George Freundlich

In 2008, Dr. George Freundlich was honored with the prestigious Council Award by the College of Physicians and Surgeons for his absolutely outstanding care. There are only four other awards like this. It’s equivalent to Physician of the Year.

One of my favorite memories is of the 2000 “Orchestras Canada Conference,” held in Montreal, at which I was a guest speaker, delivering an address titled “The Value of Youth Orchestras Today: Achieving A Balance Between Education and Performance.” I had 2 other presentations directly related to educating and managing youth orchestras. I also moderated a fun panel discussion titled “Orchestras on the World Stage,” where my colleagues, managers, presidents, music directors of orchestras from around the world shared their opinions on the current (at that time) environment for classical music. It was a memorable experience, and one of many wonderful memories I have of working with the organization. I have also attended other conferences, with the most memorable being: 1998 Edmonton, 2003 Toronto, 2004 London Ontario, 2007 Montreal and 2006 Vancouver among others. To read more about this, check out this great article from The Mirror, which goes into more detail about the 2000 Orchestras Can