The symphony's current conductor and music director is Darko Butorac who succeeded Daniel Meyer in 2018.
[7] In 2000 the symphony collaborated with the Asheville Lyric Opera in a concert version of Puccini's La Bohème.
[8] The current concertmaster is Jason Posnock, who is also Associate Artistic Administrator (and violin faculty) at the Brevard Music Center.
[10] Other notable musicians who have appeared with the orchestra include Emanuel Ax, Midori, David Finckel, Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Koh, Benjamin Hochman, Daniil Trifonov, Zuill Bailey and many others.
[11][12][13] In 2005 the Symphony received a major grant from the Janirve Foundation (established by Irving Jacob Reuter).