They Told Me Not to Take that Job: Tumult, Betrayal, Heroics, and the Transformation of Lincoln Center (59 page)

Drucker, Peter,
188
,
266

Dudamel, Gustavo,
14

Edelman Trust Barometer, on declining faith in government and business,
20–21

Eiko & Koma,
51

Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center,
77
,
106
,
110

Ellis, Adrian,
148

Emerson String Quartet,
45

English National Opera,
184

Exxon,
6

Fallon, Jimmy,
239–241

Farley, Katherine

    
annual assessment of Levy’s performance,
267

    
Avery Fisher Hall renovation, importance of,
250–251

    
building personal relationships,
105–106
,
135

    
as chair designate,
224

    
fund-raising,
82–83

    
holding management accountable,
233–235

    
mentioned,
239
,
242
,
244
,
257
,
296

Fashion Week.
See
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Feinstein, Emily,
255

Fiedler, Johanna,
2

Film Society of Lincoln Center

    
additions to,
77

    
Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center,
77
,
106
,
110

    
fund-raising,
83

    
as member of 65th Street Group,
70
,
72

    
New York Film Festival,
76

    
offerings of,
17

    
Walter Reade Theater,
77
,
109

Financial Times,
on transformation of Alice Tully Hall,
87

Finckel, David,
17
,
109

Fischer, Ivan,
44

Fisher, Nancy,
251

Fisher Dachs Associates,
76
,
250

Fishman, Jay,
158

Flack, Roberta,
51

Fleishman, Joel,
259

Fleming, Renee,
44

Footbridge, pedestrian,
78
,
238–239
,
242–243

Ford Foundation,
258

Forsythe, William,
62

Forty-Part Motet
(Cardiff),
62

Foster, Norman,
68
,
73
,
112
,
120–121

Foster and Partners,
115

Fountain.
See
Charles Revson Fountain

Franck, Elisabeth,
2

Frankenthaler, Helen,
60

Franks, Tommy,
232

Freiburg Baroque,
52

Freidberg, Barry,
89

Friedman, Bart,
39

Frost, Martin,
44

Furman, Roy,
39

FXFOWLE,
76

Gagaliordi, Tino,
185

Gallup, study of dissatisfaction with big business and government,
20

Gandhi, Mahatma,
304

Gates, Bill,
214
,
229

Gehry, Frank,
73
,
115

Gelb, Arthur,
188

Gelb, Barbara,
188

Gelb, Peter

    
accomplishments of,
178–180

    
financial deficits of Metropolitan Opera and,
16
,
182–190
,
192–194
,
230

    
notable initiatives within Lincoln Center,
109

    
reaction to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week,
172–173

Genet, Jean,
56

George Washington University,
258

Gerald W. Lynch Theater,
56

Gergiev, Valery,
108
,
180

Gersten, Bernard,
17
,
26
,
247

Gerstner, Lou,
221

Gilbert, Alan,
108
,
109
,
135–137

Girard, Francois,
180

Giuliani, Rudy,
71
,
211

Gockley, David,
147

Goldberger, Paul,
87
,
114

Goldman, Lloyd,
112

Golijov, Osvaldo,
44

Golub, Harvey,
225

Gorbachev, Mikhail,
156

Governors Island,
57

Grand Staircase,
73–74
,
91–92
,
116

The Grand Tier,
110

Great Performers Circle,
39

Great Performers series,
108

Greenaway, Peter,
58

Greenough, Peter,
199

Grove, Andy,
213–215

Grove, Eva,
213

Guardian,
on Metropolitan Opera’s financial situation,
182

Guenther, Paul,
88
,
119–124
,
134
,
135
,
222–223
,
229

Hardy, Hugh,
75
,
106

Harmony Atrium,
96–100

Harris, Patti,
167
,
212

Harth, Robert,
127

Harvard Business School,
