Dallas Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Kim Noltemy is the subject of a recently posted “One to One” video interview with Musical America’s Susan Elliott. “Noltemy arrived [at] the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2018, and neither the orchestra nor the city has been the same since. Even before the pandemic hit, she was making major upgrades to the DSO’s artistic and civic profile. Last June, the orchestra became the first in the U.S. not only to return to its concert hall but to do so before a live, albeit small audience. Since then, Noltemy has kept the momentum going, involving DSO musicians in a huge range of activities, from delivering groceries to families in need to performing with as many as 50 of their colleagues in Meyerson Symphony Center before an audience of 200. Recently, Guest Conductor Nicholas McGegan tested positive in one of the DSO’s daily COVID-19 screenings, after he had led the orchestra the night before. Noltemy’s response was to shut down performances for two weeks. ‘We wanted to keep the musicians home,’ she explained in an email, ‘to be sure everyone stays healthy.’ The orchestra returns on January 28 under its Music Director Fabio Luisi.”
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