In Tuesday’s (11/15) San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman reports, “John D. Goldman will step down next year after an 11-year term as president of the San Francisco Symphony that saw strong growth in the orchestra’s artistic achievement, international stature and financial security. He will be succeeded in October by Sakurako Fisher, a longtime member of the orchestra’s board. The announcement was to be made at Monday’s annual board meeting in Davies Symphony Hall. Goldman, 62, has overseen the artistic and recording undertakings that have cemented the Symphony’s place among the top international orchestras during the past decade. Those include the multimedia project ‘Keeping Score,’ the successful Mahler recording project, and the Second Century capital campaign, which raised $125 million for operations and outreach. … The $25 million ‘Keeping Score’ project, which he called a ‘seminal achievement,’ remains one of the key initiatives of his presidency. Goldman also pointed to the community outreach programs, including the orchestra’s concerts for Chinese New Year and ‘Día de los Muertos.’ … Goldman will remain on the Symphony board and promised to be ‘as involved as Sako and everybody else wants me to be.’ ”
Photo by Jeffrey Moanalani/San Francisco Symphony
Posted November 16, 2011
