Joseph W. Polisi

Joseph W. Polisi

Joseph Polisi is the president of the Juilliard School, a position he has held since 1984 which he assumed upon the death of his predecessor, Peter Mennin. Son of William Polisi (bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic), he was instrumental in the construction of the Juilliard Residence Hall, and has focused his tenure on "community building". He is the author of "The Artist as Citizen", a book which implores the classical music world to reach out to society at large.


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