The president of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has announced that he is stepping down from his position and leaving the organization, effective the end of this month. The quick timetable makes the unknown reason behind Steven Ovitsky’s departure of interest, but the board insists he was not forced out. However, it may be significant that Ovitsky was a very popular executive with the MSO’s musicians: “He brought musicians into the governing and planning structures of the orchestra, and his palpable love of music impressed them.”