Biography:Gary Ginstling
Gary Ginstling | |
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| Born | Livingston, New Jersey[1] |
| Occupation | Music executive, Musician |
| Known for | Leadership of the National Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic |
Gary Ginstling is an American music executive and a former President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic.[2][3] On February 3, 2025, he became CEO of the Houston Symphony. [4]
Education
Ginstling holds degrees from Yale University, the Juilliard School and the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.[5]
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.”[6]
Career
Ginstling spent 12 years performing as a clarinet player with the New West Symphony before moving into academia.[1]
In 1998, Ginstling was on the faculty of the University of California at Irvine's Department of Music as a lecturer in music.[7]
After completing his MBA at Anderson, Ginstling had a three-year role in the technology industry working as a product marketing manager for the Java platform at Sun Microsystems.[1][8]
In 2004 he left tech for a role as executive director of the Berkeley Symphony where he grew attendance by more than 25%.[9]
Leaving Berkeley, Ginstling worked as director of communications and external affairs for the San Francisco Symphony.[8]
Ginstling then became 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.[8]
Ginstling was executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in Washington, D.C. beginning in August 2017.[5] While at the NSO, Ginstling developed new ways of reaching audiences, driving up ticket sales, subscriptions and donations.[5]
On July 11, 2024, Ginstling resigned as CEO of the New York Philharmonic amidst controversy from its performers related to labor disputes.[10]
Other activities
Ginstling serves on boards of the League of American Orchestras and the Electronic Media Association.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lindquist, David (June 5, 2017). "Symphony CEO Gary Ginstling will lead National Symphony Orchestra". IndyStar. https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/06/05/ginstling-indianapolis-symphony-national-kennedy-gianandrea-noseda/370825001/.
- ↑ "Gary Ginstling, President and CEO". New York Philharmonic. https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/gary-ginstling.
- ↑ Hernández, Javier C. (2024-07-11). "New York Philharmonic Chief Abruptly Steps Down Amid Tensions" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-gary-ginstling.html.
- ↑ https://houstonsymphony.org/press-room/gary-ginstling-named-executive-director-and-ceo-of-houston-symphony/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-gary-ginstling-new-director.html.
- ↑ da Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna (September 27, 2013). "Moving Offstage to Seek Harmony". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/arts/music/orchestras-hire-performers-as-executives-to-head-off-strife.html.
- ↑ University of California, Irvine Catalog, 1998-1999. University of California, Irvine. p. 102. https://www.reg.uci.edu/catalogue/1998-1999Catalogue.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gary Ginstling: Executive Director National Symphony Orchestra". https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/g/ga-gn/gary-ginstling/.
- ↑ Mattison, Ben (September 30, 2004). "Berkeley Symphony Reports Higher Attendance, Surplus". https://playbill.com/article/berkeley-symphony-reports-higher-attendance-surplus.
- ↑ Hernández, Javier C. (2024-07-11). "New York Philharmonic Chief Abruptly Steps Down Amid Tensions" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-gary-ginstling.html.
- ↑ Falvey, Marci. "Alum named New York Philharmonic's new Executive Director". New World Symphony (orchestra). https://www.nws.edu/news/2022/alum-named-new-york-philharmonic-s-new-executive-director/.
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