Ernest Fleischmann obituary

Singleminded manager of the Los Angeles PhilharmonicMany managing directors of symphony orchestras have flourished quite handsomely ensconced behind a desk, enacting major policy changes in meeting rooms. However, for the three decades that he ran the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP), Ernest Fleischmann, who has died aged 85, was almost as visible as the performers themselves.Born in Frankfurt, brought up for the latter part of his childhood in South Africa, and the general manager of the London S...

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