John Gilhooly, Executive Director of the Wigmore Hall in London, names the five most inspirational figures in his professional life.
Veronica Dunne, renowned Irish soprano, was my singing teacher in Dublin from 1991 to 1994. She instilled a love of all types of music, with stories of her own career singing with the likes of Kathleen Ferrier, Joan Sutherland, Charles Craig, James Johnson, and many others.
Reverend Dr Fergal O?Connor OP, lecturer in Political Philosophy at University College Dublin, taught me how to question rigorously and to analyse events and theories ? a useful management tool!
Aidan Grannell, Chief Operating Officer, University College Dublin, and my first boss, geared me towards my current career and instilled the basics of project and time management. He trusted me with management duties at the University?s new concert hall.
William Lyne, Director of Wigmore Hall, spoke with such enthusiasm and knowledge about all types of music and opened my ears more than I could ever have imagined.
Sir John Tusa, Chairman of the Wigmore Hall Trust. He is an inspiring leader, whose knowledge of and passion for all artforms helped to galvanise a sense of determination to succeed and to work through any problems calmly and effectively.