Gary Ginstling. Photo by Jason Bell.
In Thursday’s (7/11) New York Times, Javier C. Hernández writes, “Gary Ginstling, the New York Philharmonic’s president and chief executive, abruptly resigned on Thursday after just a year on the job … In a statement released by the Philharmonic, Ginstling said: ‘The New York Philharmonic is an extraordinary institution, and it has been an honor to be a part of it. However, it has become clear to me that the institution needs a different type of leadership, and I have tendered my resignation.’… The Philharmonic said that it would convene a ‘transition leadership team’ that includes the chairmen of the Philharmonic’s board, Peter W. May and Oscar L. Tang, and Ginstling’s predecessor, Deborah Borda, who had held the post from 2017 until last year. May and Tang … informed the Philharmonic players, staff and board of the decision on Thursday afternoon…. Ginstling’s departure comes as the orchestra’s musicians and the administration are in the midst of heated talks over a new labor contract … Ginstling took the reins at the Philharmonic last year, at a high point for the organization…. Ginstling, a veteran orchestra executive who had most recently been the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, joined the Philharmonic in 2022 as its executive director…. It is unclear when a permanent successor to Ginstling will be named.”
