American music executive (born 1949)
Deborah Borda (born 1949) is a retired American music executive.
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Early life and education
Borda was born on July 15, 1949, in New York.
[6] At age 12, she moved with her family to Boston.
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She graduated from
Bennington College with a BA in music in 1971, and studied at the
Royal College of Music from 1972 to 1973.
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Career
After graduation, Borda moved to
Greenwich Village and started to working[
clarification needed ] as a freelancer for ballet, Broadway shows and various orchestras. She was the assistant to the scheduling director of the
Marlboro Music Festival in 1976.
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She was previously the manager of
The Handel and Haydn Society , an 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 .
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In 1991, Borda was appointed Executive Director of the
New York Philharmonic . She led the organization for eight years until she was appointed President and CEO of
Los Angeles Philharmonic , a position later renamed in 2014 as the
David C. Bohnett Presidential Chair.
[10] This title stems from a $10 million endowment made in 2014, "in honor of Deborah Borda's continuing accomplishments with the Los Angeles Philharmonic".
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During her time with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Borda oversaw the completion of the
Walt Disney Concert Hall ,
[12] helped recruit
Gustavo Dudamel as
music director , and joined its board in 2010. Borda developed a strategic plan for the construction and financing of the hall, which officially opened in October 2003.
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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.
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In 2017, Borda returned to the New York Philharmonic as President and CEO.
[15] During her six year tenure, she led a major renovation of
David Geffen Hall , guided the organization through
COVID-19 , and signed Gustavo Dudamel as the next music director.
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In 2020, Borda launched the largest women-only commissioning initiative in history, called Project 19 . The project consists of 19 new works by 19 women composers.
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Personal life
Borda is gay. Her longtime partner is Coralie Toevs, a senior major gifts officer at the
Metropolitan Opera .
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Awards
References
^ 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 .
^ I-Chun Chen (16 May 2017).
"Philharmonic's Borda leaving for New York" . New York Business Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2017 .
^ Alex Ross (23 March 2017).
"How the L.A. Phil Can Stay on Top of the Orchestra World" . New Yorker . Retrieved 8 July 2017 .
^ Deborah Vankin (28 March 2017).
"L.A. Phil names Gail Samuel as acting president" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 8 July 2017 .
^ Michael Cooper (15 June 2017).
"The Los Angeles Philharmonic Lost Its Leader. Can It Stay on Top" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
^ Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001).
The International Who's Who of Women 2002 . Psychology Press.
ISBN
978-1-85743-122-3 .
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"Drawn to the Music" . The New York Times . 10 April 2010.
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 25 June 2020 .
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"President Deborah Borda" . New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 25 June 2020 . -
"Deborah Borda" . World News . Retrieved 25 June 2020 .
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"Drawn to the Music" . The New York Times . 9 April 2010. -
"Most Creative People 2012 - 44, Deborah Borda" . Fast Company . 27 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2017 .
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"Deborah Borda, President and CEO of Los Angeles Philarmonic [sic ] Association, to be Honored with Bard's Kellogg Award at Bard Music Festival Gala" .
Bard College . 23 April 2015.
^ Scutari, Mike (11 December 2014).
"What's Behind This New, Massive Give to the LA Philharmonic?" . Inside Philanthropy . -
"Los Angeles Philharmonic Receives $20 Million Gift for New Initiatives" . Broadway World . 11 December 2014. - Ng, David (10 December 2014).
"Los Angeles Philharmonic receiving $20-million gift from David Bohnett" .
Los Angeles Times .
^ 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 .
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"Deborah Borda | Walt Disney Concert Hall 10th Anniversary" . Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 25 June 2020 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Hampton, Olivia (8 February 2023).
"N.Y. Philharmonic chief looks to Gustavo 'Dudamel era' after historic appointment" . NPR .
Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024 .
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"New York Philharmonic's Deborah Borda on Building Diverse Teams" . Catalyst . 13 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020 . -
"Project 19" . New York Pliharmonic. Retrieved 25 June 2020 .
^ Hernández, Javier C. (29 September 2022).
"A Pioneering Orchestra Boss Had 'Unfinished Business,' So She Returned" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 10 February 2024 .
^ Westphal, Matthew (18 December 2007).
"LA Phil Chief Deborah Borda Receives Medal from Univ. of Southern California" . Playbill Arts . Playbill, Inc.
Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014 . 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. -
"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 25 June 2020 .
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"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" . Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 25 June 2020 .
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"Deborah Borda's Curtis Institute of Music Commencement Address" . nyphil.org . 16 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
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"Deborah A. Borda" . amacad.org . 7 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
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"New England Conservatory Announces 2021 Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients for its 150th Commencement Ceremony" . musicalamerica.com . 30 April 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
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