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The New York Philharmonic’s CEO Has Quit ‘Effective Immediately’
As an investigation into two suspended musicians proceeds.
In the classical-music world, where top-job tenures can last decades and movements are announced months, even years, out, combining the word resignation with effective immediately is the equivalent of all units respond: It suggests something dramatic has happened. So it’s not an ordinary day when the New York Philharmonic announces that Gary Ginstling, who was appointed executive director in 2022 and promoted to president and CEO less than a year ago, is abruptly gone, with no explanation. Ginstling’s predecessor, Deborah Borda, who led the orchestra through the pandemic and retired last year, will advise the committee searching for his replacement, and some members may be hoping she’ll do a Dick Cheney and shortlist herself.
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