USA focus for 2025 – International Arts Manager volume 20 issue 12

As 2024 draws to a close, this issue of International Arts Manager celebrates the resilience, innovation and collaboration defining the performing arts sector in the United States and beyond. In a year marked by both challenges and transformation, we focus on the individuals and organisations shaping its future.

We feature Suzanne Davidson, Executive Director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS), whose eclectic background—spanning law, television, theater and film—brings fresh vision to one of America’s most esteemed chamber music institutions.

News

• Multi-million pound upgrade for Barbican Centre
• Chicago Symphony receives transformational gift
• Anonymous donor rescues San Francisco Symphony Chorus
• NAC Foundation gift boosts support for artist development
• CINARS Biennale maintains international reach
• Opportunities and upcoming events

Musical Chairs

• From promotions to retirement – find out who’s on the move

Classical Music Signings

• Keep up to date with the latest industry news

Competitions and Awards

• sideNotes: Jessye Norman in Kyiv
• Awards news

Introducing…

Mark Walmsley and the Arts and Culture Network

Stage by Stage:

The Royal Ballet’s Creative Producer Emma Southworth

APAP:

A View from Here
Lisa Richards Toney on partnerships as catalysts for growth in the arts

Rebel in the Arts

Grace Okereke on why the arts should be a unifying force in a divided world

Tisa Ho:

Former Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival

US Focus

• Suzanne Davidson: Executive Director, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
• Matías Tarnopolsky: From The Philadelphia Orchestra to the New York Phil
• APAP|NYC 2025 Conference Preview
• New York 2025 ISPA Congress Preview

Educating the Arts:

Clore Leadership

Streetwise Opera

Diary:

Robert Baird
A week with the the President of BAM! Baird Artists Management