Andrew Byrne

Background

About Andrew Byrne

I am an experienced arts professional involved with programming in New York and Australia for more than two decades. From 2014 to 2018, I was Artistic Director of Symphony Space on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and before that Director of Festivals at Carnegie Hall. I have also worked as a programmer, curator, producer, and music adviser at Chamber Made Opera (Melbourne), Synagogue Space Music Series (New York), Speculum Musicae (New York), Sony Classical Music (New York), and Annenberg Center Live (Philadelphia). My programming has ranged across many artistic fields. At Carnegie Hall, I directed annual multi-disciplinary festivals that explored such themes as Berlin today, the experimental American maverick tradition, the artistic legacy of Leonard Bernstein, twenty years of democracy in South Africa music, and more. Most recently, as Artistic Director of Symphony Space, I was responsible for all programming at this multi-disciplinary venue, which includes music, performing arts, family programming, film, and literature-in-performance events, as well as education programs for New York City school students.