Deborah Borda

Deborah Borda was the first woman who headed a major orchestra[5] and is currently the president and chief executive officer of the New York Philharmonic.[6]

Deborah Borda
Born
New York City, New York, United States
Alma materBennington College
Royal College of Music, London[1]
OccupationPresident and CEO of the New York Philharmonic
(September 15, 2017)[2]
Known forPresident and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic[3][4]
Websitenyphil.org

Education

Borda was born on July 15, 1949 in New York.[7] At the age of 12 her family moved to Boston.[8]

She graduated from Bennington College with a BA in music in 1971, and studied at the Royal College of Music from 1972 till 1973.[9][10]

Career

After graduation, Borda moved to Greenwich Villages and started to play as freelancer for ballet, Broadway shows and various orchestras. She was the assistant to the scheduling director of the Marlboro Music Festival in 1976.[8]

She has previously served as executive director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and both general manager and artistic administrator of the San Francisco Symphony.[11][12]

Borda is the first David C. Bohnett Presidential Chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.[13] This title stems from a $10 million endowment made by David Bohnett to the LA Phil in 2014, "in honor of Deborah Borda's continuing accomplishments with the Los Angeles Philharmonic."[14][15][16]

During her time with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Borda oversaw the completion of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.[17] and joined its board in 2010. Borda developed a strategic plan for the construction and financing of the hall, which ended in October 2003 at the opening ceremony.[18]

Borda joined the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership as a Leader-In-Residence in 2015, making her the first fine arts executive to join the center.[19][20]

Previously with the New York Philharmonic for eight seasons as its executive director, Borda spent 17 years as the president and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic prior to returning to the New York Philharmonic in 2017.[21][22]

In 2020 Borda launched the largest women-only commissioning initiative in history called Project 19. The project consists of 19 new works by 10 women composers.[5][23]

Awards
  • 2007: John C. Argue Dickens Medal of Honor[24][25]
  • 2015: Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters[13][26]

References
  1. Jason Gereben (15 March 2017). "Deborah Borda Agrees to Take the Reins of the New York Philharmonic". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. I-Chun Chen (16 May 2017). "Philharmonic's Borda leaving for New York". New York Business Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. Alex Ross (23 March 2017). "How the L.A. Phil Can Stay on Top of the Orchestra World". New Yorker. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. Deborah Vankin (28 March 2017). "L.A. Phil names Gail Samuel as acting president". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "New York Philharmonic's Deborah Borda on Building Diverse Teams". Catalyst. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. Michael Cooper (15 June 2017). "The Los Angeles Philharmonic Lost Its Leader. Can It Stay on Top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
  8. "Drawn to the Music". The New York Times. 2010-04-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  9. "President Deborah Borda". nyphil.org. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  10. "Deborah Borda". World News. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  11. "Drawn to the Music", The New York Times, April 9, 2010
  12. "Most Creative People 2012 - 44, Deborah Borda". Fast Company. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  13. "Deborah Borda, President and CEO of Los Angeles Philarmonic Association, to be Honored with Bard's Kellogg Award at Bard Music Festival Gala". Bard College. April 23, 2015.
  14. Scutari, Mike. "What's Behind This New, Massive Give to the LA Philharmonic?". Inside Philanthropy. December 11, 2014.
  15. "Los Angeles Philharmonic Receives $20 Million Gift for New Initiatives". Broadway World. December 11, 2014.
  16. Ng, David. "Los Angeles Philharmonic receiving $20-million gift from David Bohnett". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2014.
  17. Mark Swed (19 May 2017). "Critic's Notebook: Dudamel and the L.A. Phil bid a heartfelt farewell to Deborah Borda". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  18. "Deborah Borda | Walt Disney Concert Hall 10th Anniversary". laphil.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  19. Doug Gavel. "Los Angeles Philharmonic President Deborah Borda to join Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership as Hauser Leader-in-Residence". Harvard University. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  20. "Tavis Smiley Interviews Deborah Borda". PBS. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  21. Mark Swed (15 March 2017). "In a startling coup, New York lures L.A. Phil chief Deborah Borda". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  22. "Deborah Borda - LA Phil President and Chief Executive Officer". Philpedia. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-28. As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Borda...is responsible for the artistic, administrative, and technical operations of the Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl...
  23. "Project 19". nyphil.org. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  24. Westphal, Matthew (2007-12-18). "LA Phil Chief Deborah Borda Receives Medal from Univ. of Southern California". Playbill Arts. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2014-07-28. The Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California has honored Los Angeles Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda with the John C. Argue Dickens Medal of Honor.
  25. "LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO DEBORAH BORDA HONORED AT THE USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC'S 2007 CHARLES DICKENS DINNER". Hollywood Bowl. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  26. "DEBORAH BORDA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION, TO BE HONORED WITH THE CHARLES FLINT KELLOGG AWARD IN ARTS AND LETTERS AT BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL GALA". LA Phil. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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