
Musical America, the news site and directory that focuses on classical music and the arts, has announced its annual list of the “Top 30 Professionals of the Year: The Movers & Shapers of the Performing Arts.” Musical America states: “This year’s Musical America Top 30 Professionals are the entrepreneurs, the worker bees, the creative minds that ensure the health of the artform and its essential value in our lives, now and for generations to come.” Several of the honorees work at orchestras and organizations that are members or partners of the League of American Orchestras, among them James Barry, Vice President of Artistic Planning and Operations, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Barry is also a former League staff member); Jonathan Martin, President and CEO, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Scaglione, President, CEO and Music Director, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute; Véronique Firkusny, Executive Director, Avery Fisher Artist Program; Loki Karuna, Executive Producer and Host, Trilloquy, President, TrillWerks Media, Director of Artist Equity, American Composers Orchestra; Russell Steinberg, Founder and Artistic Director, Los Angeles Youth Orchestra; James Weidner, Board Chair, Chicago Sinfonietta. Read the complete roster, which includes a brief article about each professional, at https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/?categoryid=7.