Tony Gould

Tony Gould is an Australian jazz musician, pianist, composer and educator.

Gould's many recordings and performances reveal his harmonic view of music and his love of music from both African-American and European jazz traditions, as well as the classical works of Bach, Mahler, Stravinsky and Messiaen.

Discography

Tony Gould (arts director)

Tony Gould is the founding director of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and the Brisbane Festival.

Career

Tony Gould was born in Sydney and worked as a professional actor in the UK and later in Australia. He joined the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and became an Arts Administrator in 1961. Over the next ten years he was a theatre producer and co-ordinated performing activities from overseas and Australia. He was appointed in 1972 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to the position of State Concert Manager for Queensland. He later moved to Sydney ABC, spending seven years presenting world class concert artists and symphony orchestras and presented around 750 concerts annually.

In 1979, after a world-wide search, Gould was named Director of Queensland's $130 million Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Following the opening of the Centre in 1985, it received acclaim for its achievements in all disciplines of the performing arts. Under Gould's direction the Centre became known internationally for its contribution to the development of social-justice performing arts programs. During his time at QPAC, Tony Gould was chairman of the board of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.