Terell Johnson was appointed executive director of the Chicago Philharmonic just a little more than seven months ago, and his recent receipt of a prestigious national award suggests that the ensemble made a shrewd choice.
Musical America, a respected journalistic website devoted to classical music, picked Johnson as one of the top 30 professionals in the field in 2021. The selectors put an emphasis on leaders who helped their organizations and the broader classical community contend with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
