{"id":2442502,"date":"2026-06-03T01:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442502"},"modified":"2026-06-03T01:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:20:11","slug":"chicago-classical-review-grant-park-music-festival-announces-its-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chicago-classical-review-grant-park-music-festival-announces-its-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Classical Review \u00bb \u00bb Grant Park Music Festival announces its new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>By Lawrence A. Johnson<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anwar Nasir will be the next president and CEO of the Grant Park Music Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Grant Park Music Festival announced Tuesday that Anwar Nasir would be its next president and CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Nasir comes to Chicago\u2019s lakefront festival from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where he has been executive director since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grant Park Music Festival\u2019s combination of artistic excellence, public service, and community impact made it feel like the right next chapter,\u201d said Nasir in a statement released by the festival. \u201cI am honored to join the Festival as its new President and CEO, and I look forward to working alongside the Festival\u2019s dedicated staff, board, artistic leadership, and extraordinary musicians to build on its remarkable legacy. Chicago is one of America\u2019s great cultural cities, with a rich orchestral and musical tradition that has influenced generations of artists and audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to welcome Anwar Nasir to the Grant Park Music Festival family,\u201d said artistic director and principal conductor Giancarlo Guerrero. \u201cHe is a visionary leader whose passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement have made a lasting impact across our cultural landscape. I look forward to working closely with him to lead our organization into an exciting new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nasir, a Philadelphia native, succeeds Paul Winberg, who retired on April 30. The festival\u2019s CFO Hannah Lehman is serving as interim president &amp; CEO until Nasir\u2019s arrival later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Before his current position in Louisiana, Nasir was chief revenue and advancement officer at the Omaha Symphony and worked in various management roles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, and the Atlanta Ballet.<\/p>\n<p>Nasir has also worked in leadership roles with the International Ticketing Association (INTIX), Tessitura Network, and Syracuse University. He is the co-founder of the Black Arts Leadership Alliance and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Grant Park Music Festival opens June 10 and runs through August 15.<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gpmf.org\">gpmf.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posted in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoclassicalreview.com\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!--  --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- If comments are open, but there are no comments. --><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"respond\">Leave a Comment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source chicagoclassicalreview.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lawrence A. Johnson Anwar Nasir will be the next president and CEO of the Grant Park Music Festival. The Grant Park Music Festival announced Tuesday that Anwar Nasir would be its next president and CEO. Nasir comes to Chicago\u2019s lakefront festival from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where he has been executive director since 2021. 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