Decoding Cultural Leadership
Decoding Cultural Leadership is a podcast that explores the intersection between the arts, culture and society and interrogates what it means to be a cultural leader in the 21st century.
In each episode, host Samuel Cairnduff talks with some of the most influential organisational leaders, creators, policy-makers and thought leaders, building an understanding of their approach to shifting the dial in a complex, constantly changing world.
By talking to influential leaders whose voices resonate in the community, Decoding Cultural Leadership seeks to gain a deeper perspective on how cultural organisations see their role in the community, how they make hard decisions, and how they address the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Culture and society are deeply connected. Decoding Cultural Leadership explores this complex relationship through deep conversation with our greatest cultural leaders. Join us as we decode cultural leadership.
Decoding Cultural Leadership.
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Decoding Cultural Leadership
Episode 11. QSO's Yarmila Alfonzetti: Redefining Cultural Leadership
It was great to catch up with Queensland Symphony Orchestra CEO Yarmila Alfonzetti, during the monumental Brisbane production of (not just) the Ring Cycle but also Aida (which was being performed on alternate nights). This was a mammoth undertaking for both organisations and a landmark performance event in recent history.
Yarmila has held some major leadership roles in Australian arts companies, including Sydney Youth Orchestras and the State Opera of South Australia, before leading the QSO since 2022.
She spoke to Sam about the state of cultural leadership in Australia, picking up from Wesley Enoch’s eponymous Platform Paper, Take Me To Your Leader (2014). She discussed legacy, purpose, role and how she has used her leadership brand to turn around organisations and lead cultural change.
Links
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Opera Australia / QSO: The Ring Cycle
https://qso.com.au/events/2023/featured/the-ring-cycle
Take me to your leader : the dilemma of cultural leadership / Wesley Enoch
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6538552
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Presenter and research: Sam Cairnduff
Creative Director: Niloofar Pashmforoosh
Presented in association with Limelight
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