has stepped down from her position as the chair and, with her husband John, gave a $15 million gift to the orchestra on her way out.
The news was shared Tuesday at the orchestra’s final board meeting of the 2024-25 season. In honor of Lindahl, the performance auditorium inside Orchestra Hall will be renamed the Lindahl Auditorium starting this fall.
The board also elected William P. Miller as incoming chair and a slate of new board directors.
“The Minnesota Orchestra has meant the world to me since I was a child attending orchestra concerts at Northrop Auditorium with my parents,” Lindahl said in a news release. “The orchestra contributes immensely to our state through high-caliber musicianship, music education and community partnerships, and we want to keep this cultural touchstone strong and vital.”
Lindahl joined the board in 1998, was named a life director in 2016 and was elected board chair in January 2023. She led the organization through major artistic and administrative transitions, including the arrival of Thomas Søndergård as music director and the announcement of Isaac Thompson as incoming president and CEO.
Next month, Miller will begin a two-year term as chair. He joined the orchestra board in 2016 and has served in multiple roles, including as chair of the audit committee, treasurer and vice chair. The newly elected class of board members are Adam Duininck, Laurie Greeno, John Junek, Clay Rudolph, Breia Schleuss, Katie Simpson, Mimi Stake, Walter Tambor, Amy J. Braford Whittey and Aks Zaheer.
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