Musical America, the news site and directory that focuses on classical music and the arts, has announced its “2025 Top 30 Professionals of the Year,” an annual listing of the “movers and shapers of the performing Arts.” Musical America states: “We poll the industry each fall to find those who make the industry tick, brainstorm the new ideas, get the artists on stage, help build the audiences, and train the artists of tomorrow.” Several of the honorees work at orchestras and organizations that are members or partners of the League of American Orchestras, among them: Marie-Hélène Bernard, president and CEO, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Cadwallader, executive director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; David Fisk, president and CEO, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra; Jed Gaylin, music director, Bay Atlantic Symphony; Delta David Gier, music director, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra; John Holloway, executive director, Seattle Chamber Music Society; Cheyenne King-Bails, director of community experience, Sphinx Organization; Lesley Rosenthal, chief operating officer, corporate secretary to the Board of Directors, the Juilliard School; Hannah Ross, director of learning, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; and Lecolion Washington, executive director, Community Music Center of Boston. Read the complete roster, which includes a brief article about each individual, at https://www.musicalamerica.com/pages/?pagename=2025_top_professionals.
