Daniel R. Gustin, Director
The Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival appointed Daniel R. Gustin as its Director in January 2000. Gustin is responsible for the artistic vision and implementation of each biennial Festival and seasonal music series, day-to-day management of the organization, the Gilmore Artist and Gilmore Young Artist searches, education initiatives, and commissioning projects.
Since coming to The Gilmore, Gustin has doubled the length of the Festival to 17 days and overseen increases in Gilmore educational programming and fundraising. He has also initiated a program for the commissioning of new keyboard works, the annual Rising Stars Recital Series, and The Gilmore has begun sponsoring recitals by major pianists in the "off-Festival" years.
Gustin, a Michigan native, came to The Gilmore after a successful 30-year career with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Of his many accomplishments with the BSO, Gustin is best known for his 13-year tenure as Manager of its summer music festival, Tanglewood, and its prestigious summer academy, Tanglewood Music Center (TMC), where he was Administrator for 15 years. Gustin was also Assistant Managing Director of the Boston Symphony.
Under his management, the Tanglewood grounds grew in size. He also supervised the design and contract specifications of a new concert hall at Tanglewood. Opened in 1994, Ozawa Hall has been praised as one of the finest concert halls built in the last 25 years. He also managed the Orchestra's educational and chamber music programs.
According to Gustin, "With its superb Festival, its noncompetitive recognition of great artistry through the Gilmore Artist and Gilmore Young Artist awards, and its commissions and growing educational programs, The Gilmore has earned the broad support of the local community and growing recognition from the international musical community." Gustin continues, "The Gilmore can serve as a model for the meaningful integration of music into the lives of growing numbers of people-which I see as the fundamental challenge for the performing arts."
