Gary Ginstling

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Gary Ginstling
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Occupation(s)Music exectutive,
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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]

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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]

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