About

Xerxes Unvala is an independent producer and arts management consultant with over fifteen years of international experience working across genres.

 

He was previously the General Manager of the Symphony Orchestra of India and Western Classical programming at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, India, where he served for over a decade. In this role, he oversaw the planning and operations of India’s only full-time professional orchestra, housed at the country’s largest performing arts centre, including producing concerts, operas, and tours, as well as extensive education and outreach projects.

 

Prior to that, he worked at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., in the Office of International Programming, where he was part of the core team producing numerous large-scale, multi-genre international arts festivals including maximum INDIA and Nordic Cool 2013.

 

His first experience with arts management was with the Vail Series at his alma mater, Denison University, Granville, OH, where he gained experience in various facets of concert production and management, working with such renowned artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, and Emanuel Ax, amongst others.

 

Xerxes is a Global Fellow of the International Society for the Performing Arts (2022 & 2023). Outside the arts, he is passionate about photography, technology, travel, and design.

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