The second event – a conversation between James Conlon and Harvey Sachs – of the “Esilio e Creatività: Arturo Toscanini” (Exile and Creativity: Arturo Toscanini) series will be held on Thursday 29 March from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Italian Institute of Culture of New York. A conversation between James Conlon and Harvey Sachs. James Conlon is the music director of the Los Angeles Opera and director of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. He was the director of the Cincinnati Maggio Festival from 1979 to 2016. From 2005 to 2015 he was the musical director of the Ravinia Festival – the summer venue of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conlon is known for his efforts to revive the music of composers who suffered due to opposition to the Nazi regime. Harvey Sachs, writer and music historian, has published numerous books on music among which is the biography and an essay on Arturo Toscanini. He also edited a collection of his letters.
