THOMAS WILKINS has held a titled position at the Hollywood Bowl since 2008 when named Principal Guest Conductor; in 2014 he became Principal Conductor

Thomas Wilkins

Hollywood Bowl

THOMAS WILKINS has held a titled position at the Hollywood Bowl since 2008 when he was named Principal Guest Conductor; in the spring of 2014 he became Principal Conductor.

He also holds the position of Music Director of the Omaha Symphony, a post he has held since 2005. Wilkins also holds the Germeshausen Family and Youth Concert Conductor chair with the Boston Symphony. Past positions have included resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony and Florida Orchestra (Tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond (VA) Symphony. Previously, he has served on the music faculties of North Park University (Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

Devoted to promoting a life-long enthusiasm for music, Thomas Wilkins brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. He is hailed as a master at communicating and connecting with audiences. Following his highly successful first season with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Globe named him among the “Best People and Ideas of 2011.” In 2014, Wilkins received the prestigious “Outstanding Artist” award at the Nebraska Governor’s Arts Awards, for his significant contribution to music in the state.

During his conducting career, he has led orchestras throughout the United States, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he returned this season and will next as well; the Cleveland Orchestra, where he returned this season; the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the Utah Symphony, Chicago’s Grant Park Symphony, where he returns next summer, as well as the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., among others.

A native of Norfolk, VA, Thomas Wilkins is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He resides with his wife Sheri-Lee in Omaha. They are the proud parents of twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.