TLI Spotlight Series: Vijay Gupta and Steve Lopez with Lesley Rosenthal, moderator

Violinist, speaker, and author Vijay Gupta is a nationally celebrated leader in how music can be a transformative force for humanity, connection, and hope. He is Founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a nationally recognized pioneer in creating musical experiences for people in reentry from homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. Steve Lopez has been a Los Angeles Times columnist since 2001, has won more than a dozen national journalism awards, and is a four-time Pulitzer finalist. His book The Soloist is a story of a broken dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music. Together with Lesley Rosenthal, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary of The Juilliard School, who co-led the daring rescue of the entire Afghanistan National Institute of Music—273 students, faculty, and staff—from Taliban danger in 2021, they will speak about music and the arts in service to others.

The Spotlight Series is generously supported by Marillyn Tufte Zacharis.