The positive result came despite a 7.5 percent drop in ticket sales. The orchestra boosted its fundraising by 9.3 percent over the previous year, and kept expenses down, according to a press release. Musicians had accepted a pay freeze for the season in a contract signed last fall.

"We are continuing our strategy to focus on the fundamentals of investing in and creating the very best artistic product we can with our wonderful musicians, while maintaining a firm commitment to fiscal discipline," said president and CEO Fred Bronstein.