A “Surprise Performance” Of Arts Education

“Star performers don’t generally become involved in the operations of major arts organizations, but about a year after the CSO and Music Director Riccardo Muti named Ma as creative consultant in December 2009, the Lyric gave Fleming the same title. Yo Yo Ma and Renee Fleming have sought to help their respective organizations reach out into the broader communities, but otherwise their work hadn’t overlapped any more than the CSO’s and Lyric’s efforts have in recent years.”