Note: this interview was broadcast on WGBH, Boston’s NPR station for news and culture, and was part of Classical KUSC’s A Tribute to Ernest, broadcast live from Walt Disney Concert Hall on 3/29/11.
Ernest Fleischmann, the former General Manager of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, can be credited with turning this once provincial institution into a world famous orchestra. He was also instrumental in hiring Esa-Pekka Salonen, the famous Finnish music director and composer, and more recently the flamboyant Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, who, baton in hand, has taken the classical music world by storm.
Now in his 80’s, Ernest looks back at his career in a conversation with ThoughtCast, at his home in the Hollywood Hills. This brief interview only skims the surface of his career and accomplishments, but it’s a pleasure to listen to that voice, and to tap into his reservoir of musical knowledge – and instinct.
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Sadly, Ernest Fleischmann died in June, 2010 after a long illness. He will be missed!
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