As Barack Obama prepares his White House transition team, today we look at what makes a great arts leader. A trio of experts weighs in, including New York Times music critic Jon Pareles, Manhattan School of Music president and composer Robert Sirota, and Joan Jeffri, director of the Program in Arts Administration at Columbia's Teachers College. Also: Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic's music-director-in-waiting, talks about the unique leadership challenges in a changing climate for American orchestras.
Taking the Reins
Now that Americans have chosen Barack Obama as their next president, questions of leadership priorities and style are front and center. Arts organizations face their own set of challenges in a changing cultural landscape. Today we ask a trio of experts about what makes a qualified arts leader in the ...
Alan Gilbert's Philharmonic
As the fall's Bernstein festivities reach their climax, who stands to inherit the great maestro's mantle? The New York Philharmonic is banking on Alan Gilbert, the 41-year-old American conductor who becomes its music director next fall. Gilbert joins us to talk about his role as a leader, his plans for ...
Leaders in the Arts
After the euphoria of the night before, many Americans woke up this morning with a) a hangover and b) the sobering realization of the enormity of the problems facing our new president. Obama has seemed clear-eyed about the challenges ahead, but he ...