On Wednesday, the Board of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Australian expatriate and New York-based performing arts executive Emma E. Dunch as the new CEO. "I came to Sydney Symphony concerts more than 40 years ago and that was where I really fell in love with the power of music and that many people performing live. Dunch graduated from the League of American Orchestras' prestigious Orchestral Management Fellowship Program in 2004 and has worked with leading international orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, New York Pops, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and American Composers Orchestra. Wynton Marsalis performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson. I couldn't be happier to be coming back to my home city and my home orchestra after nearly 20 years away."

Source: Huffington Post August 15, 2017 21:22 UTC