Alexander Brose, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO
Alexander Brose, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO
Alexander Brose became the Michael & Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) on September 1, 2024, following a successful, year-long transition with Dr. Peter Simon, who retired from his position of leadership after 33 years.
The Royal Conservatory touches the lives of tens of thousands of musicians on a daily basis and, as a result, exudes an energy that I have never felt at any other performing arts organization. I feel profound gratitude for the opportunity to lead The RCM forward into the future – into more households, teaching studios, classrooms, and performance venues worldwide.
Alexander Brose
Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO
Mr. Brose has over 25 years of experience working in the performing arts and education. Most recently, he was the inaugural Executive Director and CEO of the Tianjin Juilliard School in China, The Juilliard School in New York City’s first and only branch campus. There, he worked closely with colleagues both in Tianjin and New York to create an inclusive and supportive institutional culture that upheld the educational and artistic excellence of Juilliard and respected the surrounding influences of China.
Prior to that, he was the Vice President for Development at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado, where he was responsible for all fund-raising and strategic relationship-building activities, raising US$75M as part of a capital campaign, and working with AMFS leadership to create a new strategic vision for the organization.
Mr. Brose began his career spanning a decade in senior management roles at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in California, including Director of Admissions and Associate Vice President for Advancement.
Raised in South Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States, Mr. Brose received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian Studies, with a concentration in China, from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. An award-winning vocalist, Mr. Brose has performed in prestigious concert venues across the globe, including on the U.S. nationally-syndicated radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” at the Seoul National Arts Center in South Korea, with the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., and with the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus, among others. He has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy (Grammys) in the United States and the American Chamber of Commerce in China. He currently sits on the advisory councils of the Cornell University Glee Club, the school’s oldest student organization, as well as the Tianjin Juilliard School. A sought-after public speaker, Mr. Brose has presented at major arts conferences and universities in both the U.S. and China.
Mr. Brose lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife and two children.