The Osesp Foundation is a non-profit institution whose goal is to help, assist, develop and promote the culture, education and social improvement, focusing on concert music, both instrumental and vocal. Headed by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former Head of State of Brazil (1994-2002), it was created in 2005. Qualified as a cultural organization, the Foundation benefits from the Secretary of Culture of the State of São Paulo, which supports the development of the Symphonic Orchestra of São Paulo – Osesp, the Sala São Paulo, the Osesp Choir, the Osesp Childrens and Youth Choirs, the Osesp Academy, the publishing house Criadores do Brasil and the Maestro Eleazar de Carvalho Center for Musical Documentation. The Foundation has also developed music education programs for children, youth and adults.
The Foundation nurtures the development of Brazilian concert through documentation, publication, performance, recording and the distribution of national repertoire, both symphonic and chamber.

ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

President of Honour
FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO

President
FÁBIO COLLETTI BARBOSA

Vice-president
HEITOR MARTINS

Board members
ALBERTO GOLDMAN
ANTONIO QUINTELLA
ELIANA CARDOSO
HELIO MATTAR
JOSÉ CARLOS DIAS
LILIA MORITZ SCHWARCZ
MANOEL CORRÊA DO LAGO
SÁVIO ARAÚJO

Board of Trustees

PEDRO MOREIRA SALLES 

FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO

CELSO LAFER

HORACIO LAFER PIVA

JOSÉ ERMÍRIO DE MORAES NETO

Fiscal Board
JÂNIO GOMES
MANOEL BIZARRIA GUILHERME NETO
MIGUEL SAMPOL POU

Advisory Board

ANTONIO CARLOS CARVALHO DE CAMPOS
ANTONIO PRATA
DENISE FRAGA
DRAUZIO VARELLA
EDUARDO GIANNETTI
EUGÊNIO BUCCI
FÁBIO MAGALHÃES
GUSTAVO ROXO
HELOISA FISCHER
JAC LEIRNER
JAYME GARFINKEL
JOÃO GUILHERME RIPPER
JOSÉ PASTORE
JOSÉ ROBERTO WITHAKER PENTEADO
LORENZO MAMMÌ
LUIZ SCHWARCZ
MONICA WALDVOGEL
NELSON RUSSO FERREIRA
PAULO ARAGÃO
PEDRO PARENTE
PÉRSIO ARIDA
PHILIP YANG
RAUL CUTAIT
RICARDO LEAL
RICARDO OHTAKE
SERGIO ADORNO
STEFANO BRIDELLI  
TATYANA ARAÚJO DE FREITAS
THILO MANNHARDT
VITOR HALLACK
WILLIAM VEALE  
ZÉLIA DUNCAN

Executive direction
MARCELO LOPES executive director
FAUSTO AUGUSTO MARCUCCI ARRUDA general superintendent

Artistic Direction
ARTHUR NESTROVSKI artistic director

The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
MARIN ALSOP principal conductor and music director
CELSO ANTUNES associate conductor

Choirs
NAOMI MUNAKATA honorary conductor