Botstein is the music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO), where he served as music director and principal conductor from 2003-2010. He is also the founder and co-Artistic Director of the Bard Music Festival. In 2015, Botstein founded The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a pre-professional orchestra and master's degree program at Bard College.