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Oral history with Ernest Fleischmann
The interview begins with Fleischmann's childhood in Germany, his family's emigration to South Africa and his education in both conducting and accounting. It continues with his early career in music, including his early presentation of classical music concerts, his positions as manager of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), as executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and his work as a consultant after retiring from the Philharmonic. Major topics of discussion indluce life in South Africa during the 1940s and 50s, the rise of LSO during the 60s, music directors and board members of the LA Phil, the Hollywood bowl, programming, marketing, and funding for a symphony orchestra, music education, the cultural identity and role of the city of Los Angeles, and the future of symphonic music.
- "The interview begins with Fleischmann's childhood in Germany, his family's emigration to South Africa and his education in both conducting and accounting. It continues with his early career in music, including his early presentation of classical music concerts, his positions as manager of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), as executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and his work as a consultant after retiring from the Philharmonic. Major topics of discussion indluce life in South Africa during the 1940s and 50s, the rise of LSO during the 60s, music directors and board members of the LA Phil, the Hollywood bowl, programming, marketing, and funding for a symphony orchestra, music education, the cultural identity and role of the city of Los Angeles, and the future of symphonic music."@en
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