Sir Clive Gillinson, will be the recipient of the 2012 International Citation of Merit at the New York 2012 ISPA Congress, Art in Action! Community, Crisis & Change.  View other ISPA Award winners.

Sir Clive Gillinson

Sir Clive Gillinson became Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall in July 2005 and is responsible for developing the artistic concepts for presentations in its three halls. He also oversees the management of all aspects of the world-renowned venue, including strategic and artistic planning, resource development, education, finance, and administration and operations for The Weill Music Institute which taps the resources of Carnegie Hall to bring music education to people from all walks of life in New York City, across the United States, and around the world.

Sir Clive Gillinson was born in Bangalore, India, in 1946.  He attended the Royal Academy of Music, where he gained a Recital Diploma and won the top cello prize.  Sir Clive then became a member of the Philharmonia Orchestra.  Sir Clive joined the London Symphony Orchestra cello section in 1970 and was elected to the Board of Directors of the orchestra in 1976, also serving as Finance Director. In 1984 he was asked by the Board to become Managing Director of the LSO, a position he held until joining Carnegie Hall in 2005.

Sir Clive was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the 1999 New Year Honours List and was appointed Knight Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2005, the only orchestra manager ever to be honored with a Knighthood.  He received an Honorary Doctorate from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia in May 2007.  In 2011, Sir Clive served on the cello jury of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition.