In the 20th and final episode of Season 1 I speak with Arna Einarsdóttir who was at the time the Managing Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada.In 2022 she accepted a new appointment with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden as their Director of Planning. Previously she was the Managing Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Earlier in her career she worked as a flutist, playing with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2004. In this wide-ranging conversation, Arna's warmth and engagement really come through. It is really interesting to hear her perspectives due to her involvement with the orchestral world in very different roles.
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This conversation was recorded over Zoom September 14, 2021. Small edits were done collaboratively for clarity and length.
The original video versions of this series are here, featuring a broad variety of wonderful musicians: https://youtube.com/playlist?
photo credit: Hilmar Hilmarsson