40
,
299–300

Harvard University,
40

Hathaway, Anne,
170
,
239

Hauser Lounge,
76

Hearst Plaza,
59
,
164
,
171
,
299

Heifetz, Jascha,
188

Henry Moore sculpture,
38

Heras-Casado, Pablo,
44

Hilfiger, Tommy,
167
,
170

Hirschman, Albert,
231

Hirshbein, Omus,
41

Hobart College,
10
,
273

Hoelterhoff, Manuela,
157

Holbrooke, Richard,
232

Horowitz, Vladimir,
188

Hospital presidents, concerns of,
260–261

Huntsman, Jon,
20

Hurok, Sol,
5–6
,
35
,
67
,
188

Hurricane Sandy,
184–185

Hvorostovsky, Dmitri,
44

Hynes, Garry,
56

Hytner, Nicholas,
180

IBM,
164
,
221–222

Icahn, Carl,
208

Icahn, Gail,
208–209

IMG,
165–167
,
171
,
172

Immelt, Jeff,
275–276

The Importance of Being Earnest
(Wilde),
108

Indie,
77
,
110

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE),
46–47

International Contemporary Ensemble,
45

International Rescue Committee (IRC),
3–4
,
8
,
26
,
213
,
226–227
,
241–242
,
253

Jaffe Holden,
76

Jamison, Judith,
62

Jazz at Lincoln Center,
2
,
16–17
,
54
,
72
,
76

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,
108–109

John Wiley & Sons,
37

Johns, Jasper,
59

Johnson, Philip,
107
,
147
,
200

Jones, Bill T.,
61–62

Josie Robertson Plaza

    
fountain, redesign of,
90–91

    
Grand Staircase,
73–74
,
85
,
91–92
,
116

    
mentioned,
166
,
169
,
173
,
179
,
201
,
203

    
Public Art Fund exhibitions,
60–62

    
reconstruction of,
114

    
rental revenue from,
299

    
The Tangle
art installation,
51

    
uses of,
164

    
winter holiday season event in,
47

Josie Robertson Plaza working group,
89–90

Journalists, role of in public accountability,
21

Judson, Arthur,
131

The Juilliard School,
17
,
70
,
72
,
75
,
78
,
83

Kaplan Penthouse,
44
,
165–166
,
171
,
299

Katzenberg, Jeff,
240

Kaye, Judith,
295

Keenlyside, Simon,
52

Keilin, Eugene,
190–192

Kellogg, Paul,
3
,
15
,
66
,
140
,
141
,
143
,
223
,
230

Kennedy, John F.,
122

Kennicott, Philip,
87
,
114

Kentridge, William,
60
,
179

Kilimnik, Karen,
60

Kirov Orchestra,
52

Kissinger, Henry,
214
,
275

Kissinger, Walter,
275

Klein, Calvin,
167

Koch, Charles,
203

Koch, David,
200–205

Koch, Ed,
198
,
227

Kohn, Harry,
226

Kovner, Bruce,
56
,
70
,
89
,
107
,
201

Kovner, Suzi,
56

Kozinn, Allan,
46

Kraus, Peter,
64

Kremer, Gidon,
45

Kremerara Baltica,
45

Kuhn Organ,
17
,
52
,
76

Kunqu Opera,
58

Kutcha, Guillermo,
60

Labreque, Tom,
214

Lake, Mary,
105

Lamos, Mark,
45

Landmark West,
101

Lang Lang,
39

Langrée, Louis,
44–46
,
109
,
217

Lauder, Leonard,
167
,
225

Lauren, Ralph,
38

Leadership lessons

    
acts of persuasion,
292–293

    
asking thoughtful questions,
275

    
assessment of CEO and trustees,
224

    
CEO accountability and openness to improvement,
267–268

    
consideration of employees,
303–304

    
cultivating relationships,
270–271

    
departing CEOs, responsibility of,
228

    
employee recruitment and retention,
265–267

    
exit interviews,
225

    
expressing appreciation,
276–277

    
fearing complacency,
278–279

    
fostering increased productivity,
289–290

    
importance of sound management and governance,
161–162
,
234–235
,
257–260
,
293–297