Gary Ginstling
Born
Livingston, New Jersey[1]
Occupation(s)Music exectutive,
Musician
Known forLeadership of the National Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic

Gary Ginstling is an American music executive and the President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic.[2]

Education

Ginstling holds degrees from Yale University, the Juilliard School and the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]

Commenting on his time at Juilliard to the New York Times, Ginstling said: “I was singularly focused on getting a job in a great orchestra. I don’t think there was an awareness that a career in the arts was something worth considering.” [4]

Career

Prior to joining the New York Philharmonic, Ginstling was executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in Washington, D.C. beginning in August 2017.[3] While at the NSO, Ginstling developed new ways of reaching audiences, driving up ticket sales, subscriptions and donations.[3]

Before that, Ginstling was the chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for five years where he settled a musician's strike upon arrival and increased revenue 44%[1] and general manager of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2008 to 2013.[5]

Ginstling worked as director of communications and external affairs for the San Francisco Symphony[5] and in 2004 he was executive director of the Berkeley Symphony where he grew attendance by more than 25%.[6]

Prior to moving into orchestra management Ginstling had a three-year role in the technology industry working as a product marketing manager for the Java platform at Sun Microsystems.[1][5]

In 1998, Ginstling was on the faculty of the University of California at Irvine's Department of Music as a lecturer in music.[7]

Ginstling spent 12 years performing as a clarinet player with the New West Symphony before moving into academia.[1]

Other activities

Ginstling serves on boards of the League of American Orchestras and the Electronic Media Association.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lindquist, David (June 5, 2017). "Symphony CEO Gary Ginstling will lead National Symphony Orchestra". IndyStar. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gary Ginstling, President and CEO". New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Hernández, Javier C. (June 17, 2022). "New York Philharmonic Chooses Arts Veteran as Leader: Gary Ginstling, executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, will replace Deborah Borda as the orchestra's president and chief executive next year". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ↑ da Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna (September 27, 2013). "Moving Offstage to Seek Harmony". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Gary Ginstling: Executive Director National Symphony Orchestra". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Mattison, Ben (September 30, 2004). "Berkeley Symphony Reports Higher Attendance, Surplus". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ↑ University of California, Irvine Catalog, 1998-1999 (PDF). University of California, Irvine. p. 102. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Falvey, Marci. "Alum named New York Philharmonic's new Executive Director". New World Symphony (orchestra). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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